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Originally Posted by Oh Haha
We are thinking about going to a sand filter setup. Supposedly, it will save money in the long run as you will use less chemicals to keep the pool clean.
Ours is just an above ground one that you can buy at most stores.
Ideally, an inground would be the ticket but big $$$. We only get hot days for 3 months so the investment is hard to justify. Yeah, it would raise the property value but still....
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It is so much better with a sand filter. We have an Intex 20 round 4' deep and the sand filter is an order of magnitude better that the cartridges, even with our small pump. I would like to get a 1/2 or 3/4 hp pump for better vacuuming but for the most part it works very well. We just connect the vacuum to the inlet and skip the skimmer vacuum attachment and vacuum to waste. As far as chemicals we don't have to mess with it much using a floater for the tablets in the pool. The liquid bleach or chlorine works better than the powder shock since it doesn't raise the CYA. Sid turned me onto the
Pool School - TFP Home Page site. Good info there.
Morning all the rest.
'Sup Joe? Any paperwork with lead left or just paperwork with a pen?
Rick, hope you are enjoying the warm weather.