Intex 28003E Deluxe Above Ground Pool Maintenance Kit for Minimum 800 GPH Flow Rates with Vacuum, 110" Pole, Wall Brush and 24' Hose (Color May Vary)

Oh. My. Goodness. I couldn't wait for this to get here. And it arrived a day early. Thank God, because I have had my pool up for about a month now and no brush or vacuum. And obviously the pool is under trees :) as you can imagine that long without a either, I had 2 separate issues with algae. Thankfully the trees aren't making too much of a mess. In either case I opened this box the moment it got here and honestly took a step back at how great the quality was. The pole is really heavy duty. With 2 separate sections to lengthen it. That keeps it nice and sturdy. And it's thick. Everything went together perfect. No issues. I have well water so I needed a vacuum that didn't use a garden hose adding water and I wasn't going to have to take 10 steps to make work. This holds all the dirt and pine needles in the bag, which is inside a housing that then sucks the water thru to the filter. Now I knew I had lots of pine tree junk on the floor, but we only used the pool maybe 3 times. And never going in and out. I was shocked at the amount of sand that went thru the filter. But that was no biggie. I just rinsed the pool filter when I was done. In the photos and video you can see the piles of nasty stuff. I vacuumed around them so you could see them better. They are at least a inch high. Thick and heavy. I used the vacuum head without the brushes first. Do you see how fast that little head did that :) and without making it a mess and floating all over. If anyone tells you this set isn't worth it. They are wrong . *Edit: I just upgraded from the original filter the pool came with to a 2100gph sand filter. And oh my, the suction is even better than before. So take into consideration what you have for a filter when using this. *** Tho a note to intex. ... I find it horrible that you were selling this at a decent price. And then a week ago you jacked the price up because you started selling so many for the summer. Shame on you. If I wasn't so desperate my pride would have had me look elsewhere. [...] Thank you.

We purchased a sand filter at the beginning of the season. We loved the filter as it circulated the water much much better than the filter that came with the pool! We have an 18' Intex metal frame pool. We purchased another vacuum from a box store, but even with an adaptor, I couldn't get it to work properly due to air remaining in the line and the hoses would NOT fit properly. After researching further, I decided to purchase this kit-knowing it was at least the same brand as the pool and should work. The package came quickly and in perfect condition. I was anxious to try it out, so I quickly opened it and headed to the pool. I had researched online how to get air out of the line-put hose to the return to allow hose to fill up with water-quickly take hose to the suction and attach. However, I still had issues keeping air out of the line. I would prime the pump again and again and was ready to scream! Finally, I read on someone's review to use the little bitty plastic cap that looks like a plug for a float. It should be in the bag that came with the pool. I had 2 of them. Place that over the air valve at the top of the inlet valve and wallah!!! It worked! I usually have to prime the pump at least once initially, but I've learned how to do it pretty quickly. This vacuum works beautifully. I typically use the larger one that has the filter inside of it. It picks up a lot of debris. When we have a lot of leaves, I have to empty it once while doing the whole pool, but it is fairly easy. I was skeptical initially thinking this is just a dinky kit. However, I have been pleasantly surprised. The pole is of good quality (unlike the cheap, flimsy one that comes with most), the brush is excellent and the hose and vacuum work well. I have no complaints with this product. I wish I had found it sooner. I haven't used the leaf net, so I can't report on that. I have used it for several months now, so I feel like I've given it time to report on it accurately. It's definitely better than the one where the hose attaches. I was tired of dragging the hose around the pool all of the time!

