INTEX POOL SKIMMER - How to set up you above ground pool skimmer and how it works

In this video, I will show you how the Intex Skimmer assembles, and installs, plus I will show you what it will accomplish. You will be amazed and fall in love with your skimmer. It is a vacuum for everything on the surface! Not only is it insanely affordable but it is WORKS! The Intex skimmer is one of the most favorite things we love about our pool. You will feel a huge sense of satisfaction when you see what flys into this thing! Easy to assemble, easy to clean, easy to disassemble, you can't go wrong with this fantastic accessory for your above ground pool.

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[alcarmona]

I finally added skimmer works really well . At first, the piece that goes to the pool wouldn't come off, so i had to get a flat head screw driver and work the two sides of valve which finally came off and was able to attach the skimmer.

[shawna]

Thank you, you really helped me by showing how to use the little black plastic piece. It really increased the suction.

[brownbeautykey]

Thank you we have an above ground pool and I’m getting more things for it now to keep the pool clean! Thanks

[scottg]

Add a skimmer sock and it will even catch more items. Did that with mine and I was surprised how much more it catches with sock on. It will catch all the small items that goes past basket holes. Skimmer works great ! Great video :)

[Lederle]

Thank you I am 75 years old and no help from anyone. I hate these two new smaller hole I understand why they had to but I’m too short to reach I have to get in the pool to be able to even be strong enough to take them off to change or clean my filter but this skimmer is life saving and so is capping off the other one. Thank you so much you have made my day going outside to hook up my skimmer

[planetmars]

Oh I forget to mention . When you clean the basket. Look under the blue rim. Sometimes there’s bugs and oils and dust that will get trapped and you may need to wipe it off. I’m glad today I looked under the blue top. The rim was gross from the 6 kids who had sun block on. What came off was under the blue rim. Also I did take the guys advise on pant hose . Should of asked if I need to cut it so the bottom didn’t get caught in skimmer hose lol. I had to remove basket and cut the panty hose wife should of had knee high .:: great video and I’m sure it will help people and show that a simple thing like this will work wonders

[caseyfisher]

Thanks so much. Couldn’t figure out how the little hat fit in the tube hole. Now I know it doesn’t. It sits on top! Great!

[pyrocat]

Installed yesterday on a 18x42 intex. Did a great job cleaning surface of pool. Bottom of pool also seemed cleaner today. We had noticed some sand yesterday

[bigdiesil]

Just put one on 26 ft pool works great.Thanks you have helped me out on several pool subjects

[pennykaster]

Thank you so much! Finally advise that works!!! My pool was almost clean just lots of surface debris and skimming is a pain in the arse!

[shaunieok]

Awesome...If only Intex videos and manuals were as simple. I just got this skimmer for our Intex 16" Ultra and the manual isn't right...It doesn't talk about the caps, they included an addendum basically to describe the flow reduction adaptor. But as I look at yours and read more online, the black hat is the way to go, I think, unless as you point out this thing fills up and stops and if you have the black hat on ...nothing is flowing, might burn out the pump? Mine is sucking things in with the supplied adaptor, but I'll bet it gets way more suction with the black hat. I was going to cut the pool and use a "real" (Hayward) skimmer as so many have done....but this seems to do the trick! Great video!

[RooRooRay]

Great idea blocking that off, I probably won't block it off permanently as I have 2 kids, I'd worry about that suction, but I could definitely block it off when the pool isn't in use for that skimmer to do it's job, ours should be arriving tomorrow!
Thanks!

[tikofann]

The black hats come with the pool. I keep the old ones cause it’s good to have a few extra. I use two to plug the extra hole on both the inside and outside of the pool. Then when it’s time to clean the pump filter, I turn off the pump and reach inside the pool and unscrew the plastic strainer outlet cover and put a plug there, then go to the inlet hole and reach inside the pool and unscrew that cap and put a plug there. Then you can unscrew the top of the pump and remove the filter and replace it with a clean one. Put the top back on the pump then remove the black hat plugs from the inlet and outlet before you turn the pump back on!

[dinokapic]

Well I found out I was using this skimmer wrong, thank you made a huge difference

[cbaby]

Love is skimmer work on a 18 by 48 Above ground pool I have the Best way flow, clear 1500 gallons. Sand filter by used filter balls. Someone said you can only use this on a 1000 or less.

[jasonfranklin]

Once again he killed it with this awesome how to do vedio! Huge thanks 😊

[shuuhvl]

Just set ours up at 3 o’clock lots of crêpe myrtle petals, and a few pine leaves.

[Sandy-jezh]

Wow! I never knew what those "black hats" were for, I just connected the skimmer and it makes a huge difference, also The next time I vacuum it will be easier with more suction. Thank you

[planetmars]

Ok I bought this thought it was a floating thing that catches and when I open box, it had everything . And in one night it cleaned the garbage that floated on top and then it even held the smallest things until filter got it. Now I planned to get a 3/4 hp pump for pool. We got the 12x24 and I just don’t think the pump that came with it cleans well and would use more energy to filter keeping it on at longer hours than a bigger pump . The way. This skimmer works I feel sorry for any creature that would be floating on the water . It already traps them when they get caught but more sucking power . And it was just 20 bucks at a pool store so it could be even cheaper on Amazon or a wall mart. But very worth it

[USAUSA]

People looking to do this has to come to their REALIZATION that No matter how you decided to do this, whether you buy off-the-shelf skimmer or make your own watching DIY videos like these, YOU NEED STRONG SUCTION at the bottom of your skimmer. That's how any skimmers work; *enough SUCTION to pull water away from your pool.* If you don't have enough suction, then you need to either UPGRADE your main pool pump that can provide strong suction or buy a new and separate pump just for the SKIMMER. So, the skimmer will have strong suction to pull water all on its own. This is usually the issue people have with their skimmers. It's not that your skimmer is designed badly or broken.