Hi, name is amanda and I currently purchased the Intex 18' x 48" Easy-Set Above-Ground Pool. Well my manual for the pump got ruined while i was working o hooking the stuff up.I was needing a new one so I can make sure Im doing everything right. Plus I have no ideal how to work the kit for the cleaning the pool at this point. Im stuck. So, I dont know if you can mail me a new manual or even better email it to me. we have had it up for two weeks and its started to get nasty at the bottom. Please help. thank you. my mailing address is P.O.BoX 641, Alvarado TX 76009, if your able to mail it to me..

I don't have a manual but I might help you get it going anyway. The first thing is to connect the tubing from the two ports on the pool to the pump system. There may be valves and if there are then they should be put in line with these tubes. The port that is connected to the skimmer system (it should have something to catch leaves, etc.) should be connected through the tubes and valve directly to the pump. The other port should be connected to the other available port on the pump system. The pump can then be connected to power. Before turning on the pump you first need to prime the pump. this can be done by running a water hose down the skimmer system with the water on. It should fill t he pump, filter and any other part of the system with water and return air and some water back to the pool. Once you can tell that water and virtually all the air is has returned to the pool then you can remove the hose and turn on the pump. Once water is circulating through the pump you need to get the chemicals right in the pool. Basically you need to shock the pool to 10 ppm with vinyl safe shock, add stabilizer to 30 ppm and if your system is a salt system it should have about 3000 ppm of salt. If you don't have a salt system then you will need to have a floating chlorinator filled with chlorine tablets. I suggest buying test strips to test these concentrations. It is safe to swim when the chlorine is between 2 and 4 ppm and you can clearly see the bottom and there is no dirt at the bottom. If you don't have a vacuum hose, head and pole then I recommend you buy one. I hope this helps and you may get better results with the request for a manual if you made the same request on the FixYa's "Pool Pump" category or contact Intex technical support line. I hope this helps but feel free to contact me with further questions.