Intex Deluxe Pool Maintenance Kit | Above Ground Pool Skimmer & Vacuum

The Intex Deluxe Pool Maintenance Kit comes with a pool skimmer, a vacuum with two pool vacuum attachments, a brush and a leaf skimmer. I fixed the suction issues with the deluxe skimmer as well as figured out how to trap more of the smaller debris and dirt in the skimmer by using a skimmer sock. This helps keep the pool filter clean for longer. If you have an above ground pool you should definitely look in to buying a cleaning kit. Above ground pool maintenance is important to prolong the life of your pool and to keep the water clean and enjoyable. You should be ready to install your intex pool skimmer and use your new pool vacuum cleaner, along with all of the other accessories, by the end of this video!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:20 skimmer assembly
1:45 skimmer install
3:14 fixing suction problem
4:29 skimmer socks
6:18 pool brush
6:58 leaf skimmer
7:08 vacuum setup
9:03 vacuuming pool
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[@TheNiftyNester]

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[@ramrq]

You've just solved my skimmer pressure problem! As soon as I plugged up the middle outlet, my skimmer started picking up with much more pressure!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@crystalturmon9409]

Thank you 3rd video I watched and you're the only one to Truly Show and Explain in such detail.

[@TheNiftyNester]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that, I really appreciate your feedback 😊

[@MegaAmarie89]

I was in my backyard yesterday 🤬 I couldn't get the vacuum to work. I decided to return to KZbin University! So glad I found your video. Thank you! It is going to be 90 this week!

[@yahbarrahyisrael1921]

Really well done demonstration and clever tips for maximum effectiveness, thank you for posting!

[@jimmymthembu3345]

Thanks, Thumbs up. I like the way you explain everything in detail. I have just received the deluxe cleaning kit. Now I need to convince my wife to clean the pool.

[@TheNiftyNester]

Were you able to convince her? I actually enjoyed cleaning the pool, it became part of my morning routine over the summer. Can't wait for it to be warm again! Thank you 😊

[@michellemccarville9618]

Thank you for your thorough explanation. There’s no place to give a thumbs up but you did a great job!

[@tishasmiley1915]

Great descriptions!! Thank you

[@cherylh5706]

Thank you for making this video. So helpful!

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome and thank you!

[@lilcheat3]

Super helpful video! This is going to save me so much time and effort! 🙌🏾

[@darcydduncan4183]

👍 great information! Thank you for all the money saving tips 😊

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome and thank you, I appreciate your comments!

[@angieaguiniga8778]

I dreaded watching another video hiwever I understood yours.thankyou much!

[@TheNiftyNester]

Awesome thank you so much!

[@rodrigo.nielsen.brandd]

Excellent video! It helped me a lot. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷👏

[@elvispresley1174]

GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!!!🤩😍🥰

[@domb2NY]

Thanks for sharing. I have an easy set and seems like all the videos are for the hard walled pools

[@bobmiller7238]

excellent video, my vacuum doesn't match exactly but with your video I should be able to get it going

[@nicolegalvan8168]

I learned so much. Best video. Thank you.

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome and thank you so much!

[@basiaboyz7257]

Great video!!! Thank you!

[@BroncosSwordz]

Thank you for making this video

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome, thank you!

[@te_lo_sico2105]

Wow this video explains everything I needed. I’ve watched so many videos on YT and this one is the best one. Thank you

[@not_today_satan_7]

Excellent thank you

[@shanaytallbeautieecarson4748]

I have this same set and was wondering why the vacuum was not sucking I know I was doing it right but couldn’t get it to work thank u for this

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome and thank you! I'm glad you were able to get it figured out. Also I didn't realize it until after I posted this video but there's a reducing plug that I started using instead of a normal plug, it's the gray one with a hole in it. It lets less water through and still fixed the suction issue with the skimmer basket.

[@MF-zo1kk]

Great Video but you didnt leave a link for the vaccum. Which vacuum is this?

[@scratchbuilder5952]

Good video

[@TheNiftyNester]

Thank you!

