I am looking for a part we misplaced during a move. We have an intex pool 15 x 48 and I cannot find the part that attaches the hose to the pool. It looks like a filter of some sort but I don't know the exact name of the part to be able to reorder it. Any thoughts?

it should be fairly simple and there are local above ground companies that can help, ,you would need a way to attach your sand filter with hoses.

if you have the intex kit , it comes with instuctions but hers it ina nut shell , find adaptor plate that fits inside skimmer (flat thing with hose port in middle) assemble sustion head and handle with hose attached and drop into pool (keep handle out) fill hose full so it sort of sinks (no air gaps) snake carefully end of hose over to skimmer (pump running normal) fit plate into skimmer quickly snake hose thru skimmer hole and fit to plate adaptor on hose port , wait a few minutes if flow continues out pump dishcharge then your good to go if not dissasemble and start over , but let filter pick up prime again 1st , do not lift head out of water even to get big stuff off pickup do it in the pool under water

All you have to do is run the pump during the hours a freeze is expected. A light freeze usually won't cause damage, but to be safe run the pump at night

I used the manual vacuum that came with the pool during the summer because I actually got in the pool and vacuumed), but ultimately, now that it is cold, I went to the pool store and bought a much bigger vacuum (that still hooks up to the water hose) and then a longer pole. It's just too darn cold to get in the water during the winter. :-) Hope this helps!

They are so cheap, just buy a new one. Intex filters and pumps are essentially "disposable" products, and typically dont last more than 2 years

Hayward makes the "Ladybug" pool vacuum that attaches to a standard pool filter inlet fitting. I have one for my 24' above ground pool.

I have seen a common problem when customers change / clean their filter is that put the DRY clean filter in the skimmer box or filter holder and sometimes it can cause an "air lock"
Just take your garden hose put in the intake outlet of your pool and turn that baby on....If you start seeing air bubbles on the discharge end of the line most likely that was your trouble.
If the problem still persist then at that time look into pump repair / replacement.
Good Luck!

We just cut the holes bigger in the side of the pool, it works great now. Just got to make sure you do not cut it to big! I do nnot understand why they can"t make it standard.


Hope this helps!!!!!!

I have a 16 x 48 intex pool with the 1inch inlet and outlet. I purchased the intex 4000 pump. The attachments are too big for the inlet and outlet so i then purchased the adapters. The plungers are very noisy and allow air to get into the pump. I removed them and hooked the hoses up to the adapters directly. That worked as long as the adapters were new. This year the seal comes loose and allows air to get into the pump. I even tried allowing the top nut to be loose to allow air to escape. This year nothing works. The pump is just too strong for the holes. I was considering cutting the holes bigger and glueing seals on there but i was concerned about creating weak spots in the pool. I am tired of spending money on it so i did the redneck thing. I can say that because well, you might consider me one. I took the inlet hose off the connector and plugged the hole with one of those little black things. I took the hose and run it up through the hole in between the liner and the poles and down into the pool. If you run it over the top it will not work correctly. Take the hose and tie them together between the two sides as best you can to keep the hose in the pool. If you look at the smaller intex pools that dont have holes, that is how they have the pump hooked to the pool. VOILA! You have an airtight inlet to the pump. You do not need to do that to the outlet because its not sucking water its just pushing it. So, just hook the hose up as you wish. When you need to clean the filter, I put wash clothes in the hoses to plug them and voila. No air gets into the filter. Done! It is actually keeping my pool clean this year. Also, i purchased one of those aqua vacuums and it does work great for this pool. Once you get the big stuff, sweep it with a pool broom and the filter will do its job. You can vacuum these pools with the filter type pumps. Next time, i will purchase a sand filter and be done with it. Happy swimming with less work.

Water should not be draining from your pool filter at all. There should be one hose that connects to from the filter to the pool and another hose that returns the filtered water from the filter to the pool. It is a continuous loop. If water is coming out of your pool during this process, either you don't have a hose connected properly or the hose is leaking/cracked.