HaywardW3CC15093S XStream Above-Ground Pool Filter Pump System, 1.5 HP

I first ordered this product a month before I re-ordered. The order was cancelled on the day I was supposed to receive it due to not being available. I am not sure if I ordered it from this seller. However, given the present world situation, and my experiences with everything I have tried to get done the past year and a half, I do not hold it's unavailability against anyone. The second time I ordered it, it came earlier than the stated date. I installed it today. This is a fairly simple product to install. It works well. It is exactly like the one I replaced, which lasted me thirteen years, and is being replaced because I simply wore it out. The last one sat in the weather all year round and ran almost the whole year every year. I have every reason to believe that this one will perform just as well as the last one did. The installation instructions are a little vague, but installation of this product is really easy to figure out. I thought the price was a little high, but they are no higher than anyone else. So if you are going to buy this product you are going to pay this much. I am pleased with this purchase.

After struggling for 8 weeks trying to get our 30' round doughboy to clean up after a particularly bad winter / spring (lots of dirt, tons of algae despite following my regular fall shutdown procedures) I turned to this hayward xstream cartridge filter after reading reviews on this and several other sites.My doughboy sand filter was not filtering out the fine particles of algae at all... changed the sand twice and inspected the internal components both times. Tried adding DE as some suggest to no avail. Considered getting a DE filter but the looked like (and my brother in law can attest to) they were fairly time consuming and prone to repair.Sooo... out of desperation I ordered this filter - even sprung for Saturday delivery. About 45 minutes spent on installation and then... WOW! After only a half hour of running the filter there was a visible difference in the clarity of the pool water. Two hours later we were enjoying our first swim of the summer. This filter is AWESOME.BUT... do NOT use the hoses provided by Hayward in the kit. I used one between the pump and filter. My pump is on a timer. After about 10 days of use the hose broke whilst we were out and the pump emptied about 4,500 gallons from the pool and then ran dry for several hours. Replaced it with the other provided hose and it didn't last the weekend (caught it early this time). both split along a design seam near the middle of the hose. Put my old hose back on and no problems since. Bottom line... the hoses provided by Hayward are junk.Fortunately Amazon is great with warranty and we had a replacement pump a few days later (although they send the UPS guy out to pick up the old one before you have the replacement and that's kinda a pain since you really need the packaging from the replacement to return the defective one).As far as the filter and pump though, I'd give it 10 stars if the ratings would let me. We've never had such crystal clear. I love that I'm not back-flushing every week. Cartridges last weeks or months before requiring cleaning (we're rural and have a lot of wind-blown chaff, dirt and gravel dust).One last tip: buy an extra filter to have on hand right away to minimize downtime in the pool. Swap filters and then you have all the time in the world to clean and use dawn detergent (to remove floccing agents) on the dirty cartridge.

I absolutely love this pump and filter combo set for my new 18’ round above ground pool. It is a little overkill for only 7,200 gallons, but it keeps my water crystal clear and beautiful! Great value! Now let’s get to the good stuff….Since this is a filter AND a pump sold together, let’s talk about the filter first. It comes with one cartridge that should last you all season. It is very easy to clean. I only had to clean mine once a month, but I am OCD with my pool care so I’ve never had any algae and it is usually only myself and maybe one other person using the pool, so that is likely why. If you have kids or a heavier bather load or pool parties, you will probably need to clean it weekly or bi-weekly. Just spray it with the hose and you’re good to go. I plan on throwing out the cartridge at the end of each season and starting over with a fresh one when I open each spring. Filter weighs about 60 lbs or so and is easy to bring inside and store during the winter if you get freezing temps. No winterizing process like there is with a sand filter, which is too heavy to bring indoors.Now the pump! It is 1.5 horsepower and is a beast! It is overkill for my pool and I love it. My water stays crystal clear and beautiful all summer. The ONLY complaint I have about the pump is it has no timer at all! Even my cheaper Intex pump had the option to run the pump for a certain amount of hours. This one I have to manually turn off. It is single-speed, so running it 24/7 can do a little damage to the electric bill. I usually only run it during the day and give it a break at night, but could easily get by only running it 4 hours a day for my 7,200 gallon pool. Pump is easy to clean and store inside during the winter if you “close” your pool.Overall, I highly recommend this product. After one season with this cartridge filter, I will never use a sand filter ever again! No more backwashing and it is so much lighter and can be brought inside and doesn’t need “winterized” like a sand filter does. The pump is very powerful. Sorry I didnt take any photos (you can see part of it in one of the pics on the far left-hand side) of just the filter and pump by themselves. I will update my review with more pics this spring when we open the pool and set up the equipment again. You can see how clean and clear it keeps my water, though! I love this pump, but I would take half of a star off if I could just because there is no timer, only an on or off switch. Buy it!!

I bought this pump & it took longer than expected to put up our pool. Once we installed the pump it leaked from the valve that joins the pump & filter. We bought a replacement valve and it also leaked. I tried to get a replacement and it was 1 day past 30 days and Amazon or the distributer wouldn't exchange the unit. The manufacturer has a 1 year warranty and will send someone out to fix it, but for $700 I wanted a pump that worked perfectly, not one that had to be immediately serviced. Besides the leak, the unit works well (for now).