[@rosalynhaggins5210]

Thank you!!! 😬🤪😁

[@TheNiftyNester]

You're welcome, thank you! 😊

[@paulflogeras2309]

Great video. I purchased a similar vacuum this year but the pole it came with is quite short. Are you using an extension pole. I found the one I purchased at my local pool supply does not fit the vacuum or my brush very well. Does your pole/vacuum connection jiggle at all or is it a nice tight fit? Thanks

[@TheNiftyNester]

Thank you! The intex kit I bought came with a telescopic pole that extends and is pretty long. It does have a slight jiggle to it but it's not loose enough to cause any problems, it still works well. I did have a problem with the head of the vacuum popping off of the body of the vacuum this year though. I wrapped electrical tape around the inner piece and that fixed it. I wonder if you could do the same thing with your vacuum and wrap electrical tape around it right above or below the pins so it can still lock in to the pole? I hope that helps, sorry to hear you're having trouble with yours.

[@fmesha]

Does the pump remain on filter?

[@benigno17]

Where are we going to connect the vacum hose.... to the inlet port?

[@TrueHearted78]

What does the other vacuum end look like

[@bt8406]

amazing, the first of a dozen vids i got a statistic (1-5") of how much travel this has. ive seen it work at 0 inches, so thats atleast 5 inches of travel. this is important becuase if your pool drops more than 5 inches (kids playing) and you dont notice, the pump will suck air and self destruct.. is it really 5 inches max? or maybe 6--8? this is what im trying to figure out. Thanks.

[@brittbrat8016]

where do i buy the plug i dont have one .

[@BellaRichii]

Hello! I am a new pool owner and have this skimmer. It was working perfectly, up until (I assuming bc) accidentally took the basket out to rid the leaves. Ever since, I'm getting no suction. I've tried everything, even plugging the 2nd valve in attempts to get that pressure back. The file skimmer looks fine, just very low suction- any advice? I'm stumped

[@TheNiftyNester]

Sorry I'm just now seeing this! Did you ever figure out the problem? If not, there's a couple things I can thing of to suggest if you haven't checked already. At the bottom of the skimmer body there's a little trap that catches larger stuff before it goes through the hose. It sits under the basket so sometimes you forget it's there but I've had leaves get stuck there and block the suction. Also, and I'm sure you did this, but is the skimmer hose tightly connected to the adapter on the inside of the pool? If that's all good and you've already plugged the other inlet then I'm not sure what it could be. Make sure you clean your pump filter regularly, I rinse mine off daily but mine gets dirty so fast. When the filter gets dirty it kills the suction. I just upgraded our pump and it made a huge difference, I don't have to plug the other outlet anymore, but I know that's an expensive upgrade.

[@tammycrawford6368]

How big is your pool because iv tried everything and my skimmer won’t work

[@delboydibbers6352]

With the skimmer adapter you put on the inlet, will it for to the 1.5mm inlet?

[@TheNiftyNester]

So I believe this skimmer basket comes with an adapter for both 1.5 and 1.25 but you'd want to double check the description on the product page. I know it's meant to attach to different sizes of intex pools and came with attachments to fit different pool types.

[@godsbow8703]

Hello, I was wondering why I couldn’t get the little black wall plug to stay on. It keeps falling in the pool

[@TheNiftyNester]

I had the same problem in the beginning. I started screwing the strainer connector back on after plugging the pool and that holds the plug in place.

[@ProjectZhico94]

Hi, i have problem with my surface skimmer, i got a new and isnt working too... basically i use my pump to clean the pool and it works very fine, but whe i attach the tube to the skimmer he just dont pull enough water inside him.... i dont know what to do... its an intex pool, intex skimmer... my pump have 3800 L/h

[@TheNiftyNester]

I had the same problem with mine when I hooked it up. Do you have 2 inlets? On my pool there are 2 inlet hoses. To get enough suction for the skimmer to work you have to hook the skimmer up to the inlet that's furthest away from the jet then you can either completely plug the other inlet with one of the plugs the pool came with that you use when you're cleaning your filter or you can use one of the gray reducers. The reducers look just like the plugs except they have a small hole on he end. At first I just plugged the other inlet but now I just have the reducer on it, that way it still sucks in a little water from that second inlet but most of it is being sucked in from the skimmer which gives it enough suction to work. I hope that answers your question, let me know if you need any more help!

