You don't split the gasket!!!! It's made like so when you cut the liner the gasket, onside is on the outside and the other side goes on the inside of the pool. Then you screw the frame and the skinner box together. The gasket makes a water tight seal.

Thank you so much for sharing this video. It made the installation easy and quick. The flow is greatly improved and the vacuum works so much better. I was looking at getting a better pump but now I don't have too.

I have to say you have done an excellent job explaining and showing your upgrades thank you so much. Your video will be helping alot of people with their pools.

Best video because it was the easiest to follow! We put ours in today, and I literally jumped for joy when I watched the grass get sucked into the skimmer! It’s the little things in life!😂

just sending out a big thank you for your video.Followed your advice to keep my coleman input by drilling out for the eye from the hayward kit. huge difference in water flow.also hard plumbed my skimmer getting rid of the hoses to the intake ports and putting in a shutoff valve for the skimmer as you recommended. Have been bummed by everyone being out of lower priced sand filters but with the new skimmer setup i know i can keep my pool in great shape for quite a while. for people who want to hard plumb their skimmer to their original coleman type pump,you don't need any expensive adapers.The skimmer side takes regular 1 1/2 pvc pipe and the pump side can be made to work fine with a cantex electrical 1 1/2 inch box connector. I got mine at ace hardware for $1.99.It's a little scary when you cut the hose to get the hose screw on end part, but the cantex part fits perfectly into the part and works great.I sanded the lettering off as recommended by another you tuber and also left a little gap when i glued on my white pvc 1 1/2 coupling so you can still turn the screw on intex part without it turning your pvc as recommended by another you tuber.Anyway brilliant hack of the eyeball fitting and intensely grateful for your help. One tip for folks getting ready to install the skimmer. I took one of the extra pan head screws they give you and the night before i installed the skimmer I threaded the screw into all the holes i needed to use to attach the skimmer to the side of the pool. That way when I actually attached the skimmer it was easy to screw in the screws since the extra screw had already put threads in the plastc screw holes of the skimmer which do not come threaded. I only threaded the screw in about 2/3 of the way in so the screw would get a good bite into the skimmer holes when iactually put it together.

Just used this method worked like a charm! Thanks from a dad that now looks like a champ!

I want to say you did a fantastic job explaining how to it , I purchase one a few weeks ago and have been afraid to do it, But now I get it done by my self without asking for help

I did this modification this weekend. Man, every time I poked a hole through the liner for the screws I was nervous, but I finished up without a hitch and the water is flowing and filtering much better. My wife and I are going to go through the vacuum process tonight. The only thing I bought extra was a valve to put at the stock pump and a hose to go from that valve to the skimmer.

Thanks for the video. I was worried about installing one of these on my pool but after the video I was confident and it was an easy install. Also thanks for showing that I needed the hose adapter before I started it. It made things real easy. Thank you so much.

You have the skill of a surgeon. It is so satisfying watching you cut that hole for the skimmer. Well done, sir. Well done!

Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share your success!!

Just did this to my colman 24 52 big difference immediately. Running the intex sand filter. Thank you for your tips

Best Video I've found yet Thank You.

Did this to my pool, best upgrade ever! I cut the outlet for the skimmer and the inlets for my exhaust.

Great job from a pool professional.

thanks for showing the whole process! Still scared shi*less, but I think I'm going to do it!

WOW! I didn't know you could add this type of skimmer to this type of pool. Thank you!!!!!!

Thanks a million. Your instructions were spot on. Keep up the good content.

Awesome...Thank you for sharing...just put the Intex skimmer on as I didn't understand others video on the Hayward and was nervous about cutting the pool...might have to reconsider.

Nice, I got same filter and saltwater chlorinator but an oval 16x10. My neighbors have 3 trees that have white flowers and they go straight into my pool, hope this skimmer helps keep it clean.

Hey bud thanks for putting this out. You kept it simple and made my job easier.👊🏾

I watched your video and followed your directions. Lowes had an adaptor that worked for me though, (for slip on hoses). Everything worked great. Thank you!

your video was more helpful than the directions that came with my skimmer had it not been for you i may not have gotten this done thank you on a side note holy crap i cant believe your able to put this thing together on your own i needed another person to help me and still had a hard time

I did this to our pool, works great!!! Fantastic upgrade!!

Thank you - I added one just the way you laid it out.

Did this to my pool last year along with a 3,000 gph sand filter pump. Best money ever spent on a pool.

Thanks for the information, I'm going to put one on my pool, I've been thinking about a way to make my pool water to flow in a circle also, Thanks Again.

