As a "big" pool owner ( ;o) ) I don't think you could realistically set up
a proper pump and filter system complete with skimmer on the inflatables.
That said there are small sand filters available for the hard-sided 3 foot
pools, the ones that must be taken down in the fall. Not sure what the
plumbing is like on your pool BV it's really hard to speculate what will
work in your situation...
Janet in incredibly windy Niagara Falls!

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"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
Gale :~)
"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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I figger we're all geeks about large masses of water and filters, so
it'd
be
OK to ask you guys...

Last year we got one of those inflatable 15 foot Wallmart pools. I
chuckled
about it at first, until I realized they are perfect. Set up in the
summer,
take down in the fall. Shallow enough for my 3 year old to feel
comforttable, and perfect for me to sit with my above the water line.
The
problem with this thing is that the little paper filter system does not
work. I am thinking of buying a "real" pool filter to keep it clean. I
realize the filter will probably cost as much as the pool did, but if it
save maintenance time, that is fine with me.

Any ideas on how big of a system I would need?

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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com