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Intex Pool Surface Skimmer | 
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| Brand: Calsplash
Category: Toy
Buy New: $29.95
New (3) from $29.95
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 58757
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
MPN: 58946E
Model: 58946
UPC: 789610100156
ASIN: B000ICZDVQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Attaches onto filter pump for skimming | | • | Has an adjustable bracket that easily mounts to side of pool | | • | Catches leaves and other debris before they sink to the bottom of the pool | | • | Strainer basket can be taken out for easy cleaning | | • | Compatible with Intex easy-set pools, sand and sun pools, aqua leisure pools and more |
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Product Description
Our intex pool surface skimmer is a great addition to any outdoor above ground pool. The skimmer helps catch leaves and debris before they sink to the bottom of your pool. Skimmer works with any pump with more then 500 gallons per hour. (It will not work with the intex 300 gallon pump.) The intex pool pumps they do work with is the 500 gallon pump, 800 gallon pump, 1500 gallon pump, and the 2500 gallon pump. Pool skimmer also works with most Sand 'n Sun pools and Aqua Leisure pools.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Excellent Skimmer August 30, 2008
T. G.
Does the job in keeping the pool cleaner. Wouldn't call it a toy though. Very pleased.
Surface Skimmer August 17, 2008
Overworked (NJ)
This product works great for skimming off all surface debris in my Intex pool. I can keep the pool a lot cleaner because nothing is falling to the bottom of the pool so I do not have to vacuum the bottom of the pool so often. When installing it you have to make sure the hose attached to it is laying properly under the water so it does not push skimmer up causing it to float. Once you have this positioned right the skimmer box sits level. Also put the holder on the smallest position around inflated tube to hold it tight. If you do both of this things the skimmer will sit flush to the water level and skim perfectly.
If you have tried these things when installing and still the skimmer floats then you might be using it with a pump that does not have enough suction to hold it down. Might have to upgrade your pump.
Does the job. July 15, 2008
Jason D. Fairbrother (Sturbridge, MA USA)
Easy to install & this product does the job it's supposed to but I have to admit it doesn't stay in place very well & needs constant adjusting.
Does the job great!! June 24, 2008
C. Figueroa (Houston, TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
(This is not a toy is in reference to the fact that this product is in Amazon's toy section.)
This little thing keeps me from skimming A LOT! In fact I probably skim about 80% less now thatnks to this. One tip I can provide is that when you are done playing in the pool, take EVERYTHING out of the pool so debris doesn't get stuck on it and it can be picked up by the skimmer. Toys, ladder, etc. And don't just use the skimmer like I did when I first got it. You need to switch back and forth from the skimmer to the regular intake port so that the pump/filter can clean more than just the surface water. I kept getting cloudy water and I couldn't figure out why until one day I took the skimmer off, it was then I realized what I was doing wrong lol.
Also it shoould be adjusted so the skimmer's basket and floating part are only 1 inch apart, more than that and it will float away. But it states the 1" tip in the directions.
And I have found that cleaning the filter is required maybe only once per week now. Skimmer or not, the filter should be cleaned once per week to avoid porblems and keep your water clear. If you have to clean your filter every day as one said, something else is going on than the skimmer.
It saves me from constantly having to go out and skim so it is a definate must have!
 Has issues June 2, 2008
Summer Mom (GA)
I REALLY like this product, but I cannot give it a high rating after using it for 2 months because there are design problems that make it problematic to use.
It is currently connected with a 800 gph pump.
It whole unit tends to float up to where it can't get water through the basket and only gets it through the sidewalls (clipping it very tight seems to help on the inflateable ring type pools)... compound that issue with if you have the basket up enough so that the floating ring doesn't float away, it sucks the small debris into the sidewalls and into the pump defeating the purpose of the nylon filter catch all you place over the basket. It also forces you to clean/change the filter EVERY day instead of every 2 weeks.
Lowering the unit seems to help a lot with the small debris problem, but you have to remember to raise it when kids are in the pool because the floating ring will float away during play time.
Past the irritation with the constant tinkering you have to do, This is a VERY effective product for keeping the crud out of your pool.
I've ordered a 1500 gph pump to see if that helps the floating away issues and some other issues I'm having with the pool itself.
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