This was very helpful. The instructions I received with this product didn't eve have diagrams to clarify! I really appreciate you making this

i installed 2 skimmers one of these for skimming / circulation, another wide mouth jacuzzi style skimmer up near the top of the pool above the waterline for Rain overflow Drainage, this eliminated the very costly need to build a French drain around the pool. if we get a heavy extended rain it drains out into a 1" pipe off into a storm drain creek. I also installed a shower drain into the bottom of the pool and created a sump area in the middle, this is also connected to the drain line with a 1" directional flow control valve.

Great video! thanks much. I just installed this on my Costco Bestway 12'x22' pool and I wanted to let worried viewers know that I installed mine up higher on the double seam so that I could get maximum water depth and it worked perfect, zero leaks, zero issues, do not be afraid, just take your time. Thanks again 👍🏻

Best detailed video i have ever seen! Thank you!!

Thank you thank you thank you for including the part description for the adapter!!!!!!

I ended up reversing the setup when I installed my skimmer. I talked to the local pool supply owner & she recommended putting the skimmer at the out flow opening. I did that & connected it to my sand filter. The old intakes now circulate my pool water 1000% better than the old system that was horrible! I upgraded my pump several months ago because of it really not working at all!

Circulation is key, you are right there, but you also need to shock the pool to get rid of the haze.

Thank you! the instructions do not tell you to cut the butterfly gasket in half, I couldn’t understand why they didn’t give you 2 gaskets. I appreciate your video!

thank you, great job. helped me out alot

Great video tutorial!

Why do you cut the gasket in half? It hast to be installed between the foil, inside and outside in ONE piece.

what I did on mine was the original 2 intakes I went and bought some pvc that fit into those holes and just capped each end so I don't have a hose running from one intake to the other. This is the second intex pool i've added a hayward skimmer to. I actually mounted mine half way on the single ply part of liner and half on the double part to get a higher water level. been working good for 3 years now with no leaks.

no surprise with the increased flow. Pumps are good at pushing water but not sucking. So keep the feed to the pump as big as possible, skimmer, larger hose etc will all make it better

I the Hayward skimmer is a definite improvement, get the Intex sand filter and pump you will love that even better!!!

THANK YOU. Everyone else pumps the top foot of water out the pool first and I was thinking that probably wasn't necessary. I searched until I could find an example of someone doing it this way just to ease my insecurities that something awful may happen the second I puncture the liner.

Highly recommend adding one of these to your pool. I won't have a pool without one. And yes it's nerve-wracking putting holes in your pool. Especially cutting the center hole out of the skimmer.

same setup here works great

Thank You, I want to install this

I did the same thing today. Thank you for the info my friend

Nice job you can change the jet to a smaller one you just unscrew the white ring around the front we’re you adjust it they make a smaller one that has a smaller hole so that it can move your water around even faster

Great video somewhat informative. My only issues is that you don’t give part numbers or sizes of the modifications you performed. That would help us a lot

This is awesome thanks

Just wondered why you use the outake valves instead of the intake for the vacuum?

I had the small mouth and my chlorine float thing always got stuck or sucked into it so I went with the wide mouth to stop it from happening or at least stop it from clogging it up.

Perfect !!

Love all your videos !! I put this on my pool last year loved it!! Now have a bigger pool but it is so hard to get this skimmer on this time- cannot get these flat screws to poke through the liner any ideas - and what size is the ball valve ? Thank you oh I saw your answer to the valve in another comment - also of the birds in the background I’m originally from New Bedford 😀

What do I need to hook up the ball shut off vavle? Do you have a video on that?

Does the 1.5 ball vavle screw directly to the bottom of the skimmer or is there some adapter or gasket or plumbing tape? Also how did you connect under the ball vavle to the pool hose, any adapter, gasket or tape?

Thanks for sharing this video! It was incredibly helpful installing our own Hayward skimmer. I have a specific question for you: what kind of valve did you put below the Hayward skimmer at around the 16:00 mark? I’d like to order it for ours.

Does your pump aerate a bit while the vacuum adapter is on? I'm having that issue with mine so I stopped using it till I figure out the issue.

Where did you get the salt chlorinator and how does it work? I have the exact same pool and I am curious now since you kept the original pump that came with the pool. I might mimic your setup if you don't mind.

Looks like u got 2 pumps or ones converter ? So whats the link to that direction im surprised they dont come with that

Do u have a video for setting up the inlet eyeball that comes with it

Whats the name of that grey adapter like a coupling under the skimmer at first of the video?