Where I live we have sand storms. For years, I have put up an above ground pool for my kids and now my grand kids. No one wants to swim in a dirty above ground pool so, after each sand storm, I have used a pool vacuum hose connected to the intake of my pool pump with a rigid household vacuum wand on the other end using lots of duct tape. Several times during the cleaning, I would have to stop and remove the debris from the inlet. I found this kit while looking at inline leaf canisters. They cost more than this whole kit and still had poor reviews. The vacuum canister in this affordable kit attaches to the telescoping handle and stays underwater when you vacuum. I had to try it regardless of the reviews saying it kept coming apart during use. When I took it out of the package, I put in the filter basket, screwed it together and it twisted round and round. The problem with the twist lock on the canister is that the tolerance between the gasket on the filter bag and the plastic "lock" is too loose to hold the canister together securely. It needed a little southern engineering to help it. I fixed this problem on mine by carefully filling the channel in the gasket of the filter bag half way up with good quality silicone using a coffee stir stick. I let it cure 24 hours before using. It was a little bit tedious, but fully functional, should be long lasting, and no duct tape was involved! Being that I enjoy southern engineering, I will offer a couple of other ways to resolve the problem while keeping the functionality and using stuff you may already have around the house: - Waterproof duct tape: use long thin strips pressed inside the canister in a circle in the area that the gasket connected to the filter bag will sit. Use one or more layers checking to see when you get a fit that snug but not so tight that you risk breaking the plastic tabs of the twist lock. - Hot glue: Build up the area inside the canister in the area that the gasket connected to the filter bag will sit. Let it harden before checking fit. If the twist lock is too tight or still too loose, use some rubbing alcohol on the glue then immediately peel it up. The alcohol makes it peel right up! Then, try again until you get the right fit. Note: - DON'T use an o-ring because it will make the tolerance too tight - either you wont be able to screw the pieces together, or the plastic will break off from the twist lock. Another thing I do to make the process of vacuuming easier is to keep ankle weights hanging on the side of the pool. Then, when I have to stop to clean the canister out, I put the weights on the hose to keep it from floating up and taking in air. Another hack on the vacuum: For my purpose, I needed a coarser mesh for the little bag because I want to let the pump filter catch the sand but still use the canister to keep the debris from blocking the inlet. I used an awl to punch several holes all around the bag. If the next sandstorm proves this ineffective, I will cut away all but an inch or so of mesh and sew a coarser mesh bag around the cut edge. Note to Intex: please make a Version 2 with a tighter tolerance and bigger locking tabs or at least make the channel in the gasket that is attached to the bag more shallow. Another nice Idea would be use a course mesh on the filter bag and let people use a knee high nylon stocking to line it if they want a finer mesh. I am excited to have this vacuum because with mods, it is fantastic! This is so much better than my previous homemade system! Also, all the other pieces in this set worked out great for me. I do suggest that some people may want to have a flat fine mesh skimmer net on hand in addition to the deep coarse net from this kit. If you have read all the way to here, I hope you found something helpful!

I read most of the positive and negative reviews for this vacuum. If used properly rather than carelessly, the vacuum works amazing. Much of the negative reviews talk of certain connecting areas of the product breaking or snapping. They also speak of the vac body where the filter bag sits as being easily popped off or coming undone due to the half turn to seal the area. The vacuum isn't meant to be ripped out of the box and slammed together, if so, it will snap and break. It's plastic. It's not a carpet vac so it shouldn't be used like one inside of a pool. No pool vac should. If you take your time and properly put it together step by step and use it as every pool vacuum is meant to be used, it works fantastic. All pool vacuums should be used with a slow and steady motion to assure it will pick up all debris off the bottom of the pool. Product Parts & Assembly - The Vacuum Body- Holds the filter, connects and seals by a half turn without effort. No forcing or attempt to tightening needed whatsoever. - The Post Connection to the Vacuum Body - Clips in easy, but it's a bit loose. If used too quickly under water while vacuuming I could see how it could crack or break the Vacuum Body's Post Connection. Upon putting the entire vacuum together I saw the potential problem area and once the I connected the post to the vacuum body I taped around the area to prevent any movement. I then found a rounded rubber o-ring I had and slid it around the connection prior to sliding the post on. **My suggestion to the manufacturer would be to provide a 1/4" to a 1/2" wide gasket to slide over the connection prior to connecting the post to prevent any movement in this area. - The Post - Is sturdy and made very well. - The 2 Vacuum Heads - As is the case with the post connection to the vacuum body, **My suggestion to the manufacturer would be to provide a 1/4" to a 1/2" wide gasket to slide over the connection prior to connecting the vacuum heads to prevent any movement in this area. - The Net Skimmer - Is fantastic. - The Hose Adapter - Works great. Easy to switch out Be sure to's - When changing the strainer adapter from the skimmer adapter to the vacuum adapter always use a scrub brush to remove any remnants of debris that can get stuck to the strainer from the skimmer. *We always do this task when emptying the skimmer basket to make sure the pump is getting a steady flow. - Make sure all air is out of the hose prior to attaching it to the strainer adapter for vacuum use. Otherwise the the pump will take in air and the pump will remain somewhat half full. - Take your time vacuuming the pool. DO NOT try and vacuum like it's a carpet. Take your time and enjoy the pool while slowly vacuuming. It will pick up all the debris you have. Trying to speed the vacuuming process WILL only result in wear and tear to the vacuum and potentially break connections.

