- Dirt is gonna get into your Intex pool no matter what,
but your pool is like every other pool out there,
every other above ground pool, it is no different.
But because you have a smaller Intex or EasySet pool,
you have a few more options at your disposal.
Let's dive in.
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All right quick disclaimer.
I wanna talk about the term Intex pools.
Intex is a brand name,
they go by many names, these pools.
There's Intex, there's EasySet,
there's quick set up,
there's blow up pools,
they are all the same thing.
They're small, above ground pools
that you can quickly set up
and break down if you need to every year.
And if I missed anything in this video,
just please leave a comment,
I'll be happy to get to it.
And also just because we're gonna talk about pool care,
everyone's got a different opinion
on how to take care of your pool
and all of them are their own way,
just follow somebody you trust.
If you trust us at Swim University,
this is just how we do it.
So let's get into it.
Okay, the easiest way to get dirt
out of your Intex pool is to use a skimmer net.
It's a flat net that you can use to
skim the surface of the pool
and you can also get debris off the bottom of your pool.
If you're very diligent,
you can keep the bottom and top of your pool
free of debris if you just go out there
like every day, every other day
and just do a quick skim,
a skim on the bottom.
It's really all you need to do.
Because your pool is smaller than
a giant above ground pool,
it won't take as long.
You should brush your swimming pool
just as often as you brush your teeth
and I hope that you brush your teeth every day
and I guess with a swimming pool
you don't have to brush every day,
maybe every other day,
and get that debris off the sides,
off your ladder, off the bottom,
and it'll just be a lot easier in the long run.
You won't have any gunk or any like algae growth
happening in these little, you know,
crevices around the pool if you just
give it a nice brushing
and you can do that while you skim.
The third thing you could do is you
could hook up an actual manual vacuum.
If you have an Intex pool they actually
sell these vacuums for your pool.
They hook up to your filter system
and they create a suction using
the pump and the filter.
It's a vacuum head and a pole.
You can just push that along the bottom of the pool
and it'll suck up all the debris
into your filter system.
If you have one of these quick set pools,
chances are you you can get a tiny little vacuum
that can help clear up that debris.
And then finally,
and I think the best thing you could do,
is you can actually get a robotic pool cleaner.
Now if you're familiar with like above ground pools,
traditional above ground pools
or in ground pools,
they make these robots that actually
go along the bottom of the pool
and the sides of the pool.
But in your case you don't need that,
that's overkill.
You can use something called a Pool Blaster
which is essentially like a dust buster.
You know those dust busters from the 70s?
It's like that, it's battery operated,
you can attach it to a pole,
and it's all self contained.
You can just go down to the bottom of your pool
and you can use a Pool Blaster
or basically a pool dust buster
and because you have a smaller pool
this is such a great option for you.
You can vacuum the ladders,
you can vacuum anywhere you want to.
I highly recommend that you invest in one of these.
It is gonna change your life
if you don't already have one.
So to recap you gotta skim the pool,
you can skim the top, you can skim the bottom,
you should brush your pool, again,
every other day for both of those.
Brush any crevices and just get debris out of there
out into the open so it doesn't fester.
You can use a pool vacuum,
a manual pool vacuum,
which uses the power and the suction
of your pump and filter to lift
debris off the ground.
It's made by any one of the manufacturers
that your pool actually is.
Or the one that I highly recommend
is getting a Pool Blaster which is basically
a pool dust buster, battery operated, self contained.
You can put it on a pole, that's the best option for you.
So thank you very much for watching.
Real quick before we go, gotta do a quick plug for,
that's how we keep the lights on
here at Swim University.
A quick plug for our pool care video course
and illustrated e-book called the Pool Care Handbook.
You can get it, for watching this video,
you can get it for ten percent off
by using the promo code video at checkout.
You'll get ten percent off.
It is chock full of everything you need to know
how to take care of your pool,
especially Intex pools.
It's got all the water chemistry,
it's got how to clean it,
it's got all of that stuff.
Everything that you need to know how to do it,
testing the water, all that stuff.
I could go on and on.
You can find out for yourself.
Just go to SwimUniversity.com/pool-care-handbook
and use the promo code video.
If I missed anything again,
leave a comment below.
Please do that and visit SwimUniversity.com
for more pool maintenance information.
That's it, thanks again, happy swimming.
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