Upgrading an Intex pool to sand filter....

[waterbear]

Looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Intex-100-Gall...1389540&sr=1-1

The pump appears to be 1 HP with 100# sand filter. Pool is 15' x 40' x 48" . Is the filter big enough, and is the pump too big?

Janet

The pump is most likely max rated and the brake HP is .95 HP. This would be the same as a full rated 1/2 hp with a service factor of 1.9 or a 3/4 hp uprated pump with a service factor of 1.25. These are both the same pump with a brake HP of .95 such as the Pentair superflo pumps, which have these specs in their full rated and uprated models. This means that this Intex is a 1/2 hp pump. However, given Intex "quality" I suspect that it is just barely a 1/2 hp pump!

Are you sure that it is a 100lb sand filter? Most 100 lb filter skid packs come with 3/4 hp full rated or 1 hp uprated pumps so 1/2 hp full rated is usually enough.However, knowing Intex "quality" I would look at the slightly more expensive skid packs from Pentair and Hayward.


FWIW, the Intex unit is a pump, filter and SWG. Not sure if the SWG can be used separately but I don't think so. Intex has discontinued all their SWGs and the new ones they are selling also include a copper ionizer!

[aylad]

Are you sure that it is a 100lb sand filter?

FWIW, the Intex unit is a pump, filter and SWG. Not sure if the SWG can be used separately but I don't think so. Intex has discontinued all their SWGs and the new ones they are selling also include a copper ionizer!

I'm not positive that it's a 100 lb sand filter, I gathered that from the customer reviews of people who had already bought it. One of the reviews also did say that the HP was actually .95, so..........is a 1/2 HP pump big enough for this pool, and if so, what size filter do they need?

Janet

[Watermom]

Jan,
The volume of that pool isn't too much different than my pool. I have a 1/2 hp full-rated inground pump on my AG. Al selected it for my pool. Does just fine. And, I have a 200# sand filter.

[dmanb2b]

yeah, they ruined a good thing by adding that ionizer. I just picked up a 2009 model for a spare. At $130 bucks, it really can't be beat.