SwimlineHYDROTOOLS 22 Inch Pool Sand Filter Pump For Above Ground & Inground Pool | Complete System 1.5 HP (1.2 THP) Horsepower 4980 GPH Pumps | For Pools Up To 21000 Gallons | 7 Way Valve 72220

This unit has been working pretty good so far. Like others have mentioned, the instructions leave a lot to be desired but if you're somewhat mechanically inclined and understand how these types of things work you'll have no problem setting it up. The mentions of leakage is more than likely due to not using enough thread tape and/or not tightening the fittings correctly. I have zero issue with leaks. There are no coupling adapters with this kit so it is possible you will need to get a set of those as well to fit the hoses to the existing water ports on your pool. My kit came with parts not even listed in the instructions and was also missing a few clamps but I had those in my supplies. Pump is very quiet! You can add an inline timer like you would use for outdoor Christmas lights. If you're remotely able to think outside of the box then you will be fine and happy with this set up, especially for the cost.

This is a fantastic pump and decent filter for the price. This thing runs SO quietly and is a major improvement over the Intel pump/sand filter I previously had. That said, I was only able to get it assembled because I have previous experience setting up pool pumps/filters. The instructions that come with this thing are LAUGHBLY horrible - they literally DO NOT TELL YOU TO CONNECT THE PUMP TO THE FILTER. They also include many O-rings and such, which are nice and also critical to preventing leaks, but they don’t tell you to use them in the instructions! No wonder so many people are complaining of leaks! There are also items included with this unit that aren’t labeled and aren’t mentioned in the instructions at all - some sort of shut-off valve I think? No idea. Lol.

Does this product really work!?!? Yes, it does! And VERY well.To start it's powerful! The suc5ion is wonderful and it cleans my 12x20ft oblong above ground Coleman pool in about 2-3 hours giver or take how much cleaning needs to be done. This is even with the skimmer basket attached. Another big plus is that it comes with all the needed hoses clamps and tools necessary. Instruction aren't super clear but assembly is straight forward.However here what I think you should know.1. there does happen to be a leak that occurs when connecting the hose to the "pool" opening as noted on the pump lever. It's a drip but a leak nonetheless.2. The sand comes separately3. Make sure you have the pump/filter placed EXACTLY where you wanted before filling with the pool filter sand.4. I recommend using a cup to scoop sand slowly. Pouring the sand will cause alignment issues. (You'll know what I mean when you read the instructions.)But overall besides those miniscule hassles definitely worth it. Although I'm NOT looking forward to putting this thing away for the winter. It's HEAVY. Again miniscule and still worth the buy

I bought this sand filter and pump combo a couple of years ago for my little 1100 gal pool. It did a FANTASTIC job keeping the pool clean compared with the glorified fish tank pump that came with the pool. In my case, I was not able to remove the old pump from the bottom of the skimmer, so I instead pulled the impeller out of the pump and installed this between the old pump and the pool return. It works perfectly for my purpose but it would probably move even more water without the old pump in between. Anyway, this set up is great.Note to anyone that needs it: I did not bring it in for the winter and that was a mistake. The pump didn’t work when I tried it again early this summer. But with the help of some YouTube videos, I learned that if you pop the back cover off the pump, you can turn the impeller, breaking it free to spin again. It worked for me and it has been going all summer once again (knock on wood).

