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Works Perfectly
This pump should be standard equipment on all the 18' pools. It moves a lot of water, and is quiet. Also primed up easily.
[Tuesday, September 30, 2008]
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Really worth it!
I bought this to replace a 1500gpm pump that came with my pool after it broke. The difference is amazing! Last summer my pool was always a little murky and though it was clean and the chemicals balanced, the debris in the water never got cleared out. This new pump keeps my pool crystal clear!
[Monday, August 18, 2008]
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A Great Filter Pump for an 18' Pool
We recently purchased an 18' x 4' circular Intex above-ground pool set that came with a woefully inadequate 1500 gph filter pump. It could barely manage to keep the skimmer running for an hour before the type "A" filter got too clogged, and the water was continually cloudy. So, we decided to upgrade to the 2500 gph pump. This pump works great for our ~7500 gallon pool. It takes type "B" filters, which we only need to rinse off once a day. Our pool water really is "Krystal Klear"! We run the skimmer all night long, and the skimmer grabs all the bugs and leaves that inevitably fall into our pool overnight. The vacuum has plenty of "oomph" with this pump. It's even less noisy than the 1500 gph pump we started with. Tips:
1) Vent the air out of the pump any time you start it up, or if you hear it get noisy (which can happen sometimes when starting the skimmer). If there is a lot of air trapped in the pump, it will not work well. The pump needs to be off when you vent it. "Pro tip": Just barely open the air-release valves when venting! (Trust me on this one!)
2) Rinse off your filter regularly. Once a day works well for us, but this will vary. This pump can push a *lot* of water through the filter, so if your pool is really dirty it can clog the filter quickly! You will know when the filter needs rinsing because the output pressure will drop off noticeably.
3) This pump has some serious suction! You'll probably want to turn it off when people--especially kids--are in the pool, just to be safe.
[Thursday, July 24, 2008]
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