This kit has everything you need to clean an above-ground pool—vacuum, net, brush, hose, and pole. It’s a good value overall, but setup takes some trial and error. The vacuum works okay if your pump is strong enough (800 GPH or more), but if there's any air in the hose, suction won’t work right. Some parts feel a bit flimsy, especially the skimmer net, but for the price it gets the job done. Just be patient with the setup and it will help keep your pool clean.

I've purchased this kit to clean my Intex Easy Set 10' Pool clean. For what I paid ($28.99 including shipping) its worth every penny! All the tools are nice and strudy, high quality. The hose can be cut, if you don't need 24' or so. Now I have two hoses, one thats about 10' (I use it to clean the bottom while diving, without the pole) and second thats about 14' that can be attached to the pole and used from out of water. It is very easy to use, and does an excelent job. I have only two complaints: 1 - the skimmer net openings are quite large, and won't catch small debris floating around the pool (I've had a aquarium fishing net purchased at Petland Discount to do the job, I fish it out while in the pool) 2 - the vacuum filter net could be a finer mesh, as some smaller particles (sand and other stuff) pass through it, to the filter. (An easy fix, got a pantyhose, cut the "sock" off and wrapped it around the filter bag and gasket. Worked magic! i've read other reviews, people had problems with not enough suction. If you have two inlet strainers, make sure you cap one off, so you'll have 100% of pump suction at the vacuum. Another thing to do is make sure the hose and the vacuum are as full with water as possible (the hose will always have residual air bubbles trapped in it), and turn off the pump, and vent the air out, until water is coming out, and turn it back on. If you have Salt Water Chlorine Generator, it a good practice to turn it off (not enough flow, and tiny particles passing through the plates might cause damage, scale buildup , etc)

I'm a mechanical engineer, so I can tell you with certainty that whoever designed this pool vacuum is either stupid, or does not care about doing a good job. The problems with the design of this product could have been solved easily, without increasing the cost to produce it. So the designers are either bad at their jobs, or they don't care. 1) The vacuum head does not produce very much suction. This is primarily due to a loose-fitting connection between the vacuum housing and the hose which leads back to the inlet port of the filter. Suction can be improved by adding Gorilla Tape around the connector, but it's a partial fix. The suction is so poor, that the brush head is useless. The flat nozzle head is usable, but still not very effective. 2) The vacuum housing assembly is prone to self-disassembly. The clear dome which holds the debris bag will come apart from the housing with less than a quarter-twist, and does not lock into place when you attach it. It should be designed to snap firmly into place, like food processor bowls do. It doesn't. It relies on an insufficient friction fit instead of a snap fit. So when you're vacuuming your pool, you have to be very careful not to apply any counter-clockwise twist to the pole, or the vacuum head will detach from the housing and spill its contents back into your pool. This would not have been hard to fix in the design of the plastic parts, but it isn't possible to fix as the consumer. Since you need to detach this part regularly to empty the debris bag, you can't just tape it or glue it shut. It's possible to train yourself to use the vacuum in a way that it won't come apart, but the poor suction is what it is. Also, the nub where the pole connects to the housing is too short, so it wobbles inside the pole. Not a deal-breaker, but it's another example of shoddy engineering. 3) Another deficiency, though minor, is that if your pool has a dual-inlet filter design, you'll need to use a provided plug to stopper one of the inlets. This isn't explained in the instructions, although the required plug IS included (and three similar plugs shipped with my pool, also without instructions). 4) The skimmer net is less effective than a butterfly net I bought at the Dollar Store. The net is too deep, so it has a lot of drag through the water and is difficult to empty. Worse, the netting is too coarse, so small debris flows right through. Pine needles often slip right through, and small bugs pass through easily. The only good part of this kit is the telescoping pole. It has no problems.

