C530 Cartridge Filter Pump for Above Ground Pools: 530 GPH Pump Flow Rate - Auto Timer - HydroAeration Technology - Includes Type A Filter Cartridge - Turnover Rate/System Flow 475 GPH

This Filter pump works great does exactly what was expected of it. Great quality, Easy Installation, No leaks which is a Huge favor Factor. No Regrets, Thank You!

I bought a family blow up pool on Amazon and since it took over 300 gallons to fill it, I thought a small pump might extend the health of the water to cut down on refilling. It worked just perfectly!! 535 gallons an hour was just the right size. Small in size, quiet with an excellent GFCI built right into the plug!! The pool water stayed perfect for the two weeks I had it and then...a wind storm picked the pool partially up (I had drained down the water level due to the torrential rainfall; trying to keep it at 6 inches. ) and slammed it into my dog's kennel where it made a small hole in the pool. After 3 tries to repair the pool, including using FLEX SEAL POOL REPAIR Patches, I gave up. The heat destroyed every patch and the pool was now history...(although I adored each and every time I slithered into that baby to cool down!!) The perfect condition pool filter pump was packed up and returned BUT I would NEVER hesitate to purchase again for a small pool.

We bought a 8' x 30" deep pool since Corona was making its way to FL and I knew we were going to be spending a lot of time at home. Luckily the pool had the hole connections on it to run a water filter pump! So after filling it up for about 5hrs, I realized I needed to purchase a pump right away! I looked over the options and this one was the recommended one for my pool size. Once everything is plugged to the pool, filter in place and turn it on, the pump will circulate the water and in about 2-4hrs depending on how hazy it is, it will help clean it. I do treat the water, because I want it to last through the summer and I do not plan on refilling it. So I have a little skimmer with 1 to 2 chlorine tablets, I use the test strips daily to see the PH, Alkalinity and chlorine levels, I'm using the recommended dosage of baking soda to raise the PH and Alkalinity if needed. I also bought an inexpensive vacuum to get the dirt from the floor, and just for the first time I had to shock the water with VERY LITTLE chlorine shocking treatment since the Clarifier and changing the filter on the pump were not doing the job. After the shock treatment, and run the pump with a new filter for about 6hrs I have clear water again! I do run the pump every day for about 2 hrs, as I saw another reviewer suggesting. I highly recommend to clean the filter every 3 days if you use this type of small pool daily, just run the filter with a hose and if you see that the dirt is not coming off, it's time for a new filter! You will notice that when you run the pump and the water it pushes into the pool it's not coming out with some pressure it may be a dirty filter or that the water lines/hoses are too curved. I place a little step stool below the water line that goes from the pump to the pool to raise it, and I notice a big change in the water pressure. I hope this helps some people as I read a lot of negative reviews. You have to work your ways around to make a system like this work for your benefit; and also watch some YouTube videos on how to keep a kiddie pool clean! :)

look it was not easy to get this thing working with the directions i found here in the comments section. The entire thing needs to be FULL of water to start pumping. If the IN tube is not submerged it will lose suction. The easiest way to get this thing started is to submerge it. (make sure the hoses are connected and both are in the pool. Plug it in, turn it on, take off the tightening ring and loosen the cap just enough for water to enter. Submerge the pump in the water. With the pump still submerged, let it fill up with water and push the top back on. Still submerged, screw the tightening ring back on tightly (but not too tightly) and take it out of the water. It should be working and should not stop unless you take the IN tube out of the water. Note: keep the air vent on the top screwed tightly shut the whole time. Trust - this is the best method.

Amending this review, April 2021: I have now had 3 (or is it 4?) of this particular filter pump in the last 2-3 years. When they work, they do a decent job but the rod that holds the impeller that causes the thing to, you know, PUMP water is made of some sort of extremely fragile ceramic and it gets worn by the action of the impeller and breaks in a matter of months or even weeks. The result is zero pumping action. It's a terrible design and apparently there is no replacement part available. Given that the price of this filter pump has nearly quadrupled in the last year due to the sudden pandemic-related popularly of stock tank pools, there's no way I'll ever buy another one of these. (I paid about $35 for the first one, and have recently seem them listed for $250. Today's Amazon price is about $170.) The price of replacement filter cartridges has likewise skyrocketed, so this is no longer an inexpensive solution to the ubiquitous problem of needing to filter pool water. I'd sooner remove the water from my tank one ladle at a time and let it drip through a series coffee filters than give another penny to Intex! They're knowingly selling a terribly designed product at a wildly inflated price. Original review from 2019: I ordered this to clean a stock tank that I keep for recreational soaking after a long day at work (poor woman's hot tub). It did a fair job, but my main complaint was that it lasted, like, 3 days past its warranty period. How did it know? Ultimately, it was easier to just order a new one (ordered the next size up) than to try to deal with getting it fixed. I suppose it's inexpensive enough that replacing it every year or so isn't the end of the world, although it does seem like a waste.

The pump is very quiet I had to make sure it was on. I absolutely love the timer you can go from 2 hours to 10 hours. Easy to connect I think it took me literally 10 minutes maybe 15 instructions are clear. I highly recommend this product.

Works great for our 600 odd gallon pool for my toddler. I put a chlorine tab in every month and only turn the pump on during the night, water is clear and it catches most everything.

This a good little pump/filter. If only Intex was openly upfront about comparability with Non-Intex pools. We were gifted a no-name 8' round above ground pool. After researching pump/filters I settled on the Intex C530 and x an Intex Wall Mounted Skimmer. The C530 was too small to make the skimmer work 9 Intex states the skimmer needs a larger pump. I exchanged the C530 for the C1000. The skimmer works much better (although the C1000 pumps about 800gph). The really big issue is the connecting hardware (to the pool) is too small for the openings in the s sides of the pool. The holes for the hardware, in the pool side, are 2". There are no, according to Intex) no adaptors for this scenario. So I used the stock connectors. Both (return and suction) leak. I was told by Intex their pumps are not tested not designed for non-Intex pools. Now, I do not have a problem that Intex pumps only work with Intex pools. The issue I have is the there was no warning, notice or disclaimer on ANY of the sites (including Intex's) that made this clear. There MAY be such a notice, but like a newspaper retraction it must be buried oh page 20. I made 2 calls to customer service. The first rep spring the limitation of binary comparability. The second call was to verify this new discovery (as I had some doubt if the first agent understood what I was asking). I like this pump. Intex seems to make an excellent product, I cannot vouch by experience. It's too bad it's not everything they say it is. I would only buy this again if I had an Intex pool. K

The pump works great, and the filter refills that came with it were an awesome bonus

No funciona, sale muy poca agua, se instaló de acuerdo al instructivo pero sale muy, pero muy poca agua

Work great for my little baby pool. I can now get it going at the end of the day and not worry about it being a toddler mess by the end of the day!

Awesome pump for small pools. Keeps water circulation at a decent return.

Received non workable product