Recent content by albabbie

Good Morning, After being frustrated with my pool to no end (DE filter on the fritz, etc), I've decided to invest in all new equipment so I can actually enjoy my pool for the remainder of the season. Along with a brand new 23 inch sand filter and 1.5 hp pump, I'm interested in going SWG for my...

Good Evening, After baby sitting my Pentair DE filter for close to a week (bumping it every two hours, back washing it 2x a day), while trying to clear up a super cloudy pool that was neglected in the early part of the season while I rebuilt the deck surrounding it)...I think I'm ready to throw...

Unfortunately I just have a plunger valve, my drain/waste line runs right off the filter tank :(

Good Evening, Following the pool store's advice (which I have since learned never to do), I flocced my pool last week as my water was extremely cloudy when I finally got around to opening it up for the year. Suffice to say, I wish I could go back in time and have read your site prior to going...

Fair enough point Tim, I really am hoping it clears up sooner than later because I do not have the ability to tend to the filter every 2 hours or so to bump it or backwash it. #crosses fingers

Hi all, Well, still going on at it, my impeller was clogged and it took me a couple of days to figure it out and get it fixed. Everything with my filter is going well now, it is def taking some of the stuff outta the pool. The problem I am having is the pool is so dirty that I literally have...

Another question, Looks like my test kit won't be in until next week. I realize this is antithesis of your guys methods, but should I be adding any stabilizer to my pool so all this chlorine isn't going to waste? My above ground pool was 3/4 empty when I finally opened it up this summer and I...

Good Morning, Probably a noob question, but I am confused as to what the correct measurement of DE is for my particular filter. I have a Pentair ST50 filter, which is approx. 48 square feet. The filter guide says a 1 pound coffee can covers approximately 5 square feet of filter area, so I am...

Kind of off topic, but I keep on getting rejected for posts on this thread with the forum telling me I have to remove curse words....but I am not swearing lol. Any pool related terms that might be getting misconstrued by the filter? - - - Updated - - - Tim, Got started on your plan, feels...

Hi all, Another thing, I do realize that once I have the testing procedure down and get into a routine with a "healthy" pool, that the overall maintenance isn't really all that much. However, I am concerned with my ability to keep up with it when issues like this arise. I work 4-10's and have...

Tim, Thanks so much for your advice, this forum is a god-send. I plan on not spending much more time in my local pool store...it's pretty apparent that they aren't very trained whatsoever. My main thing I have had to mentally get over is the mind-set. I grew up with a giant in-ground pool...

Tim, Thanks so much for your reply. How long should I let the filter run for, or is that dependent on pump specs? I have read conflicting ideas that a DE filter should not be run for more than 4-6 hours (any more than that hardens the DE "cake" and lowers filter efficacy) while other people...

Hello all, First off, huge thanks for this forum and all the helpful advice I have gathered already from it, it is truly appreciated. Anyways, I recently purchased my house this past winter that has an approx. 30 x 15 x 5 oval pool (15,000 gallons), Pentair Star DE filter, and from the looks...