After two years, any leaks from splitting the butterfly gasket?

thank you and can you please give us a list of parts you used for this awesome project. in particular the part numbers for that cap off of the old two tiny inlets and the part number for the ball valve. Thank you

My hose are 1-1/4. What connections do I need?

At 3:50 that grey threaded adapter/reducers.....I need some of these...what is the thread size of each side?

What did you do with the other 2 intakes though? Could them 2 intakes and the skimmer hose somehow connect before running to the pump so that all 3 intakes are being used now? I like the idea of using the original intakes still to help suck up particles floating beneath the water.

1 year later, how is the skimmer and the pool seal holding? I would like to do this too for my intex pool. Just before I cut checking if the pool vinyl tears over time? or the seal around the hayward gasket start to seep? Thank you for posting

Does this take care of all the little annoying black spec bugs that can’t seem to stay out of my pool? I just bought a wide mouth (was the only one available and was cheaper on offer up) it should be delivered tomorrow. I cannot wait to see how this improves my mental health

Where did you purchase the grey adapter and what is the name of it? Thank you for this video

For best results you need to re-circulate all the water of the pool 4 times/day in active season. So pool 10000L , you need 2500l/h pump if you want it to work 4 hours, and so. So these pump are bare minimum or really not adequate for these pools and larger pumps do much better job.

Get a sand filter. After backwash, add about half a pound od DE ,, diatomaceous earth.. For filtering performance

I need to do this I’m so tried of getting leaves out of pool with leaf net or vacuuming all the time!!!

Can I please ask you, did your skimmer box have the clear plastic cup that goes in the bottom of the outside part before the basket goes in? My best ways one does but when it is in there is no suction, it’s like the cup is stopping the water from being sucked in. Do you know if it is needed?

What did you use to close the old two lines , I saw they're together

Do you have the link at all for turn off switch that sits just under the skimmer? Thanks

Do you have the part number for the adapter? I have the Bestway 9x18x48.

What did you do with the 2 original ports did you just blank them off and now only using the skimmer. ?

how did you install the eyeball? We just got a hayward and the inlet eyeball assembly is humongous. If we use it, we'd have to cut a larger hole. so, how did you add that eyeball?

Do you take your pool down in the wintertime? If so, do you remove the skimmer from the pool wall for storage?

Why are the two lines still hooked up after you installed the skimmer? They appear to be worthless at this point. Do they have a purpose?

I just bought a bestway above ground pool. Where I need to place my filter pump is about 12 feet from the pool. Do you know where I can get those plastic tubes but where they're longer than normal? or how I can extend them to the length I need them to be?

How on earth did you attach the eyeball thingy to the existing outlet?? did you hole saw it & then glue that in place?? I been trying to figure this out for awhile, I have the same. set up as you?? Thanks for any help

So are the 2 B hoses just there and no longer serving any purpose? If so, could you just glue the black plugs in them so you don’t have to worry about the hoses?

Very nice and informative vid. Good views. Can you tell me if this skimmer dropped your max water level? Can us the water level set by the max hight of the skimmer box?

Hi Thank you for a great video. Many professionals advise against doing this, so I am inquisitive about the durability. Can you give an update on how it is holding up after sitting there for two years? Can the liner withstand heavy activity and many waves?

Hi! Can I ask about the filters? We have the stock one you have, but not the other. Do you have to have 2 filters to do this? Thanks!

What size hole saw did you use for the eyeball jet mod?

What adapters did you buy for the bottom of the skimmer?

Great video. Easy to follow... may install one.. i just hate skimmer set up.. how you lose 5.. maybe 6 inches of water depth.. any ideas

Have you had any issues with leakage since you cut the gasket?

I hope someone can give me an answer here. If you have a 48" deep above ground pool like this, and you install the skimmer, DO YOU LOSE some depth of water with having a skimmer? You already don't have much depth with a 48" pool as it is so i am trying to figure out if adding a skimmer is worth it with these pools. Thank you

did the hose connecting it to the pump come with the skimmer?

I'm having the hardest time finding the grey adapter that you found off of Amazon . Can you help please

How did you build your return eyeball thing?

Where did you purchase the grey adapter and what is the name of it

What is the other device on the ground that is plumbed to the left filter pump? Is that an auxiliary filter or pump?

My ? Is, how is it holding up this swimming season. Do you have any leaks or rips. I love the idea just scared of it not working and ruining my pool.

Quick ? Did you use your other intake or did you close it off.

Rowerwet, DO you drain your pool and winterize ? DO you have any recomendations or links to follow ?

I just bought the same pool and I have been reading some reviews stating at the legs rust out after a year or two. Does anybody else had that issue? What are your pool legs setting on? 1"blocks?