There's a lot of links in his description. I don't quite understand. Can you tell me exactly the parts I would need to do this job. You could reply something like: Link 1 not needed Link 2 needed Link 3 not needed Etc...

your 18 ft pool must have a larger "A" port (that's what mine is called on my pool) where the jet blows water back into the pool. My pool is a Coleman 16ft but also has the 1.25 ports as seen in this video, but when I tried to connect the jet nozzle to the pool, the screw attachment part of the jet nozzle wouldn't go through the 1.25 port but I wasn't aware I needed to cut out a larger hole for that inlet jet

Which pump did you use

You potentially could if you got an adapter to convert from 1.5” to 1.25”. I upgraded the outlet back into the pool so that I wasn’t restricting any of the flow from the pump with a smaller hose.

Yes even with a stronger pump you’ll still want to use that piece to block off most of the flow from one side. I’m in the process of setting up a sand filter now and even with more power I still use that piece to make the skimmer work the best.

Both the old outlet port and the new outlet port back to the pool that I upgraded to had the small aerator on top. The inlet ports that go to the pump from the pool don’t have the aerator. And only increasing the size of the hole or the power of your pump will increase the flow, and a better pump or sand filter will provide better filtration.

For now I kept the two 1.25 inlet hoses the same which fed into the new tee that then jumps up in size to 1.5 to go to the pump. I figured the two smaller hoses feeding into the one larger hose aren’t small enough to restrict the flow into the new pump. Then out from the pump back to the pool is the larger 1.5 hose with the new outlet nozzle. So into and out of the pump are both 1.5. For this particular pump I may have been able to get away with some adapters to still use all 1.25 hoses but I didn’t want to restrict the flow of the pump.

I think the version of the black hose that I have in the video was originally a 24 foot sump pump hose but at the time it had sections within it where you could cut it shorter. Since then the newer hoses I’ve found don’t have the extra sections built into them. Originally bought it at menards though.

The easy route is to use one of those black stoppers to block off one of the inlets. But this leaves you with the stock 1 1/4” back to the tee that then goes to 1.5”. If you want to increase the inlet then you’ll need to replace it with a new inlet that’s 1.5”, but still need to be able to connect a 1.5 hose inside the pool as well. You could use a new inlet like this. amzn.to/3eIOREh This would require cutting the liner and installing it like the outlet in the video. Then you’d need the GAME 4560 40mm to 1.5” adapter a.co/d/7XaSDZO to be able to connect strait to an intex hose or use it to connect to another new shutoff style valve. amzn.to/3yTwxPw Then on the inside of the pool you could connect your vacuum or strainer hose to a 1.5” threaded barb fitting. Then for the side that’s not used you could either patch it closed or install another 1.5” inlet and just insert a threaded plug with pipe tape on the threads to seal it off. I hope this gives you an idea of what could be done. I may actually do something similar to this myself next season. Hopefully this makes sense. I don’t know if there is really an easier way but from what I’ve found that’s how I’d do it. Good luck.

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No. The tee on the inlet side that I added converts 2 of the 1.25 inlet hoses to one 1.5 inch hose that then goes to the pump. It’s the outlet that goes back to the pool that has to be upgraded.

You can find the tee I used in the video description.

How well the skimmer works really depends on the strength of your pump. You can see in my intex sand filter video that after I upgraded to a larger pump/filter that skimmer worked great on the standard connection. You can also see modifications I made on my how to vacuum an intex pool video. But I didn’t need to upgrade the inlet side at all.

​@@Type5ReviewsThis is nice. But you still have 1.25" on the inlet side that's still restricring water flow. The ideal fix would be to cut that 1.25" hole out and make it 1.5

Just like your old pump setup, one hose goes into your pump/filter and then one should go out to your pool. If your skimmer side has 2 hoses they likely join together at some point down to 1 hose. This point would have to be adapted to 1.5” for a larger pump. I’d double check the size of your hoses coming from your skimmer to the pump and then from the pump back to your pool. If they are already 1.5” then you wouldn’t have to change much besides the pump/filter otherwise you may need to modify the inlet back to the pool like I did in the video or get a different adapter to go to 1.5” on the skimmer side. Good luck.

It does seem intimidating. But take your time with a sharp razor blade and you shouldn’t have an issue.

Just do it I waited a.whole year to cut ✂️ it and even lost sleep thinking about it

I’m doing it tomorrow. I know it will be worth it 😊 and it needs to be done

Correct. The hole from the pump back to the pool needs to be cut larger to fit the larger valve. The 2 original holes from the pool can be left as 1 1/4” and you then just order the tee in the description that combines the two 1 1/2 hoses into one 1 1/2 hose. Then make sure you have the correct 1 1/2 hose to and from the pump. Hope this helps.

True if I only had 1 inlet. There are 2 1.25” inlets joining together to feed the 1.5” tee going into the pump.

Really really tighten it down if that’s possible anymore. Try using a large wrench.

@@tjsturm7691 Several times….but I’ve since switched to a sand filter which is much better.

Fun fact : I washed the filters in my washing machine on gentle cycle with cold water. No soap necessary. These turned out well worth a second run. Thank you for the advice.

Nah, I run that particular hose up over the side of the pool. It creates a nice fountain sound to drown out any nearby tract home sounds for me.

Assuming you have that black rubber gasket on the inside like I showed the assembly has to be tightened down really well, which is why I used that oil filter wrench. Tighten for instance by hand would potentially not be tight enough.

In the video description.

Have you checked out the description of the video? I found a bunch of links there.

I only need the intex valve tee. I bought a sand pump and it came with the new fitting that throws water into the pool. I just had to make a cut in the pool as he did in the video

You could use an adapter on the inlet and outlet ports. But the larger the pump you upgrade to the less you would want to restrict the water flow, and an adapter would be forcing more water through a 1.25” hole instead of a 1.5” hole that can handle a higher flow rate more easily.

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@@Youcantmakethisup338 I think it’s “public” now. 😊

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