Purchasing a 18x48 intex pool and I want to use the saltwater system. Do I use the pump that comes with it with the saltwater system, or do I buy a sand filter pump along with the saltwater system?... &raquo;
526012
The pump that comes with it is not very strong, we use an Intex 2500 gph pump and it works great with the saltwater system.
416304
We bought this pool 4 weeks ago, and it came with a pump, saltwater system, and a sand filter. So far, the system has been working flawlessly. It also came with the manual vacuum that worked ok, but we replaced it with automatic one.
2204182
It will will work with any normal sand filter pump I would think. I have two different filter-pumps for my pool because I have one of them on a salt water chlorinator. One pump is a 1 hp and I think the other is 1.5 hp. Anyway it works great when hooked to either one.
1122067
Yes this includes it. This is a great system and has worked great on my 18' round Intex pool keeping the water crystal clear all year with very little maintenance. I should have switched to salt water years ago. Glad I finally did. Hope this helps...
959903
I LOVE mine for my Intex. It's way more than you need which means the pool is effortlessly sparkling. Super easy to set up and maintain. I hardly use and chemicals.
1311829
I went through three of the Intex cleaners in one season. Got tired of sending them back and bought a Hayward. Don't have to clean the filter screen on the Intex everyday. I run my Hayward thru the sand filter all day and the pool stays clean.
1520651
Yes. I have the Intex Ultra Frame pool and the sand filter came with everything I needed to hook it up to it without any additional fittings.
741052
We bought a salt water pump for our pool because the filter pump was not shipped with pool. BUT I think you r talking about the filter pump. No u shouldn't have to dump it, but you will need to leave the filter pump hooked up to the salt water pump. Filter pump cleans the debris from water. Salt pump treats the water. My husband has allergy problems with chlorides so the salt pump works great. We didn't have to adjust or treat pool in the 2 months we used the pool.
1030279
Yes it does! I have an Intex AGP about 24' by 52" deep, its round. I have an intex sand filter and put on a Haywood thru sidewall skimmer. Bought them all from Amazon at different times. I just got the Kreepy Crawler last Friday and by Sat morning it picked up everything that I couldn't with the standard Intex pool vac. I will tell you without a doubt you need a strong sandfilter to get the job done. That thing was my saving grace this season. Look on troublefreepools.com for all the info you need for keeping your pool clean, I did and man what a great site. I would be glad to send you some pics of my setup so you can see what works for me, I will also send you some before and afters of the sand filter magic. Shoot me an email at jon.schall@gmail.com Happy to help.
1328680
Fine grade filter sand for filter -- hardware stores or pool store ..& ..Pool salt this uses about 175lbs ...pool stores -- home depot -- Lowes --Walmart -- AND ENJOY!! it great suoer low maintance
995321
No, you can use any type of filter, but you must use a water pump rated at 700gph or greater. And yes, you must use some type of filter whether it's the intex paper filters or a sand filter. This saltwater chlorinator only chlorinates the water for you - no need with messing with chemicals!
1764982
I have a 16 X 48 above ground pool..... I love this Sand filter.... it keeps my pool so clean....and it will work just as well on an 18 ft pool..... You will be Very Happy with it....
1671443
yes you can. i had an intex salt system. i replaced the salt generator 3 times. 1 time under warranty and 2 on my own dime. this system is junk. i would recommend something besides intex. the swg leaked each time and never worked right to begin with. also the pump does not push the water very good.
416305
Ours came with it! We had to buy 2 50lb bags of sand for the filter, very cheap. We also had to buy 5 40lb bags of pool salt, to start up. The sand and pool salt together cost less than $50.00 at Home Depot. The water is crystal clear, no chlorine odor, it's absolutely wonderful!! We've only had ours for a few weeks, but I highly recommend it. Very simple assembly and very cheap startup with the salt system.
771829
Yes, comes with the bigger diameter hoses and adapters, since it can be used with non Intex pools and some smaller Intex pools the hoses and adapters are provided to maintain the proper water flow, some bigger Intex pools will have the same hoses and adapters so you will have spare ones in that case, I use this item and the saltwater filter pump and it saves a lot of time, work, and expences on chemicals and such. I highly recommend this product. I had made comments prior to this one referencing the pressure of the actual pump that came with the set I had purchase which came with the pump and the chlorinator.
696489
this pool comes with a sand filter pump,but you do need to order the "Intex Krystal clear Saltwater system" we set ours up last week and it works great, 3 40lbs bags to begin with but buy them at at a Ace hardware or Walmart so bags dont rip open
845468
My pool is the same size and I have used this filter for three years. Check to make sure you are using a pump that is the right size for your pool. Pumps that use size A will not be able to properly clean and filter your water. I have a salt water system and love it.