Which swim jet fits your pool? Pool length and flow, side by side
Prices and specs read Nov 4, 2026. Sources listed at the bottom.
If your pool is shorter than about 13 feet, a swim jet won't work well. If it's longer, pool length and water depth pick the model for you, and the strongest jet is often the wrong one for a smaller pool.
Flow is measured in gallons per minute (GPM), meaning how much water the jet pushes out. More flow means a stronger current. It also means more chop if the pool is short, because the water hits the far wall and bounces back at you.
All the models, side by side
These are the only swim jets this site links to. Both lines come from iGarden. Prices are what iGarden's store showed on Nov 4, 2026.
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
| Model | Max flow (gallons per minute) | How it mounts | Price on iGarden's store |
|---|---|---|---|
| X Lite | 660 | Clamps on, battery | $1,499 |
| X Air | 790 | Clamps on, battery | $1,999 |
| X5 | 880 | Clamps on, battery | $2,799 |
| X Pro 10 | 1,100 | Clamps on, battery | $3,599 |
| P100 | 450 | Drilled into the pool edge, plugs into house power | About $2,000 (the page shows both $1,999 and $2,109) |
| P160 | 720 | Drilled in, house power | $2,999 |
| P200 | 900 | Drilled in, house power | $3,599 |
| P230 | 1,100 | Drilled in, house power | $3,999 |
Stock: on Nov 4 the P Series pages said out of stock for all four models. The X Series pages disagreed with each other, one saying sold out and another showing a Buy Now button. Check the store before you plan around any of them.
Start here: your pool's longest straight swim path
Measure the longest straight line you could swim, not the pool's stated size. On a round or kidney-shaped pool that line is shorter than you'd guess.
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
| Longest straight path | Where to start | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Under 13 ft | Skip the swim jet | iGarden's own floor is about 13 ft. A review site says a 12 ft pool bounces the current off the far wall and turns it to chop. |
| 13 to 15 ft | X Lite or X Air | The lowest flows of the clamp-on line. A strong jet in a short pool mostly makes waves. |
| 15 to 20 ft | X5, or P160 if you have an in-ground pool and want a drilled-in unit | iGarden pairs the X5 with metal-frame or hard-wall pools of 15 ft and up. |
| 20 ft and longer | X Pro 10, P200 or P230 | Enough room for 1,000-plus GPM without the rebound. These are the training-grade jets. |
That second table is this site's reading of iGarden's flow guidance and the chop warnings. No published test of these pairings turned up, so treat the lengths as a starting point and not a rule.
How much flow do you actually need
iGarden's rule of thumb, from its own buying guide: roughly 400 to 600 GPM for casual swimming, 700 to 900 for regular fitness and family use, and above 1,000 for serious training. It also warns that a very strong current in a small pool is worse than a mid-range one. That's the maker talking, and nobody outside iGarden seems to have checked it.
One review of the X Pro 10 says that on the first two speed settings the current pushes you back once you stop kicking, and that on the P4 setting swimming against it is "practically impossible". That's the reviewer's impression, not a measured number.
Water depth
You need about 3.5 feet of water where you swim, according to iGarden's buying guide, its above-ground guide and the pwice.com roundup. The X Series store page gives a lower mounting number, water deeper than 30 inches. Go by the 3.5 feet. A jet that can mount at 30 inches may still push water across the surface instead of through it.
Numbers left out
These conflict, sometimes on the same iGarden page, so none of them is printed until they're settled:
- Warranty length: iGarden's pages say 2 years in one place and 3 in another.
- X5 battery life: 6.4 hours on the store page, 5 hours in iGarden's own above-ground guide.
- Motor power for the X5 (700 or 500 watts) and the X Air (400 or 300 watts).
- How long an X Pro 10 takes to charge: 8.5, 7 or about 6 hours depending on the page.
If one of these matters to your decision, email iGarden support and ask them to put the answer in writing.
Sources
All read Nov 4, 2026. Flow, price and mounting figures: iGarden X Series store page, X Series spec page and P Series store page. Cross-checks: pwice.com roundup (flow figures for X Air, X5, X Pro 10, P100, P200, P230; chop in a 12 ft pool) and basic-tutorials.com X Pro 10 review. Flow tiers and depth: iGarden's buying guide and above-ground guide. The reviews mostly repeat iGarden's spec sheet; none of them measured flow themselves.