How easy is it to hook up to the sand pump. Do I need to drown or fill the hose with water first to make it work?
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Hook it to the skimmer. It's a good idea to prime the hose with water but if not it will get suction after a bit. Just takes longer. Close the suction to everything except your skimmer.
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I hooked a plastic flat hose from a pool store to the discharge end. Used a small pipe clamp. The hose cost about $7. Able to pump water out to the curb from our hot tub.
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It's not difficult as a replacement for a failed pump if you have basic DIY skills. You need to turn off the breaker to the pool equipment to disconnect and reconnect the wiring. The only other connection is the input and output hoses to the pump itself. That proved to be a bit of a challenge when I did it in cold weather because the hose tends to be less flexible in the cold. New hose and connectors are provided with the pump. The pump timer(s) will need to be reset when you turn the power back on. I did this job in just over 30 minutes.
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Nope. But why would you want to if you have water for a hose?? Just run your hose to the container the pump is in and set it to fill at the same rate your using it.
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Sounds like a question for Dr Drew...but I'll give it a go. Here's what I'd test....Put a bit of WATER in the container and assemble everything, then pump the handle just a FEW times. Then SLOWLY unscrew where the hose connects to the container, does air escape? If not, then either there's an issue with THAT seal, there's an issue with the pump:container seal, or there's an issue with the pump itself. If air does escape, then screw it back on and pump it once. Then unscrew the spray nozzle tip all the way and pull the trigger, does air/water escape? If so, then there was an issue with the nozzle being too tight. If not, then the tube or nozzle are likely clogged and then take an air car with the little included hose and open the trigger then spray the air into the tube to clean out the system, then from the nozzle side. Does this fix it?
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First turn off pump. Then attach hose to cleaner and hold cleaner under water till the bubbles are released throught the side of the cleaner. Next submerge the cleaner and allow it to sink to the bottom of the pool. Hold the hose vertically and push it under water untill you reach the end of the hose. Water should start running out of the hose end. Now the hose should be pushed onto the suction outlet making sure to not raise the hose end above the pool suface. Now you can start the pump and after a short time the cleaner will start to move.
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You can fill it with sand or water, but why would u want to ? I bought this and returned it soon as I opened the box. It look like a toy for kids to play with, cheap plastic.
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Its so easy, it takes about 2 min with a small shop vac and you reverse the hook up so it blows air instead of vacuums. I do this for air mattresses, floating island I have and a 12' floating trampoline. I use the small "Stinger" Vac available from Home Depot for about $40, a little more than a 12v mini useless pump.
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I bought a small clear flexible 3/4" hose about 10 to 12 feet long from the local hardware store, and completely submersed it under the pool water, then you cover the one end with your thumb to seal it, pull the one end of the hose out down to ground level , release your thumb and most of the water will siphon out once it starts flowing if the other end is unobstructed and at the bottom of the pool. It will take a while. I usually leave it overnight and walk away and let it drain. This gets most of the water out and at that point you can get to the pools drain plug if you desire to drain all the water. A garden hose may work but its harder to plug the end with your thumb and would probably be too long I bought a small clear flexible 3/4" hose about 10 to 12 feet long from the local hardware store, and completely submersed it under the pool water, then you cover the one end with your thumb to seal it, pull the one end of the hose out down to ground level , release your thumb and most of the water will siphon out once it starts flowing if the other end is unobstructed and at the bottom of the pool. It will take a while. I usually leave it overnight and walk away and let it drain. This gets most of the water out and at that point you can get to the pools drain plug if you desire to... » Read More I bought a small clear flexible 3/4" hose about 10 to 12 feet long from the local hardware store, and completely submersed it under the pool water, then you cover the one end with your thumb to seal it, pull the one end of the hose out down to ground level , release your thumb and most of the water will siphon out once it starts flowing if the other end is unobstructed and at the bottom of the pool. It will take a while. I usually leave it overnight and walk away and let it drain. This gets most of the water out and at that point you can get to the pools drain plug if you desire to drain all the water. A garden hose may work but its harder to plug the end with your thumb and would probably be too long « Show Less
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We have both a baby pool and this sand box. The pool has a plug at the bottom to drain the water which really helps. Without the drain it might be quite difficult to tip the sand box to dump the water. I suppose you could scoop it out or siphon the water out.
