Looking to buy our first pool.. Wondering about pricing and options..

[tbird2340]

O.M.G.!! I got the filter today.. The 27".. It is HUUUUUUUUGE!!! The delivery guy was like "This must be one huge pool..."

Sure hope you guys were right! LOL

[PoolDoc]

Wait till you see the water.

Be SURE to use labeled filter sand -- and not the Quikrete 'filter sand' Lowes is selling.

[tbird2340]

Where is the best place to get the sand? I just checked Leslie's website and their sand is $25 for 25lbs!!! That would cost me $350 just for sand.. I'm sure hoping I can get it a lot cheaper somewhere else or I'm going to be kicking myself for getting a filter this big..

Thanks

[tbird2340]

How about this sand? http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...uctId=11683357

[PoolDoc]

I think the HTH sand is probably as good as you'll get. It costs about $8 standard wholesale (non-Florida markets), so $13 is not a bad price for a hard to handle product.

The Leslie's prices is probably a 'free shipping' price; if there's a local Leslie's store, they may be MUCH cheaper, since local supplies would have been delivered in bulk by truck.

[PoolDoc]

I should add, if you want to save a bit of money, and can get the crummy Quikrete sand for less, you should be able to use that cheap sand for the first 150lbs or so.

One tip: put enough water in the filter to cover the laterals with 6" of water BEFORE adding sand. That will keep you from busting laterals when you pour the sand in.

[BigDave]

I looked on Leslies web site and the $25 for 25lb price is for zeosand. I couldn't find a price for filtersand.

[JimK]

I probably should add, people brag about getting a great deal, but not about the stupid mistakes they make. (Me too! I still haven't told the story of the 300,000 gallon pool I turned purple, while 200 people were swimming in it!)

As a result, you tend to hear from your friends and buddies when they save money by doing it themselves, or buying it themselves, but not so much, when it all goes sour. This tends to make DIY or BIY projects sound better than they are.

We see it all the time here, where a poster will be actively posting, till it finally becomes clear even to them, that THEY were the ones that screwed up . . . at which point they disappear from the forum.

Information flow is such an interesting topic (to those of us with philosophical inclinations).

Ok, Ben. I've heard mention of this story several times through the years. I think it is finally time that you spill! Whatdya think, people? We wanna hear this story, right???

Yes! I want the hear this story.

Maybe after the 4th . . .

Patiently waiting...hehehe.