"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
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The wife also got one of the 12 foot ones, which I too thought was kind of
a
joke, but is great - the problem with the filter system with these is
there
is no skimmer, so everything must sink before it is pulled into the
filter,
and then only after you stir it up (my wife and her great niece go round
and
round the outside to create a whirlpool effect). We also found you have to
keep it covered when not in use, otherwise you have to continually switch
cartridges. I am waiting for one of mine to get a hole so I can tear off
paper and use the scouring pad type of material in my pond filters wrapped
around plastic core, held with a couple of elastics as it should be easier
to clean
I thought taking the cover on and off each time it's used would get old
real quick, but after a few times you can do it pretty easily - but yes,
that is the biggest drawback to these pools and I don't know how you could
retrofit a skimmer/pool filter to these soft sided pools
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I don't want to retrofit a skimmer, I just want a sand filter or something
similar that can filter stuff out faster/more efficiently. I have a 7 year
old and a 3 year old so debris in the pool is a standard every day problem.
The little paper filter just coulndn't cut it.

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BV.
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