Easy to Use & Powerful Pool Pump
923795
Great, easy to use & powerful pump.  Only negative, the blue plastic clip-on intake cover broke one of it's locking tabs after only three uses.  I'm not keen in having to buy a replacement part, so it now just kind of fits on and secures by putting the pump unit on top of it.  An inconvenience.  Overall, though, great pump.  Ask me in 5 years, though! :)
2060636
I purchased this pump because I was tired of buying cartridges and the original pump would not get the small stuff on the bottom of the pool. The included water hose bag vacuum is a joke!

Ive been using this pump for about a month and a half and I must say its much better than the filter pump that came with the pool. Setup was very easy following the instructions. The 14' pool I have did not allow the use of the larger inside connections that ship with this pump. I had to just pull out the outer pieces on the pool connections and then insert the adapters that are shipped with this pump.(You do not need to buy the adapters, they come with this pump) I was initially concerned with the connections leaking (Looked like they probably would), but they have not leaked a drop.

 I will say that although the pump is much more powerful than the original pump, it still will not get all the very small stuff on the bottom of the pool as I had hoped. So I came up with a relatively cheap and simple solution. Using a small plunger end that fits almost exactly over the original inlet of the pool (purchased the plunger at the local grocery store) and a long hose purchased in the pool section @ wally world, I made a vacuum that works like a charm! I am really surprised at how well this works, the suction on the hose is very good. Just had to trim out the interior hole of the plunger and cut off the excess hose. In 10-15 min my pool is crystal clear! Also I found that you have to submerge the hose and ensure all air is out of it or you will cause the pump to stop pumping and have to get out and restart it. Also with regard to the pump not getting the stuff off the bottom, if the pool was used on a daily basis, (kept any debris stirred up) and the pump ran every day, it may very likely keep it cleaner than in my situation. I don't swim every day and I don't run the pump every day. Usually every two to three days.

After using the pump for a couple of weeks I started to notice the gauge was running in the yellow and that the suction was somewhat decreased. As per the instructions I opened the outlet cover, back-washed the pump for about 30 sec, rinsed it, and it was in the green again. Guess the pump sucked up enough debris that it need to be cleaned.

Don't know how helpful this review will be, but I must say that I am very satisfied with this pump and it has made my summer pool time much more enjoyable. This pump was well worth the money for me.
4403364
This pump is worth every penny I spent on it.  Using it was as easy as screwing a garden hose into the adapter, plunging the pump to the bottom of my pool, and plugging it into my extension cord.  Immediately it started pumping water into the retention pond near my house.  The only thing I would recommend purchasing with this would be the 1 1/2 inch hose instead of just using a garden hose.  Since the garden hose seemed to cut down on the GPH I acheived with it.  If your not looking to achieve maximum efficiency out of it; a garden hose will still pump anywhere from 1250-1500 GPH.  Great product, would recommend this to friends and family.
3736160
I was tired of lugging the huge compressor around so I invested in this portable and it's great and so easy to use and half the size of shoe box so stores easily  .  I bought it to use with the large Intex inflatable pool and it works fast and has different nozzles as well as an output and intake valve.  Works great for bikes too!
2943005
This works great for our large inflatable pool! The pool has 4 inflatable parts to inflate and deflate and they vary in shape. This pump can do both inflating and deflating! There is an port for in and a port for out. The adapters that came with the pump work in all inflatable holes. It is very powerful for its size. Filled the largest inflatable we have in a few minutes. I highly recommend this product.
1178641
Best pump ever! We have a 15X48 intex pool that holds 5,500 gallons. The pump that it came with was pathetic. Id have to change the filter twice a weak and it was gross.
I decided last summer to purchase a bigger pump and decided on this one. Its AWESOME!! Not only does it do the job, it has a timer which is super helpful. You do need to buy hose adapters but they are inexpensive and worth it on Amazon. The next best thing is that the filter works so well I barely have to use all the chemicals in the pool! A little chlorine in the skimmers does the job just fine. Less chemicals for the kids and a crystal clear pool.
1185330
Works great!  This tool plus the vacumn hose made cleaning my pool a breeze!  I cleaned the entire bottom of my in-ground pool in under 30 minutes and I had a winter's worth of stuff in it!
2648016
Excellent pump. Very well-made. Sand filter alone is worth the price. A word of warning if you intend to replace a 10-jet Jacuzzi J pump with this pump(as I did). This pump is equivalent to about a half horsepower pool pump. For my particular needs, I'm upgrading to a 1 1/2 horsepower pump. But for any average size above ground pool, This is an excellent product. It arrived quickly as well.
4515222
Recently drove a new well and used this pump to clear it off. I drove a 2 inch well down 20+ feet with a 6 foot well tip. This pumped very easy with little to no effort. I only had to pull water up 8 feet from the ground to the pump.

