This is a small plug I designed to use for the dual-intakes commonly found on newer Intex-style pools. I printed two of these to use when disconnecting the pump/filter for maintenance, etc. I also plan to use one to block one of the inlets while the other is connected to a pool vacuum to increase the suction as vacuums do not work well with the double inlet design (last year I would just cover one with a disposable plastic cup). My previous pool had only one inlet and one return, but it seems that (probably for some safety reason) many pools now have two smaller inlet hoses that "Y" together into the pump. This plug is designed for the smaller inlets.

Update 24-May-19: Added photos. The print quality was not great as I printed at a fast speed, and I could have done some post-printing cleanup around the "handle" part of the plug, but it is a functional item that works as intended, so making it look nicer was personally not a priority in this case.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer:

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Resolution:

0.2mm

Filament:

Matter Hackers Build Series PLA

Black

Notes:

Printed with 3 walls, 4 top/bottom layers, 40% cubic infill (3mm spacing) at 0.2mm layer height with a 0.4mm nozzle on Creality Ender 3. Printed with supports, you may be able to do without, but on a small item like this the amount of waste material was minimal using supports versus an entire failed print.

Post-Printing

The only post-print processing you should need to do is to remove the supports from each side of the small "handle". These should pop off quite easily with a screwdriver or pair of pliers. Depending on your preference, you could probably sand and smooth some areas to make the object look nicer, but I chose to just use it as it is - functionally it works fine regardless of how pretty it looks :)

How I Designed This

Designed in Blender, sliced with Cura.

Category: Sport & Outdoors