Customer Reviews

Intex Hose Conversion Adapters Kit

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First off, I don't know why anyone would order these adapters from any place other than Intex directly - the manufacturer. They sell them for about $2.50ea and you can get two, delivered anywhere for about $10.

Second, while they do attach nicely, they do cause the rest of the hose and attachments to stick out and pull down on the protruding 1 1/4" black nozzle as another poster indicated.

Finally, there is a design flaw in that the black gasket, on the end of the adapter that attaches to the plunger valve, is mated to a rim rim that is hollow. You can see this by just pulling the gasket back on that edge. Once assembled everything will work fine for a while. But after a few minutes, the gasket gets sucked into the hollow rim and causes air to enter the system resulting in a "buzzing" around the adapter and significantly reduced water flow - probably not good for the pump either. The rim really should be a solid flat surface for the gasket to mate to. This is probably caused by the a pump that is designed for 1 1/2" openings moving water through the a 1 1/4" adapter.

I considered fixing this by filling the hollow edge with liquid resin available from a craft store. I ultimately just cut out the 1 1/4" inflow and outflow black tube and installed the strainer/nozzle assemblies that came with the pump, ditching the adapters altogether. Everything works fine and I have an 1 1/2" path through the whole system. An added benefit is that the assemblies now don't pull down on the pool liner as they are closer and have much more surface area in contact with the liner.

if you are getting these adapters you need the plunger valves as well to keep them from being weighted down and slipping off. the plungers also keep the gaskets in the adapters from deforming. unfortunately most of the sellers on amazon who sell the larger intex pumps take the plungers out of the box so they can sell them on the side.

once you have the plungers the adapters work as they should.


http://www.amazon.com/Plunger-Valve-Intex-Above-Ground/dp/B000SPOZ5I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1239171119&sr=1-1

They do not fit on tight, and are plaqued with air leaks that will cause your pump to not operate well. I tried three different adapters thinking one just wasnt hooking on well. I could never get the problem fixed until I gave these things up and came up with my own solutions using the original hoses that come with these pools and adapting them into the new pump.

i have a 13' pool from walmart and wanted a bigger pump. i bought these connectors without reading the reviews first. when the intake gasket started collapsing, i got online and tried to find different connectors with no luck. i found one website that said if your pool came from walmart or target, you need to purchase a tube insert for the intake gasket. i just cut a 1 inch piece of 1 inch pvc and crammed it in there between the connector and the plunger valve, making sure that the lip on the gasket stayed flush with the rim. it's working like a charm!

There is a major design flaw with these adaptors. Most people use these adaptors to gain more suction with a larger pump which happen to come with 1 1/2" hose vs a 1 1/4" hose. The problem with the adaptors is the rubber insert is not adhered to the PVC casing. The problem comes in when the pumps greater than 2500 GPH cause suction that pulls the rubber insert away from the adaptor. When this happens the air gets sucked in from between the housing and the rubber causing air to get sucked into the pump.

Tried these 1 1/2 to 1 1/4 inch adapters to use the intex 633 2500 gallon per hour pump on a small pool. As another reviewer said, the gasket inside is too soft, deforms while the pump is pulling water, and obstructs the water flow. The pump nearly stops pumping water and could probably burn up if left running in that condition. Using the adapter together with the plunger valve worked for a little while but eventually did the same thing. A harder plastic gasket would alleviate this problem all together.

Bought this to adapt my 2500gpm pump to my 6000 Gallon pool. It works well. I would buy this item again if I need it.

I will never order from World Wide Services again. I ordered a pump, filters from one vendor and the adapters from World Wide Services. I received the pump and filters within 7 business days which was just AWESOME however almost a month later I still never received the adapter but they sure did charge my credit card. I actually had to e-mail Amazon regarding this issue. Fortunately Amazon and my credit card holder assisted me in getting my monies back however this kind of thing in my opinion just should never happen.

If you already have the INTEX 18' round easy set pool and you are buying a replacement pool pump and the Model is a 56633E you may not need these adapters to hook the pump up. At least we didn't.

As others have said, the adapters do not work well. I have the same problem with sucking air on the suction side. After two weeks of trying to figure out if the adapter itself is sucking air or the connection to it, I considered cutting off the 1 1/4" tube and opening the hole to accept the strainers that came with the pump. I'm glad to read that somebody else did this and was successful. I'll make this modification this weekend and update this review with the results.

For the Quick Set Pools (the pools with the inflatable ring), the hose conversion adapter kit is a MUST. It works well with the pump system and extremly easy to install. Price is right and the delivery was as promise. I am totally satisfied with both products.