3 MUST HAVE items for Intex, Coleman, and Bestway Pools. Make maintenance quicker and easier

3 Items You NEED for a Coleman or Intex Pool. Tired of skimming? Vacuuming with a hose? Forget it!
How do you keep your above ground pool clean? These items will help.
Have an Intex, Coleman, Bestway, or any other style soft sided above ground pool? These are great ways to enter into the pool world but sometimes the package they sell can include some less than desirable materials, or even none at all. In this video I explain 3 things I have found to make cleaning and maintaining our 18’x 48” pool much easier and quicker.
Thank y’all for watching.
Items in video…
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[@mattlester4608]

Not long-winded at all, just a lot of useful information! Thx!

[@TheChapMX]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind words it means a lot!!

[@cfletch85]

Nice review. My wife and I bought our house in 2013 and it already had a hard-side above-ground pool. It's crazy how much you learn along the way. You get smarter and more efficient about what you do with the maintenance. Good job passing on your tribal knowledge for others to learn. 👍🏻

[@TheChapMX]

You got that right man! I didn’t have a clue 🤣 you definitely learn along the way and that makes it a bit more fun. Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@taglagable]

Wish I’d seen this first. Ended up with all this stuff before I saw your video unfortunately. Would’ve saved a lot of headache.

[@TheChapMX]

I wish too, but glad you got it sorted one way or another!

[@kevinbreese5739]

2 weeks in with our 18x48 Intex Easy Set pool, and so far the included 1500gph pump/filter is doing just fine. Along with that I simply used two 3" Pool Time Maxblue 6-in-1 tablets in a dispenser, and nothing else...no other chemicals, and I manually skim it every day, and water is crystal clear. Also, the filters need to be replaced every 2 weeks, not every day. We just replaced ours, it wasn't even that bad, it just had brown colored stains and a little debris. Just purchased a $179 robotic vacuum to clean the bottom.

[@TheChapMX]

Sweet!! Glad it’s working out well for you. The everyday comment was meant to be speaking of when the water is green on initial fillup or after opening, if that’s the case. If I misspoke or left that out, that’s my mistake. Enjoy y’all’s pool, they’re great.

[@TheDopist612]

I have pretty much the same set up.. pool is alway clear and nice looking! Used the weak pump the first year seemed ok but now that i have a sand pump its a game changer thats forsure! I only got a 10 inch seems to be great!

[@TheChapMX]

Heck yeah that’s freaking awesome!! So glad it worked out for you, it’s the key to low maintenance!! Thank you for checking it out and taking the time to comment. Enjoy!

[@cwilks5592]

I'm running an Intex system also. Intex salt system has made maintenance a breeze. I just installed a Hayward skimmer a few days ago. I had a skimmer like yours but as soon as the kids went crazy it would come off float up and suck air. I need to get a light, that's pretty cool

[@TheChapMX]

I can definitely see that happening we have had ours come loose a few times as well. The Hayward looks nice!! I thought about salt but saw some bad things about rust. Glad to hear yours is working well!!! That’s awesome

[@cwilks5592]

@@TheChapMX My pool came with the salt system so the firework is coated inside and out for protection. We'll see.

[@TheChapMX]

@@cwilks5592 oh heck yeah then that’s awesome!!! You should be good to go.

[@LosFPV]

Great video! Thank you

[@TheChapMX]

I appreciate that so much!! Hope that it helps. Happy summer!!

[@impalervlad1456]

Great info... Thanks

[@TheChapMX]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and you are welcome!!

[@TheReaL35]

pool noob here...never heard of the cordless pool vacuum...thank you

[@TheChapMX]

I never had either!! It is so much nicer than anything else I’ve tried. You are welcome and thank you for taking the time to comment !

[@titolove7677]

Thanks for video

[@TheChapMX]

You’re welcome thanks for checking it out and commenting!

[@BlowmoldGuy123]

You can use the original pump to attach a vacuum to if you need to conserve water.

[@timpage5021]

The recharge cordless vac works great. I got mine for about 80$ and was one of the best investments., Much better than the conventional pool vacuum., I dreaded breaking that thing out.

[@TheChapMX]

Man, I couldn't agree more. I never had any luck at all with the conventional vac. Sounds like you got a good deal!

