Originally Posted by iardon
http://www.intheswim.com/Pool-Filter...e-Pool-Filter/
Well, I guess this has opened another Pandora's Box!Originally Posted by ThePoolGuy
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
Originally Posted by iardon
http://www.intheswim.com/Pool-Filter...e-Pool-Filter/
Multi cartridge filters such as this one (and the Pentair Clean and Clear Plus) are a chore to clean...you have 4 cartridges, not one! they take longer to break down and assemble also. If you need this large a filter I would go with sand or DE before one of these monsters....just my 2 cents!Originally Posted by jereece
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
That's what makes debate FUN!!!!Originally Posted by waterbear
And how much longer does Poconos have to go before HIS sand gets too dirty and starts channelling??? Nine years and counting!
I'm only on year 4.
Carl
Bet a sixpack that if you clean the sand your water will be even clearer! Anyway, all that DE you both dump in has probably filled the channels!Originally Posted by CarlD
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
LOL! Is THAT why the storm sewer I backwash to looks like it's limed????Originally Posted by waterbear
That's a hard-to-decide bet...I use DE in the filter, a skimmer sock, and JUST got my Dolphin back which polishes the water on it's own...
Assuming the bozos actually fixed the thing... "we don't see nuthin' wrong...."
Carl
I have D.E. The pool was finished in the middle of last summer so we only had it half a season. When closing pool for winter it was broke down and cleaned off> Didnt seem bad. Opened our pool at the end april and I just backwashed for the first last week, the pressure had only gone up from 20 (normal) to 22. I backwashed anyway adding the D.E is very easy. When my sam light is on at night the water is very clear.
25000 IG gunite.
If anyone wants to know how good a cart can filter just look at my avitar! Or even better, the pics I posted in the New Pool gallery
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=234
Like they say "one picture is worth......"
Last edited by waterbear; 06-28-2006 at 11:23 PM.
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
Can you post bigger pics of your pool? Your avatar's kinda small. ;-)
Edit... noticed the link added.
Originally Posted by waterbear
35,000 gallon inground vinyl pool.
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One thing I didn't see mentioned but I could have missed it make sure as part of the comparison you check the cost of replacement cartridges, sand or zeolite and D.E. so you know that information as well.
hth,
Jo
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