SWIMLINE HYDROTOOLS Standard Wide Mouth Above Ground Pool Skimmer Kit | ABS Construction | Pool Skimmer | Wide Mouth | Snap-In & Removable Weir | Above Ground Pool Skimmer | Easy Basket Access

Very good product! I’ll try to keep this short and sweet as others have mentioned some of the most important things already. Firstly the instructions are pretty good however...BE SURE AND PRESCREW ALL THE SCREWS INTO THE HOUSINGS!!! I did this as well and it did make it much easier to get the screws in once you have your holes punched. You’ll need a heavy duty screwdriver though (not sure of the size but something like a #8 or #9 ((large headed)). This unit works perfectly with the Intex return hoses! No need for an adapter the return hose slides right into the lower fitting that comes with it and the clamp fits very secure just make sure the hose is all the way on and your clamp is above the divot ring so the hose gets a good seal and won’t slide off. Don’t cut your pool “opening” until after you’ve screwed in all the screws VERY TIGHT. Also, the main housing uses 6 screws! 4 of them are kinda hidden way down in the top and bottom. I used a long handle pair of pliers to pre-install them on my workbench then used a manual screwdriver to torque everything in place (DONT FORGET YOUR GASKETS) the only issue I had was the Teflon tape that comes with this is junk. Don’t use it. Get some good tape for the bottom fitting. Mine leaks a little but not too bad. I’ll fix that later. I’m using an Intex 16” sand filter with a 1/2 Hp motor. Let me tell you...this thing sucks HARD! Don’t stick your fingers down on the suction hole like I did and almost lost a finger! Otherwise it began sucking everything that approached it amazingly! The plastic looks kinda cheap but is thick and pretty durable only time will tell if this thing holds up to the West Texas sunshine and heat!

Super easy to install. Helped a lot during the pool time

Great product and service

After spending 5 hours trying to get the screws to go all the way in, I do not understand the reviews that say they just "screwed it on" like it was easy. The holes the screws went in on the skimmer were not a match or not threaded. I used so much energy trying to get the screws tight enough to keep our pool from leaking that I was sore a few days after. My husband tried too and the screws did not go in far enough to tighten the plastic square around the gasket to keep it from leaking. We had many screws get stripped before we could get them tightened enough. The other difficult thing was the screws they sent were flat, so trying to screw a flat end through a tight plastic liner was awful. I got so worried I had ruined our pool until my husband suggested we try different screws. He made a trip to the hardware store and got some that were the same thickness, better material, and had points on them. See picture. We replaced all the screws we received and they tightened much better and stopped the leaks. Thank goodness! If the manufacturer of this can improve the screws that come with it, this product would be so much better. The skimmer is great and comes with a lot of attachments and does work. It was a good value too. Just replace the screws if you receive flat ones and you will love this product.

I bought at just under $28 so how could I go wrong? Whoops! The price has gone up. I had a similar skimmer on my previous above ground pool, but that skimmer had a smaller mouth. Because of the wider mouth on this one it works better. It narrows inside which causes the water to move faster as it enters the skimmer helping to pull in more floating debris. (My new Kholer toilets unique flush valve uses a similar design to give a fast flush with little water.) Installation was pretty intuitive, but difficult and tedious. Difficult because it took everything my old arthritic hands had to turn those screws. Thankfully, I had followed another reviewers suggestion to screw in then remove all the screws before installation. I had to use a drill to get them in because I just didn’t have the strength to do it. Even after taking this extra step it was still difficult for me to get the screws in by hand during installation resulting in blisters by the time I was done. Should have worn gloves. (The pool was almost full of water in order to have the wall tight and I wasn’t going to stand in the water and use an electric drill. I guess this was one of those rare times when I could have used a battery powered drill.) The tediousness comes in when trying to line up the holes and get the screws to bite - especially the first few. Be sure to get those screws TIGHT in order to avoid leaks. Have some patience here. It’s all worth it when you are done. It’s too bad above ground pools don’t come with such a skimmer. Just having an underwater hole in the side of the pool doesn’t do the job required. Between this skimmer and my Intex robot vacuum, I NEVER have to manually vacuum my pool. I just keep my filters clean. If there were any flaws with the skimmer it would be that the little basket inside is kind of flimsy. It certainly does the job, but it is just kind of light weight and feels kind of brittle. I’ll have to be careful with it. I do highly recommend this skimmer, but suggest waiting for a reasonable price. Unrelated tip for your pool: Add some Dawn dish soap to the water. You will never have any kind of bug living in your pool and wasps/yellow jackets can’t land on the surface of the water. They either give up and fly away or drown and get sucked into the skimmer.

I used this on my vinyl above ground pool o just carefully cut out the shape needed after marking it with a sharpie cut it out used a exact knife cut the holes out too little difficult lining up the bolts and I had to cut them off a little because they would tighten all the way I think it’s intended for a thicker sided pool and mines just like canvas thick but I bolted it down going around like a tire and it is great I put a piece of block styro foam between it and the wall so it would sit straight as the sides of my pool are rounded but it’s working fine good quality and product for a very reasonable price thank you

Good quality

Juste ce qu'il fallait, vraiment un grand merci

La piscine, oui j'ai aimé

Easy to install The Works awesome no leaks

Leicht zu montieren und funktioniert super.

Brilliant product easy to fit and very effective