upgrade 20x4 intex?

[jdsapp]

Thanks Pooldoc, and you're right, don't want anything that hurts someone. There has to be some room for improvement over the weak pump that came with it, though. Scanning the net, I've seen many mods on this subject. Worse case scenario- I use the weak pump with the massive sand filter. Gotta be better than the tiny cartridge setup?

[madwil]

The bigger filter will help reduce how much you have to clean the filter, and with the backwash will make it easier...

Ben, if they are using the skimmer attachment with the INTEX pool, wouldn't that prevent the suction hazards? I never had a problem with mine when I previously had an INTEX, but didn't have a large pump either...