Intex Sand Filters

There are so many filter manufacturers in the market today, that you find it hard to make an informed decision about which swimming pool filter to buy. There are really only a few good brands available and among the superior brands is Intex. Intex is a popular producer of many swimming and pool-related products, including less expensive yet efficient above ground sand filters.

An ideal example of a cost-effective Intex filter is the Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump, which is available to order online for less than $200. There are considerable savings to be gained in buying this particular brand, because other brands don’t offer their average-sized above ground sand filters for less than $600. You will end up saving about $400-$500 compared to other sand filter brands being offered online. 

The Krystal Clear model is prominent because it is relatively small and lightweight, at only 50 pounds, but it offers the same range of features as the larger sand filters for commercial pools. This unit has six controls: it enables you filter your pool water and backwash the filtration unit when the pressure gauge indicates a higher internal pressure. You can also rinse the unit before even opening it again and drain the unit for servicing and winterizing; it will also allow you to completely close off the filtering unit when filtering is complete. 

The controls are easy to understand and many customers report that you can set up this simple sand filter in 15 minutes, even without any prior technical knowledge of how sand filters work. If you are looking for a ‘plug and play’ type of sand filter, the Krystal Clear sand filter is the best option for you. If you dislike the idea of having to manually set up your filter each day, you will be ecstatic to know that this Intex sand filter also has an automatic timer function that can be set to run for a total of twenty four hours. 

So in case you want to begin cleaning and filtering your pool early in the morning in order to swim later the same morning, you can set the timer to filter automatically while you sleep. That is indeed a very convenient way of filtering your swimming pool water because you can set it at say five in the morning and by eight o'clock you are enjoying a swim. You will also save a great deal of time because you can set the cleaning mechanism to go off at midnight so that your pool will be completely clean by the morning. 

The unit comes with its own point five horsepower pump, so you don’t have to buy another pump to complement the sand filter. Intex has also installed a skimmer basket in the filter that helps to prolong the life of the sand filtering media inside the unit.

The skimmer basket captures larger particles, which in turn reduces the load on the filtering mechanism. Sand replacement is necessary, but you will only need 55 pounds of filtering sand every five years. There is no need to buy another filtering unit; the Intex unit will serve your pool for many more years.