I'm giving this product 5 stars based on the fact that for a relatively cheap kit that comes with this many items in it, it's totally worth the investment! If you were to buy a skimmer and pole alone, you'd be spending almost as much as you do buying this kit. That being said, my only complaint is that I wish the holes in the mesh lining of the skimmer were smaller. It doesn't pick up small gnats and tiny debris. I bought this set mainly because it came with a vacuum. Let me just tell you that my pool floor was disgusting. Last year, I had a standard garden hose method vacuum that came with my pool and it never worked for me, so I knew that I wanted to purchase a better vacuum this year. However, I wasn't willing to fork over hundreds of dollars for a vacuum. Nope. This Intex vacuum is excellent- that is, once you correctly follow the instructions and quit making goofy operator errors like I did. My Coleman 18x48 above ground has 2 inlet openings and 1 outlet opening. I had no clue that I could unscrew the inlet plugs to fit the hose adapter to it! So, initially, I placed the adapter on the OUTLET! Oops. The vacuum kept coming apart and water was spewing out of the sides and it took me 2 hours to realize what I had done. Once I placed the adapter on an Inlet attachment, things started falling into place. Next, I had to put the plug into the second inlet hole, otherwise there was not enough pressure in the water to get the vacuum to suck up the debris. When placing the hose in the water, you must first attach the hose to the vacuum and submerge the vacuum, then began placing the hose deep into the water STARTING NEAREST TO THE VACUUM. Do not just throw the entire hose in and expect it to fill. As you pull the hose in about a foot at a time, it will fill. Once you reach the other end, water should begin coming up through it. If you still have a lot of air in the hose, turn on your pool pump and place the end of the hose up against the outlet to push water through the hose for about a minute. Keep the hose under water and move it over to the inlet adapter and place it on the adapter. Voila! Also, very important to now release the air on your filter pump. You may need to do this repeatively, as it will help keep the suction pressure high and keep from damaging your pump. When your waste basket gets full, turn off your pump and pull the hose off of the vacuum, and clean the basket using a garden hose. Before continuing to clean the pool, you must pull the hose out and start at step one with submerging the hose and releasing air from it before turning on the pump again and continuing. So there you go. My mistakes took me 5 hours before getting this simple vacuum to work, but once I slowed down and figured it out, it only took me about 2 more hours to clean the pool (mine was very dirty as this is the first time it's been thoroughly cleaned.) I'm very satisfied with the results! 1. Hook hose up to the INLET! 2. Plug up the 2nd inlet (if you have 2). 3. Submerge the hose a little bit at a time starting with the end closest to the vacuum. 4. Release any additional air by holding hose onto the OUTLET once pump is running. 5. Release the air that got into your pump/filter area. I hope this helps those of you who look at this pool cleaning business as rocket science. I know it's pretty new to me and mistakes are bound to occur, but once you get the steps down, this vacuum really is the bomb dot com! And it's totally worth the money!

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Great bit of kit well worth the money

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Bon produit pour ce qu'on en fait mais le filtre ne sert pas à grand chose parce qu'il se bouche rapidement et implique l'arrêt de la pompe faire gaffe à ne pas faire rentrer d'air dans la conduite d'aspiration etc quand on utilise la filtration en mode égout le filtre et plus embêtant qu'autre chose