The media could not be loaded. UPDATE 1: It's been about one whole hour of run time, and the pump housing is leaking. There are drips forming where two pieces of factory seamed plastic meet. Guess I have to get a replacement. What a waste of time.Update 2: the leak is even worse now. See video. A drip per second, even with the pump off. No word from the seller.ORIGINAL: I just finished the installation of this sand filter. I'm a pretty competent guy with plumbing and electrical (heck, I built a 16kw grid tie solar array from the ground up by myself over the course of a few weeks)....but this was a kinda poor install experience and had me just shaking my head at the dumb design decisions they made and their advertising.For starters, I ordered this because it was advertised and strongly hinted that it was plug and play compatible with Bestway pools. It's not. For that you need to buy extra parts, which I didn't know until AFTER I finished the install and came inside to write this review. So if you have a Bestway pool, go get the adapters you need. It would have made installation MUCH easier.Secondly, the threaded pipe adapters to which you add the included flexible tubing is not nearly long enough for the tubing supplied. The tubing has a raised ring/lip around the outside, which sits about 1/4" from the edge. Presumably this is to accept a rubber o-ring....but those aren't supplied. The adapter to which you affix this tube to is only about 3/4" long. Seems fine, but you can't use the hose clamps anywhere on top of that raised lip on the tube because it leaks, so your hose clamps are literally sitting partially over the tiny bit of adapter that remains and partially over empty parts of the piping. They're also a little too large, so you have to tighten them quite a bit to stop the leaks...It seems very flimsy, and took quite some time to get it to stop leaking. I would recommend carefully cutting off that raised lip so you can snug the tubing fully onto the adapters and affix the hose clamps properly.There are also not enough hose clamps provided...I needed to go find several more to attach everything.You need to wrap the threads with teflon tape at least 15-20 times before it'll make a good seal. The threads are just far too loose and wobbly. Also, they include large o-rings (which aren't mentioned anywhere in the instructions)...put these overtop of the male threads for the adapters and squish em down a bit when you thread them onto the filter.There is NO TIMER! There is no built in GFI protection! The barebones pump my pool came with had both of these features, plus a very long cord. This cord is pretty short, so you're going to need an additional cord, timer, and GFI protection. If you aren't concerned with keeping your old pool pump, you could get a female extension cord kit, cut the cord from the old pump and wire it up as an extension cord for this pump. That would give you the protection and length is should have included.Suction seems great, however, and is working quite well with the skimmer I installed. I expect this will be significantly better than the Bestway filtration system. However, in hindsight I would have searched around for a sand filter setup that was actually compatible with my Bestway pool instead of one that just pretends they are.

El filtro es bueno pero la bomba no tiene nada de potencia. Pedi devolucion y me dijeron que solo aplica para US porque es un producto asi que en mexico si no sirve no hacen nada en absoluto y pierdes el dinero.Lastima porque pague una cantidad que no lo vale

Verry good

LA BOMBA ES DE PESIMA CALIDAD, DURO SOLO 1 SEMANA Y MEDIA Y PERDIO TODA SU POTENCIA. YA NO FUNCIONA. NO COMPREN ESTE ARTICULO, AUNQUE EL FILTRO ES DE BUENA CALIDAD. LA BOMBA NO LO ES, PIERDE LA POTENCIA DIA TRAS DIA, AUNQUE SEGUI LAS INSTRUCCIONES PASO A PASO, LA BOMBA BAJO SU POTENCIA Y ES INSERVIBLE, PERDÍ MI DINERO, Y ES DIFICIL REGRESARLA POR SER DE OTRO PAÍS.

This pump is a great replacement to my paper filter that came included with the pool. I have a Coleman 18 x 9 swimming pool purchased from Canadian tire. Last year the water was cloudy for almost the entire season because I did not change the paper filter soon enough. As a new pool owner, there is quite a steep learning curve to water clarity and balance. This filter and pump have been an excellent upgrade and the water has been crystal clear all season so far. My only criticisms are that the filter does not have a site glass for backwashing, and the pressure gauge does not seem to work . Otherwise, I backwash about once a week, rinse and then turn back to filtration. Have needed very few chemicals to maintain clear, balanced water.

We didn't realize how cloudy our water truly was until we got this. Within 12 hours the pool was looking amazing, after 24 it was the clearest it's ever been.The instructions are horrible for set up and we watched installation videos of the internet and followed other reviews for better set up instructions. We had to order adapters for our coleman pool as the parts it came with didn't work. There are white adapters shown in the picture but we didn't get those with the order, so had to order separate. If you have a coleman make sure you order the adapters too!