kearpaul
06-28-2006, 11:51 PM
Now folks, my biggest pool hassle. You have been so gracious answering my other posts/problems. Sink your teeth into this one:
The pool is a new plaster IG, about 20,000 gallons. It was filled with City water. We are, however, on a well. The well water has metals -- no surprise there. The house water gets treated with an iron filter and pressure tank. When the pool builder put in the autofill, no attempt was made to filter the incoming water, rendering the autofill system useless. (Unless you like a green cloudy pool.)
How do we refill, you ask? With a garden hose that is downstream from a landscape sprinkler filter (Iguana). And we put a washcloth over the hose end.
Naturally, we would like to get autofill back on line. My only idea is to tap into the autofill valve, adding a standalone filter, with rinse/replace cartridges. I think I could pull my plumber off his trimaran long enough to do the job. But I have no idea what to buy. Any advice would be appreciated. Or is there another solution?
Cheers,
Paul
I think television is referred to as a medium because it is so rarely well done.
Ernie Kovacs
The pool is a new plaster IG, about 20,000 gallons. It was filled with City water. We are, however, on a well. The well water has metals -- no surprise there. The house water gets treated with an iron filter and pressure tank. When the pool builder put in the autofill, no attempt was made to filter the incoming water, rendering the autofill system useless. (Unless you like a green cloudy pool.)
How do we refill, you ask? With a garden hose that is downstream from a landscape sprinkler filter (Iguana). And we put a washcloth over the hose end.
Naturally, we would like to get autofill back on line. My only idea is to tap into the autofill valve, adding a standalone filter, with rinse/replace cartridges. I think I could pull my plumber off his trimaran long enough to do the job. But I have no idea what to buy. Any advice would be appreciated. Or is there another solution?
Cheers,
Paul
I think television is referred to as a medium because it is so rarely well done.
Ernie Kovacs