INTEX C2500 Krystal Clear Cartridge Filter Pump for Above Ground Pools: 2500 GPH Pump Flow Rate – Improved Circulation and Filtration – Easy Installation – Improved Water Clarity – Easy-to-Clean

Great upgrade from C530 pump. This pump is great for our 12x30 intex prism pool. We needed to upgrade as the original pool pump didn’t seem to circulate the water well and the filters stayed dirty a lot last year. The set up was easy and it has keep the pool clean and keep the water moving great. I ordered the A type filters as well and it has an indicator in the top of the pump to let me know when it needs changing. No more guessing. So far we are pleased with our purchase.

We have a small 8ft by 30 minch Funsicle pool. The filter that came with that pool was only 330GPH. I struggled withkeeping it clear even after buying an expensiveand test kit to properly balance my pools water. FInally I came to to the conclusion I needed to upgrade the filter because nothing was working. This pump is half the price of Funsicle's 1000GPH pump. The set up was easy thanks to another reviewer who attached it to their old funsicle pump, so I can't speak on how the installation would be for an Intex pool. It is a tiny but louder than my 330GPH pump but that's to be expected. It works great!!! My pool after the first cycle was crystal clear just like the first day I filled it with water. It has been keeping it clear since! I am very happy with this pumps power and the clarity of my pools water.

I'm sold after a day. I used the idea of some others to add this to the our large blow up pool. Filter does a great job with high throughput. The power cord is very long and helpful. This filter saves me water refills after messy trees and kids with dirty feet in and out of the pool.Tips: Rubber coated weights are key! (just need to de-air lock it to start by water filling the pump and partial fill the lines)

UPDATE: I have run this pump now for almost a week. It seems to be working well. It circulates a lot of water compared to the 300gph pump I had before. It keeps the pool water clear and clean. I checked the filter today and gave it a rinse with the hose, went from dingy to white again, and popped it back in.It's very easy to access, don't forget to plug the intake and outflow hoses first and unplug the filter. Bought this to replace the 300 gph pump included with my 10'x30" Intex above-ground pool I bought a week ago. So far after 3 days in, this one still works! HOORAY. My original Intex 300gph pump included with the pool worked for maybe 12 hrs, then it would shut off 2 seconds after turning it on. So, I filed a clumsy non-user friendly, and time-consuming claim to replace the pump... but NO, after some questions, they will not replace the pump, but will send me that unit's motor for me to install/replace, and that SHOULD fix the problem. REALLY? By my calculations it would have likely been 2 weeks before I got a pump running after my claim filing, the new motor shipped once approved and all documentation was received, and if I have the time and energy to repair the pump as their surrogate repair tech with the new motor they send me. So, I reluctantly ordered this new 1000 gph pump, as a replacement and will repair my old one (if my repair skills and ability permit) whenever parts arrive, and keep it as a backup. At least with the extra Sixty+ dollars I spent, Intex will send me hose clamps that fit my pump and hoses this time that they didn't send with the last pump so I won't have to make a 20-mile round trip to the hardware store, RIGHT? WRONG. They didn't send me any hose clamps sized for the pump and hose connections with the old pump, AND they didn't send me the right ones for this pump either! (sorry but the 6" hose clamps don't work with 1.5-inch hoses)... Sigh.... at least the hose clamps I bought before covered their original failure and neglect, again. Given the rating, this pump ought to work better with over 3x the gph rate of the old pump. I still haven't set foot in the pool 3 weeks after set up due to pump issues ruining our opportunity during our hot spell, and now during the cold spell, we have yet to use it. Throwing your dice expecting quality control, and parts packing accuracy, coupled with wonky and clumsy customer warranty claims and support, hoping craps doesn't come up is not a good business model. I am not easily perturbed into writing negative reviews, but if they are earned and I have to pay an additional $75 for a new pump and hose clamps due to poor Q.C. to replace pump/hose clamps included on a $103 pool, I think I owe it to prospective purchasers to share my experience.

Motor died from last year model, so bought this new model...so easy to install and works great.Simple but powerful

This brand, style pump came with my original 26-foot round Intex Pool I purchased from Walmart. after 10 years my BF hit my pool with the weed eater and ruined it. I couldn't find the same pool so I bought the Coleman Oval 26 X 18 pool. I have hated it from day one. The sides don't stand up like they are supposed to no matter what we tried. It came with a Smart Pump that was defective from the box, and they never honored my request for a new one, but I had purchased the warranty from Wal-Mart, so they did. In the meantime, I had hooked this pump up to it, my old one. It ran for a long time, until it developed a crack in the housing. So I bought another Sand Pool Pump, it was as useless as well as the Smart Pump. We went on vacation for 2 weeks, the power went out and the pump went off, and did not come back on when the power did. We came home to a green pool! It didn't keep the pool clean at all, even though I had a vacuum going too!, and no timer so you had to keep going out to turn it on and off. This pump wasn't available to ship to CA last year which is ridiculous, since it comes with pools, so I kept watching and waiting! Bingo!! I got it this year!! It's so easy to set up, runs on a timer, and the filters are easy to find. Although you can wash and reuse them several times if you wash them regularly. this winter I found them on Sale, 2 for $4.00...Steal....I stocked up! I am so excited to get this pump hooked up to the pool as I know it will keep it clean! I may purchase another just to keep around, although the last one lasted over 10 years!! You won't go wrong with this purchase, it's over half the cost less than what the others were that I had to purchase, that didn't work either. I am one happy camper (pool owner) again!! Now just to find another 26ft. round pool, so much more room in the pool, not the yard, but I will sacrifice that to have the space in the pool!! Get this Pump, you will love the ease of keeping up with it, change the filter, set the timer and go!! The paperwork was all crumpled up in the box and one page torn all to pieces, couldn't read it but since I had one before I knew how to set it up. Enjoy your new pump!!