- - Operations - This Maintenance Kit makes your pool cleaning quick and easy. Then attach the surface skimmer to the pole and collect debris, floating leaves and other floating particles. Keep your pool safe and clean with the INTEX Pool Maintenance Kit. helps keeps your pool water looking crystal clear. vacuum is three parts, body, head, and debris bag. Usually the vacuum that came with the Pool does not work well. The syphon type does not work either. Your pool could get after a rainstorm. or when the have been unused for a period time. Brush strokes should be slow and smooth starting just under the waterling - vacuum is three parts, body, head, and debris bag. The head just twist locks into place so it's very easy to knock it off while vacuuming and have everything fall right out of the debris bag. I really wish the head portion screwed on or even clamped. Just a tip, the hose for the vacuum cleaner is very long and it really needs all of the air out of it before the vacuum will produce results. You can find several videos that show you easy ways to accomplish this without trying to dunk the hose into the pool. Video Needs to empty all the air out of the vacuum hose to get good results =====================> Operations - Instructions Installation - Many users find the it difficult to get air out of the hose. - The Vacuum head loosen during vacuum process - Use ring to tighten the Head =========================================> Clamp Duct tape to prime a vacuum hose filter system wet leaves pine needles Pine needles rinsed the pool filter when I was done. upgrade to 2100gph sand filter suction better Frank DiDaniele Jr. having trouble cleaning out the small debris that would settle on the bottom using the water/siphon type vacuum? filter intake port on the side of the pool, via a special (included) screw on adapter. Inside the vacuum head is a mesh bag which catches all of the heavy, large debris. The vacuum head unscrews, so that you can remove and clean the mesh bag. Small debris particles and algae pass through the bag to the filter, instead of back to the pool like the water/siphon vacuum. Perfect, exactly what you need. All you do is attach the vacuum head to the included hose and telescoping pole, then attach the other end of the hose to the screw on adapter (which you affix first to the filter intake on the side of the pool). IMPORTANT - make sure that you get as much air out of the hose, before you attach it, by submerging it in the pool water. The filter cannot pump air and will run poorly and not suction properly if air is in the hose/system. The vacuum head also has bristles so you can scrub at the same time 1) the items in this kit seem pretty durable; 2) you need to be careful with the vacuum head as it is made of plastic and if you drop it or over tighten it could break/fracture (it's durable, just don't do something stupid); 3) the two screw-locks on the telescoping pole can come loose/unglued, but just apply some Gorilla glue and they will stay in place; 4) also, be gentle with the mesh bag when cleaning it, as it is only single stitched to the rubber grommet (you don't want to break the stitching or the large debris will pass through clog the filter intake valve constantly); 5) the telescoping pole (fully extended) almost reaches from one side of our 18' diameter pool to the other; 6) remember to clean your filter cartridge after you're done vacuuming (just take it out and wash the gunk/dirt off with your hose and re-install - then your filter will work at max effort); 7) if you are one of those people (my wife) who likes to vacuum/clean your pool while actually being in it - the hose (even full with water) floats and makes it very easy to maneuver around; 8) not trying to be sexist, but my wife loves this, as it is much easier for the ladies to use than the water/hose/siphon/vacuum type. ================================================================= + Point to note - Do not lift the vacuum over the water while vacuuming as this will suck air into the line, lower the suctcion power, damage the pump. - The most important thing is to get all the air out of the hose. after you have installed the vacuum head and pole, Submerge the vacuum into the water to the pool bottom by using the pole. Water will go into the hose from the vacuum head. Slowly submerge length by length the rest of the hose vertically straight down into water until you reach the free end of the hose. You will see some bubble and water coming out at the end of the hose. One hand hold the pole. One hand submerging the hose Attach quickly this end of the hose to the Adaptor. Struggle if 2 suction outlet, cover one to increase the sucking power. ----------------------------------------------------- Hi Brenda, I am writing a simplified user guide for this vacuum but not yet finish. The guide will help user how to get air out of the hose and the vacuum. Please note that the vacuum head cover is twisted lock. you will hear two clicks to lock. make sure it is tighten but not too tight. Make sure there is no air in the hose for the vacuum to work. Watch this youtube video i found very useful thought the product is not the same, but methods are same. This is a useful video although product not the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrFcsnbAQJ0 Priming the vacuum hose starts from 3:36. Hope this helps Ronny.