[@CapitalG222]

Thanks for this

[@TheChapMX]

My pleasure to do it and thank you for taking the time to comment !!

[@TreyWK]

I gave you a thumbs up awesome information

[@TheChapMX]

I appreciate that a lot!!!

[@rjesse5622]

Thank you brother 🤙🏾 buying the pump and skimmer as we speak appreciate it , ima subscribe to you shit lol

[@TheChapMX]

Dude that’s awesome thank you for watching and thank you for the comment !! Appreciate you subscribing too!! Have a good one man!

[@kellyyates370]

Do you keep your skimmer basket completely submerged or at water level? First year above ground pool owner here, bought second hand with no user manual so im entirely self-educating myself on the basics.

[@TheChapMX]

Hey Kelly, I know exactly how you feel! It takes awhile but once you figure it all out it'll be easy as anything. So the skimmer basket has an outer and an inner piece. You want the outer portion of the Intex style skimmer 3-4" below the water line so that the inner basket portion is floating up a bit at the surface of the water. It allows more suction and gives the skimmer the best chance of capturing, and pulling pieces down into it. I hope that helps. Enjoy your new pool! We love our's.

[@indeskys9714]

I noticed this too. Thanks for the tip

[@robertpdxusa]

Technically, it takes about 70~90 seconds to change the filler and 2~3 minutes to wash existing filler and put it back in. That being said, bigger might be better, just not for the reason of “saving” 2 minutes? 1:07

[@TheChapMX]

I appreciate you checking out the video and your comment man

[@mikdabuilder9398]

Omg thank you for this. I have the sand filter. Did you buy new hoses if so which did you use? Last year mine kept popping off causing a mess. I thought the pump may be to powerful for the pool or i had the wrong hoses.

[@TheChapMX]

You’re so welcome that makes me really happy that it helped!! I did just use the hoses that originally came with the pool and the new pump. Only extra hoses I have gotten are the smaller ones because they dried and cracked. That’s no good if they keep coming off. You could get some metal clamps, just be careful not to over tighten. The plastic clamps are not very good. Sorry I’m not much more help!

[@monichippewa2232]

Did you have to buy new hoses and clamps to use the upgraded pump?

[@TheChapMX]

I did not I was able to use what came with the pool as well as what came with the new filter/pump. You can always upgrade but as long as you have what came with the pool you should be good to go.

[@debbieleonard9109]

Where did you get your return that put the water back into the pool with the eye that comestible I have a colon pool. I need one that would fit it.

[@TheChapMX]

I’m trying to understand, are you speaking about the plastic eyeball?

[@dustinjohnson2116]

How much pool essentials should you put in when filling?

[@TheChapMX]

Are you speaking about chemicals? It all depends on the quality and condition of the water you’re using to fill. When I filled mine the first time it was clear to start so I just kept chlorine pucks in it and it was good to go. You may need to shock it and adjust pH. I hope that helps.

[@dustinjohnson2116]

@@TheChapMX ok city water is what we are using. So I’m headed to Walmart to get some things. Is there a better test stop to look for?

[@dustinjohnson2116]

@@TheChapMX and yes chemicals

[@TheChapMX]

@@dustinjohnson2116 you will definitely need shock and chlorine pucks and a way to float them around the pool. So I’d get those things and some sort of test kit and go from there.

[@dustinjohnson2116]

@@TheChapMX what shock is best

[@dirtbiker1355]

how many 50 pound bags of sand?

[@TheChapMX]

It depends on what size filter/pump you get. For mine, I’ll take a look at the manual and let you know, can’t specifically remember off hand and I don’t want to tell you wrong.

[@FLEXony0u]

Where did you get the pool light??

[@TheChapMX]

I got the pool light off amazon, I love that thing and its still going strong! Pretty much have it lit up every night even if its just to look at it. This is it: amzn.to/43Pl6oL

[@BlowmoldGuy123]

If you have a long pool hose there is no need to buy a vacuum head or attach it to your pump. Simply start a suction on it by submerging it starting at one end and when the entire hose is full toss one end over the side to the ground. It will start suctioning and you just walk slowly around the pool holding the end at the bottom of the pool. Afterwards you will need to add a few inches of water to the pool.

[@BlowmoldGuy123]

It is not necessary to change or clean a cartridge daily. During normal use it may need cleaning or changing every couple of weeks.