Intex Pool Manual Vacuum Setup and How To.

Several of you have asked how I vacuum out my small Intex pool, so in this video I show how I set my hose vacuum up to complete the process. You can use a cheap manual vacuum head with a long 1.5" hose and connect it to one of the inlets using the adapter that comes with the Intex skimmer basket. You can check out everything that I'm using below.
Intex Skimmer Adapter Only
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Intex Deluxe Mount Surface Skimmer (you can buy the whole skimmer for only a little extra)
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1.5" Drain hose (cheaper at your local hardware store)
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Butterfly Pool Vacuum Head
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[@jamieabnerhernandez8692]

Thank you! Finally! Someone showed how to set it up,explain how the process works.

[@chody77]

Just tried this out after other ideas flopped and it worked great! Thanks for all of your helpful videos

[@dimask77]

Thanks to the great idea on the sump pump hose. That saved me some money right there.

[@milosbgd]

good video. On my filter there is no waste, I have, Filter Recycle, Backwash, Stop, Rinse, Drain. What to use to bypass the filter?

[@coachanthonyburgos3971]

We appear to have the same pump but mine doesn’t seem to have enough pressure/suction

[@enzokidgaming3523]

You are my inspiration dude! Copied your setup and I have a pool now for my two year old. Quick question - how long was that sump pump hose?

[@Type5Reviews]

I think it’s 25’

[@marcihughes5685]

Thank you for the great video and explanation. I am having such a hard time getting the air out of my hose. I have used my water hose to fill it and held it under water but nothing seems to work to create suction in the vacuum. I have been working on this for 3 weeks and so frustrated. Can anyone help or provide a video please?

[@fgrodriguezqac]

Grab a pitcher and start pouring pool water from the end of the hose. Make sure the other end is already attached to the vacuum. Just keep pouring water until starts overflowing.

[@loubanks365]

Use the pool jet!

[@blythecrawford1966]

Thank you so much.

[@Ama_kesh]

Are you using the water from the pool to make the vacuum work??

[@Type5Reviews]

@@Ama_kesh Yes, the suction from the pump pulling the water through the hose makes the vacuum work.

[@MsSallyBeth]

Where did you get the Vaccum head, or name of it. Thank you for everything! Your Videos are first Class!

[@Type5Reviews]

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[@orang3hill]

for your waste/drain outlet, you have the hose clamped onto drain outlet with a metal clamp, but is that an adapter I see between the outlet and that? (at 3:45 in video)

[@Type5Reviews]

Yes it’s an intex type A adapter. amzn.to/3WDS0Hv

[@JAMikdiena]

You can just fill the pipe with water and throw the lose end over the pool outside and the water from vacuum head will flow out not trough the filter. Yes you will lose some water, but not much.

[@mikedavies4343]

Question, what if my sand filter pump doesn't have a waste setting on it

[@L0gravity]

Siphon a hose

[@jpvoodoo5522]

It goes on the hole blowing water into the pool or the hole sucking out?

[@Type5Reviews]

Sucking water out to suck the debris into the pool filter.

[@riaanvanderwalt200]

Where did you get that blue piece? That’s what I’m looking for

[@Type5Reviews]

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[@Cassyc88]

So did you turn on the filter?

[@xaviertorres7889]

Where can i get the inlet valves?

[@unidentified-27]

That particular one comes with the intex skimmer

[@richford2514]

And when you put your vacuum hose in the pool to get the air out,I would have put the end of the hose over the fitting that's pushing water into the pool to get all the air out of the hose and then hook to the fitting that's sucking out of the pool

[@Type5Reviews]

Good tip on using the pump and water inlet to get the air out of the hose. Normally you don’t have to vacuum to the waste setting, which does waste water, and I vacuum into the filter and have the water return. But if you are starting to get algae I do prefer vacuuming to waste so that all the algae isn’t stuck in the filter sand.

[@cherylketcherside2459]

What do you do afterwards to your pump? Do I rinse?

[@dennisking4589]

yes

[@ecamp8093]

Thank you for your videos. I cannot find 1.5 inch hosing. I have 1-1/4 inch hose with adapters that came with the hose for 1.5 inches, but none of those fit into the inlet funnel shaped piece that you show that gets attached to the inlet valve. Any ideas?

[@Type5Reviews]

I’m using 1.5” black sump pump hose. You can find it at your local hardware store like Ace hardware, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc.

[@ecamp8093]

@@Type5Reviews I appreciate your response. Unfortunately where I am, all of my local stores only carry the 1-1/4 inch sump pump hose with adapters that don’t fit the piece that attaches to the inlet. They don’t sell 1.5 inch hose. So that’s where I’m having a problem.

[@nateg5915]

Does ppl dont know how to use amazon anymore? Plenty of 1.5 hose 😂😂😂

[@ecamp8093]

@@nateg5915 I’m trying not to spend $40-$50 on vacuum hose. That’s what I see on Amazon.

[@nateg5915]

How big is this pool? 12 ft x 24 inch?

[@Type5Reviews]

@@nateg5915 12x30, but the water level is closer to 24” when full.

[@johncassani4610]

Big wast of water the sand in the filter is there to catch the dirt. Then after your done vacuuming you backwash the filter that will clean the sand. Also if you are having problems with alge buy some algiside to control it.

[@bobbychavez2805]

If I don’t see any algae on the ground.. can I turn it to filter and do I have to get the cap off from outlet ?

[@ArizonaSharp]

How did you attach the T on the outside of it? I’ve been trying to figure that out for years now

[@Type5Reviews]

I used what’s called a Type B adapter to be able to attach the plunger valve on the outside if that’s what you’re referring to. amzn.to/4dujhU3

[@jeremyfirth]

how do you avoid air being pulled into the line and breaking the prime on the pump? I was trying to get a vacuum working last night, and when I isolated the suction to one line, it started pulling air in though the hose clamp connection. This happened regardless of how much I tightened the clamp.

[@Type5Reviews]

On mine I have two inlet valves joining together and going to the pump. When I use the vacuum I keep the second valve just slightly cracked open to let extra water through. Otherwise only having one side open can cause my pump to pull some air as well.

[@allison2525]

What size is your waste out hose? The discharge hose. Thanks!

[@Type5Reviews]

1.5 inch.

[@Werdnasemajjamesandrew]

Dang that pvc looks sketchy. I sprung for the metal frame and it is flexing more than i want.

[@ddisharo-by5fp]

It works great actually

[@andyc.4600]

Smallest pool ever?

[@unidentified-27]

The surprising part is that the filter is for a much larger pool haha

[@richford2514]

Look at all the water you waste by doing it this way,not cost effective, if there was a skimmer that would have helped out a great deal,they do sell battery operated vacuums for around 100 bucks I would use that first to get all the garbage up before I would use up all the water and chemicals I put in my pool

[@brittanerful]

Sometimes if you have fine particles, like dead algae, you have to sweep to waste, no filters or sweepers can filter out very fine particles.

[@L0gravity]

Algae can live in your filter. And battery powered pool vacuums aren’t meant to battle algae, they usually kick up algae back into the pool causing the pool to look worse

[@realisticmystic444]

Yeah the vacuums don’t really get the microscopic particles & algae, just spreads it around and makes cloudy water.

[@justbeth82]

When you have algae you def want to vacuum to waste