RedwingT,

Sounds like a plan. Wife wants the pool kept open for a few weeks into September. Her sister will be in town, and we will still have swimming weather at least until then.

So I'll at least keep the algae to a manageable level, until S-I-L is gone.

To all Mods -- Thank you so much for being here with common sense advice for this pool noob. I really don't know what I would have done without everything you guys do to help people like me. I've learned so much here! I am now absolutely certain that next year will be so much better. Your advice about the K-2006, and Unicel carts is RIGHT ON THE MONEY! Keep pushing those items! (Now if I could change my siggy to show that I have the K-2006, and the 633EG pump, and Unicel C-5315 cart.)

Re: Unicel Carts:

Vacuuming through the filter with the Intex, blows a lot of the fines back into the pool. No so with the Unicel! Definitely worth the extra cash for them. One note though -- Intex has apparently changed the end hole sizes on the B carts to match the A & C carts. Makes it a pain to install the Unicel carts, as the end holes are 1/16" smaller than the Intex. However, once installed, you KNOW there isn't any leakage around the stubs in the case and lid.

With the change from the 637R to the 633EG, comes a better system. The 637 is a suction filtration set-up, meaning the water goes through the filter before the pump, while the 633 is more like industry standard of pump through, so you get a pressure feed to the filter.