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Watch Craigslist, it's the best! Watched the ads for a while and eventually found a free sand filter that just needed an $8 part. I'll never use the cartridge type again, I don't even understand how those things get passed FDA approval. Ran two cartridge filters on my pool last year and...

Sorry, the solar panel is on the roof, approximately 11 ft off the ground. I do have an extra paper filter that I could put in line to keep the systems separate.

Thanks, I'll try to figure out a way to run through the filter. The specs on the pump running the solar panel are 3450 rpm, hmax 10m, qmax 250l/min, kW .60, hp.82, pump is a c.m.t brand model 10148.

Hello TFP folks! I set up a new AG pool yesterday, and assembled a solar heater I purchased off of a random craigslister. My pool has two inlets and one return. I only used one inlet and one return for my sand filter, and hooked an over wall skimmer to the other inlet, and plumbed that to the...

x2 on the fitting. Having a dual outlet ball fitting is odd placing. FWIW, I just bought the same pool. I am plumbing only one outlet to the pump, and using the other hole for my over the wall skimmer. Hooking a separate pump up to that and running it through a solar heater.

Hey all, I just wanted to post something I noticed at Walmart today in case anyone is planning on purchasing an intex 18' x 48" ultra frame this season. There is a new version of this pool. 28239wl is the old version, and 28239wa is the new one. The new version has two return lines instead of...

Thanks for the help. I set up the old pool and it looks like I have a lot more room for a pool than I thought. I will try to find an 18' or 20' for a decent price, and that will put me around 8 hours for a full cycle which is a bit higher than I want to go. The 2100gph intex sand filter/pump...

Gotcha, I am also moving my pool away from an area where there were a LOT of pine needles dropping into it. I have a good test kit and will test daily. Regarding the pump though. Is it sufficient? Most of the sand filters I've seen are double the flow.

I've searched a bit on this thread and can't seem to find any info. I was given a 1000 gph sand filter, a Bestway unit. I didn't know they even made them that small. I'm upgrading to a 16'x4' pool this summer, which I believe will hold appx 6000 gallons. Will this pump flow enough? I have a...

I went through the same thing last summer. Bought an intex 14'x42" and patched several holes. The next day I patched several more holes, etc. By the end of it I had purchased another patch kit and still had multiple pin hole leaks showing up each day. You never know what type of care has...