I have an old sand filter and it is running just fine. I do have a large family and an indoor pool. It's very normal to have a high bather load at least every weekend, and sometimes in the mid-week, and once summer starts, it's even more often. My filter does a great job most of the time, but it takes at least a whole day to remove all particulates after a bunch of teenagers are in there, sometimes more than one day. Of course the pool looks clean during the day, but once that pool light gets turned on after dark, I can see the particulates and I hate it. The rest of the family does not care at all, as our pool looks so much better than every other pool any of them see (strict adherence to TFP recommendations).
I do add a little DE to my sand filter which I'm sure helps, but not enough for me to see perfectly clear water at night on a Sunday. I also already use ahh some monthly. And I do up my FC during the weekends. My water chemistry stays perfect, I use only Taylor testing supplies. I deep clean my sand twice a year. I would say that I slam my pool anytime my CC is above .5, but to be honest, since you guys taught me to take care of my own pool, I've only had to do that three times (in the 7 years since TFP).
So my question is....would switching to a DE filter solve this? I realize it's expensive, but I have the money to do it, if I decide to. Is there a better alternative? Maybe I'm making too much of it? This will sound silly, but it kinda hurts my pride when I see the water like this. I understand it is not a chemistry issue and that it has nothing to do with the cleanliness of the pool, but it still irritates me. I actually feel a little embarrassed even asking this question. I have a nearly perfect indoor pool, and I'm whining about something that nobody else even notices.
I do add a little DE to my sand filter which I'm sure helps, but not enough for me to see perfectly clear water at night on a Sunday. I also already use ahh some monthly. And I do up my FC during the weekends. My water chemistry stays perfect, I use only Taylor testing supplies. I deep clean my sand twice a year. I would say that I slam my pool anytime my CC is above .5, but to be honest, since you guys taught me to take care of my own pool, I've only had to do that three times (in the 7 years since TFP).
So my question is....would switching to a DE filter solve this? I realize it's expensive, but I have the money to do it, if I decide to. Is there a better alternative? Maybe I'm making too much of it? This will sound silly, but it kinda hurts my pride when I see the water like this. I understand it is not a chemistry issue and that it has nothing to do with the cleanliness of the pool, but it still irritates me. I actually feel a little embarrassed even asking this question. I have a nearly perfect indoor pool, and I'm whining about something that nobody else even notices.