[@sonjakeesee6977]

OK tell me on your pool vacuum my clear part that’s at the very end keeps coming undone. I can’t keep it on the stupid other blue part. It just comes undone no matter what I do. I am so frustrated right now because I want to vacuum my pool, but I don’t have one of thosenifty little things like you have the skimmer. I’m gonna buy one though.

[@OkieBurns]

You have way too much hose. You need to cut it to the size pool you have. Intex says to take it to the farthest side of the pool from the inlet and cut it there. I recommend adding four feet to that measurement so the end of the hose can for sure reach the bottom of the pool at its farthest point. Be sure to remove the swivel attachment from the hose before cutting it. You will need to screw it back on to the end of the hose you keep. Thanx for the video. It was informative and helpful.

[@vinceeaton6897]

How many gallons per hour is your pool pump? I have plugged my second hole and it still doesn’t pull hardly any water over the top of the ring on the skimmer.

[@TheNiftyNester]

I believe it's a 1000gph pump if my memory is correct. I plugged my second intake as well and that helped a lot but I have been thinking about buying a stronger pump this summer. Have you found a solution to your issue?

[@basiaboyz7257]

It definitely needs a stronger pump. I had to upgrade to the 1500 gph

[@RaquelLopezArt]

Hi my skimmer keeps floating up, am I doing something wrong. Thanks for the video

[@TheNiftyNester]

Is the actual body of the skimmer floating up, like it's lifting out of the water? Or are you referring to the inner part, the ring that sits inside of the body that the basket sits inside of?

[@TheNiftyNester]

I've had issues with the body of the skimmer kicking out away from the pool and out of the water if I didn't have the clamp tightened down enough to the side of the pool. If it's the ring that bobs up and down inside of the skimmer body then you might need to adjust the depth of the body. There's that arm that it's attached to, and you can slide it up or down to get it to the right height. If it's set too low the inner ring will float out. You want it just low enough that the ring floats about 3 inches or so above the rim of the skimmer body in the water. I hope that all makes sense.

[@RaquelLopezArt]

Thanks for the response. I didn’t have it tight enough. Thank you 😊

[@Chloe_Kebabjian]

Hi I’m having this same issue but my skimmer didn’t come with a ring/clamp to tighten. Is this something Incan grab online?

[@jessicaquezadatounzit7410]

What setting do I put the vacuum on, while vacuum is on?

[@TheNiftyNester]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by setting. The vacuum feeds in to the inlet nozzle of the pool. It comes with a separate attachment that you screw in to the inlet nozzle and hook the hose to. That hose attaches to the vacuum and the suction from the pump is what powers the vacuum so there aren't any settings on the vacuum itself. I don't know if that answers your question but feel free to leave another comment if it doesn't and I'll try to answer! Thank you.

[@joellefaula6914]

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[@buckguy7684]

The skimmer comes with a restriction plug for the second inlet so you don’t plug it completely

[@TheNiftyNester]

Did that work for you? I had to plug it completely to get enough suction through the skimmer but once I plugged it the skimmer worked well.

[@buckguy7684]

@@TheNiftyNester yes but I have a bigger pool with a sand filter that I also upgraded to a bigger one since the one that came with it everyone said was too small

[@waynegraves4686]

I can't find this COMPLETE kit on Amazon. Can you give me a specific item number

[@JoyJoy-oc7su]

I got mine from Walmart

[@therealvirgoqueen6553]

Idc what i do i cannot get that dam vacuum to work 😡😤😠🤬

[@TheNiftyNester]

I'm sorry to hear that! What pump do you have? I did learn earlier this summer that it was easier if I cut the hose down to the length of my pool. Did you plug your other inlet? Clean the filter before you started vacuuming? If you've done those things already then it could be your pump isn't working as well as it should be or it isn't strong enough. I used this with my 1000 gph pump and it worked fine but worked a lot better after I upgraded my pump to the 2500 gph.

[@penniesfromheavon]

Invest in a sand pump

[@basiaboyz7257]

I should have long ago, as many filter cartridge pumps I've gone through 🙄😩

[@penniesfromheavon]

@@basiaboyz7257 they are 100% worth I promise! I’ve had mine for 10yrs.