New Pool Owner

[CMaxim]

Hello everybody! I am a newer pool owner, I hope to learn more about pool maintenance from you all!

We bought a Pro Series 20' x 48" pool this year!

Thanks in advance everybody!

[Watermom]

Hi and welcome to the Pool Forum!

Is your pool up and running yet? What kind of test kit do you have and how are you maintaining the pool thus far?

[CMaxim]

Yes the pool is setup, this is the first year for our Pro Series pool, we have a very simple test kit it just checks the PH level and Bromine (I think that's how it is spelled!)

I love the pool but we have decided to convert the subpar pump with a sand filter. Our water is very cloudy and the paper filters just isn't doing a proper job.

So I figured I would come here and try to get as much information as I can before doing anything to my pool.

Here's our pool
http://m.sears.com/proseries-trade-2...p-05217040000P

Here's the pump that's on order
http://affordablepoolparts.com/2014/...-pump-28647eg/

[Watermom]

I think that filter is probably too small. Let me ask Ben to have a look. He's better at pump/filter match ups than I am.

[CMaxim]

Thanks Watermom! I really hope that pump is ok, it's the best one we could afford at the moment and it's being shipped to us already :-(

[CMaxim]

Does anybody have suggestions and links to any adapters I may need?

I currently have 1 1/4" hoses and the new pump will have 1 1/2" hoses.

[Pappy]

That is exactly the system that we have, and it is a vast improvement over the cartridge filters. The pump is too big for the filter though and I wound up making and installing a restricter plate between the strainer basket and pump inlet to keep stuff from blowing through the sand. Read the "Eblade thread" PoolDoc referenced earlier (I'm not completely clear on how the conversion from Summer Escapes skimmer to Intex hoses worked out). Plunger valves are not absolutely necessary but are helpful. Intex is the cheapest place I found for the "optional parts" not included in the box. Plunger valves were around $8.00 + shipping direct from Intex.

http://www.intexcorp.com/index.php/r...ter-pumps.html

I will also say that the "sand filter DE enhancement" is beneficial for this system. I was able to find 10lbs HTH DE in stock at a local WalMart. Last time I looked, the wallyworld website had the wrong picture up, but a correct description (I'd not order from them based on this, but if it shows "IN STOCK", you can verify it's the right stuff visually). I add 1/8th cup doses til the pressure stays up about 1 psi from clean.
http://pool9.net/de-test/

Good luck!

Pappy