People complaining these pump hard are either trying to pull water up to high or using to small a well tip. I used a 6 foot well tip to get the best water saturation and then drove it until I had 12 feet of water above the tips coupling.

This primes very easy and doesnt drain back. Left it sit over night and it pumped with no loss of prime. Couldnt be happier.
1332969
This is an excellent pump for easy, everyday use. This past weekend, I inflated 3 basketball, 3 backyard just-to-kick-around balls, and 4 tires on my kids bikes in a little more than 5 minutes. It was super easy and quick. I used to use the electric air compressor that we have for filing the car tires, and that took forever because it is big and bulky and needed to be plugged in with extension cord. It was a pain and much more powerful than I needed. This portable one is quicker and easier to use and actually saves time.

The pump comes with a  short attachment for the bike tires so you can get in between the spokes, and YES THERE IS A NEEDLE for basketballs and the like.  The needle is tucked under a rubber insert on the top of the pump. Just pull on the little tab and grab the needle, or flip it over if you can reach out. It's a great way to package it because it keeps the needle with the pump and safe from being bent. The plastic wrap it comes in I'd study so you can keep the bike attachment and pump together. It snaps closed. Some and safe all together.

I originally returned my first one because of no needle. When the 2nd one came with (I thought) no needle, I figured it has to be me, and fumbled around til I found it. I highly recommend this. I got another one and keep one in the garage with the bucket of balls, and one in the car in case we are traveling with bikes. For the price, size and convenience, can't beat it!
1283596
easy to use to load and dispense chlorine.  Installation was considerable because the hose size was about 1/16 inch larger than the Pentair that I replaced.
4072035
I have a 16' above ground Intex pool. This pump is not the fastest pump on earth, but it got the job done and ran for 3hours without any problems! My above ground pool was nasty after winter with algae, pond scum, frogs, water bugs, water beetles, and spiders. I drained it up to the few inch residual. Then, put this little nifty pump in! What's good about it is that all kinds of junk and bugs etc can go down the hose. You don't have to worry about a filter clogging. Then it has a puddle attachment when the water gets really low!!! What a breeze to get the pool ready for the summer! Give yourself sometime to let it run. Some cons are that there's  no on/ off switch and its a little slow. I bought it for $85 or so; therefore, it's not cheap, but not a price gouge either.
2713674
This had our 6x9 inflatable pool up in less than 10 minutes.  The cord is reasonably long enough that I was able to inflate the pool from my car.  Easy to use, worked well!
2099328
The Circulator works great with mixing up the chemicals in the pool as well as helping get the pool clean. We bought one last month and I was so glad with how fast this little thing really works. and now only running pump half the time , even makes me happy as well cut back on the power bill as well. I will be buying a few more to have on hand. We have a 24' & 48' above ground pool. I'm so glad to find something that will cut the cleaning time in half. This is a great product and I will tell anyone I know with a pool. Thank you for this great product. Dana Buck
2364321
Bought the Intex Ultra Frame 16' x 48" pool which came with the 2500gph pump.  Due to prior experience with pumps, I immediately upgraded to this pump.  WOW!  What a difference!  The pump is powerful!  You can actually see the water moving, and it BLASTS out of the jet!  The deluxe vacuum actually works when using this pump too.
Our pool is sparkling clean!  (I also recommend the Intex saltwater generator....again...WOW!  Practically maintenance free pool once you get it going!)
1041857
I have only used this pump a couple times, but it works great and is very easy to use. I use it for my truck and travel trailer. It has no issues with the higher pressure in my truck tires (70 PSI). The really long reach makes it great for the travel trailer, as I can connect it to the trailer battery and still reach all 4 tires.
3810983
This sand filter pump works perfectly on my 30 inch 12 foot pool. I hated changing cartridge filters. Very easy to set up and use. I did have previous experience with sand filters on a larger pool.