Coleman 16' power steel with Intex Filter questions

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Hermdawg73

Hermdawg73

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Apr 23, 2025
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San Angelo, Texas
Pool Size
4800
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Intex Krystal Clear
I'm a true newbie. Never had a pool before. Late last year we purchased a 16' Coleman pool. We are getting ready to set it up this year. Always heard that the filter they come with are not so good. We order a intex SX2800 sand filter. Wife wanted to go straight to salt so ordered the Intex QS1200 salt water generator. Will be getting the ground set up this weekend to get the pool up and filled. Ordered all my chemicals to get it established chlorine 1st then roll into the salt once the PH is set and the other leaves are good.
So with all that being said.
1. Being the Colman pool with the Intex filter system, will the connections be the same or will I need some adapters?
2. Is it worth to set up a PVC line vs the hose? If so dose anyone have an idea of what I would need to get to make everything work well together?
 
I had an intex a while ago, they are a metric thread (My memory is 24mm but probably wrong) Not sure if the coleman has the same threads but likely does as these pools are made overseas. I used the hoses at first then switched to hard plumber which IMO was allot better in terms of flow and no chance of little leaks (I had switched my pump from intex to a larger Hayward filter and pump) so the hard plumbing worked out well. To get the threads from 1 1/2", I used an adaptor made for the pool (search amazon and you should find it) There are many posts that show detail photos with directions on how to hard plumb and intex pool. This should move the thread higher up the line and others who have a Colman pool will chime in ...
 
 
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