Help with Intex Easyset pool

[marco79]

I've bought my kids a Intex Easyset 366cm x 76cm pool about 2 weeks back.
I filled it with water and the kids enjoyed playing in it. Last week the floor of the pool started changing color, first yellow and now its green.

How do i get rid of this? I've heard i can just add some salt to the water. If so, how much salt?

Or is there any other way of maintaining the sparkle in my pool?

 

[ColinR]

Chlorine, no?

 

[marco79]

Can i add chlorine without any circulation of the water?

 

[ColinR]

I added a bit to the one we bought (about the same size) - but just a very small amount, then the normal use of the pool seemed to move the water enough.

 

[ernstn]

You must treat it as you would a normal pool. I use one of the small balanced chlorine floaters(it lasts about a month), clean the floor regularly and run the filter pump(which came with mine) for about two hours a day.

The filters tend to clog up regularly, and then I take it out and give it a good rinse with water. The filter pump does not have a backwash function.

 

[marco79]

Thanx. I will go hunting for chlorine over the weekend. Any brands i should be looking out for?

 

[ColinR]

HTH

 

[Mila]

Mine has a pump.
I bought a floater and that does the trick.

 

[marco79]

It came with a pump but without a filter. I will check at Game over the weekend if they have any filters and of that floater thingys.

 

[PhreakBoy]

Yip, most retail stores stock the filters. I used the chlorine tabs that they sell for use with Jacuzzi's.

 

[Mila]

It came with a pump but without a filter. I will check at Game over the weekend if they have any filters and of that floater thingys.

Oh yes you might need a shocker to just to start. But you can buy all these things at the pool section in game. you get a nifty set that works like a creepy. You attach your hose to it - it looks like a pool brush. Works very well.

 

[pjjdp]

Mine has a pump.
I bought a floater and that does the trick.

+1

I have not used the pump for about 3 weeks now. Water is still perfect.(Yes I use the cover as well)

 

[marco79]

I cannot find a cover for it at Game. Sold out. Any other stores I can try.
I'm in the Port Edward - Margate area.

 

[ernstn]

Mine is the Intex A type filter and I found some at Brights Hardware (http://www.brights.co.za/) in the Cape Town area for R50 each.

I would be interested to know of other stores that sell them at a similar or cheaper price(especially online)

 

[Mila]

I cannot find a cover for it at Game. Sold out. Any other stores I can try.
I'm in the Port Edward - Margate area.

Can Game not get you one form another store?

 

[pjjdp]

I cannot find a cover for it at Game. Sold out. Any other stores I can try.
I'm in the Port Edward - Margate area.

Bought mine @ Sportmans warehouse on top of Pavilion. They have most of the things you need.

 

[pjjdp]

Can Game not get you one form another store?

Jip, Game sells the filters as well. I think I paid about R40 for it.

 

[Mila]

http://www.thetoybox.co.za/intex products.htm

Oh yes i bougth mine from sportsmans warehouse with all the extra goodies

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/

 

[pjjdp]

http://www.thetoybox.co.za/intex products.htm

Good find.

 

[ernstn]

@mila, thanks for the link! Looks great.