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It should work. I've only had the pump for a couple of months my use is only occasional, like after a big rain, to pump the water out of my boat. It works great for that, just submerse it in the water and plug it in. But I'm only using a 4-5' length of hose because that's all I need. I'm not sure how long the pump would work because I would think that emptying a pool would be a lot of work for the pump, but it seems like a good quality pump in my experience so far. My guess is that you'd be using a 10-15' length of hose so that would probably cause the pump to work a little harder but I think you'd be okay. It should work. I've only had the pump for a couple of months my use is only occasional, like after a big rain, to pump the water out of my boat. It works great for that, just submerse it in the water and plug it in. But I'm only using a 4-5' length of hose because that's all I need. I'm not sure how long the pump would work because I would think that emptying a pool would be a lot of work for the pump, but it seems like a good quality pump in my experience so far. My guess is that you'd be using a 10-15' length of hose so that would probably cause the pump to work a little harder but I... » Read More It should work. I've only had the pump for a couple of months my use is only occasional, like after a big rain, to pump the water out of my boat. It works great for that, just submerse it in the water and plug it in. But I'm only using a 4-5' length of hose because that's all I need. I'm not sure how long the pump would work because I would think that emptying a pool would be a lot of work for the pump, but it seems like a good quality pump in my experience so far. My guess is that you'd be using a 10-15' length of hose so that would probably cause the pump to work a little harder but I think you'd be okay. « Show Less
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You have to fill it up yourself with either water or sand I believe - it was purchased for my daughter.
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Start with one end of hose connected to vacuum head and submerged. leave other end of hose disconnected from inlet. start from the vacuum head end and slowly submerge the hose straight down under water until you get to the open end. Push the open end under water and connect to inlet. If you needed t used inlet adapter that came with kit make sure O-ring stays in place.
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It hooks up to your garden hose, It works great. I was very impressed but I use it in my pool (saltwater) not a hot tub. Remember it adds alot water to whatever your cleaning!
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Typically you can just stick your hose into your water source and pull the handle backwards and forwards until the water comes out. If that doesnt work you can get some water in the tube and blow the water into the pumps housing. This helps actually get water into the body of the pump if it wont pickup the water from its source. You have to understand that you need to allow your water source to not be sealed up otherwise your container of water will create a vacum as you are pumping something out and do not introduce air. If your water source is sealed it will need venting to stop the vacum. I used mine as a portable beer pump. Cheers Typically you can just stick your hose into your water source and pull the handle backwards and forwards until the water comes out. If that doesnt work you can get some water in the tube and blow the water into the pumps housing. This helps actually get water into the body of the pump if it wont pickup the water from its source. You have to understand that you need to allow your water source to not be sealed up otherwise your container of water will create a vacum as you are pumping something out and do not introduce air. If your water source is sealed it will need venting to stop the... » Read More Typically you can just stick your hose into your water source and pull the handle backwards and forwards until the water comes out. If that doesnt work you can get some water in the tube and blow the water into the pumps housing. This helps actually get water into the body of the pump if it wont pickup the water from its source. You have to understand that you need to allow your water source to not be sealed up otherwise your container of water will create a vacum as you are pumping something out and do not introduce air. If your water source is sealed it will need venting to stop the vacum. I used mine as a portable beer pump. Cheers « Show Less
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I believe it uses a 3/4 inch hose and hookup is simply a hot wire and a good ground. To be safe I'd put it on an on/off switch with a fuse between power and switch. If it were me. I have one in a duck boat that I just use clips and hook directly to a battery. When done I simply disconnect so not to burn up pump.
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The electric pump comes with it. Very easy to hook up. Takes no time to inflate.