Recent content by joe123

My first pool had a DE filter. My second home which I am at now has a Sand Filter - some 10 years with it. I love the Sand Filters but everyone - and I do mean EVERYONE that I have asked in person says to go with a DE filter and not Sand. I don't know why? I will say that my Sand...

Hi. I want to stick with DE or Sand. I asked several people and everyone has a different opinion about DE or Sand. The only thing that they all agreed on was to stay away from cartridge disposable filters. I like the Pentair Quad which has cartridge filters, but they are not the...

I think that the thinkness of the regular bubble wrap are too thin. The bubbles which need to be on the botton side would tear in a short time. The blue pool solar blanks are made of much thicker material. I agree that moving a 40x20 pool blanket is a pain and I never could do it by myself...

Neat idea - thanks for the link. I have owned solar blankets in the past and from memory, they don't glide well one against the other. I had a pool with 2 sections (1 large, 1 small) of solar blankets and when I tried to "glide" one on top of the other, the one in the pool would move. If I...

I tried it a few years ago and did not notice any noticable difference. I bought several with the "return back" money guarantee. I tried returning it (Leslie Pool Supply) and was never able to. They always found a reason NOT to give me my money back on the un-used fishies. :cry:

Hello. Without getting into a relegious war :-D, what is the BEST DE Filter for the Money in your opinion? I am looking at the Pentair Quad DE 100 filter and was wondering if there are better choices as far as initial costs and maintenance costs (like cartridge replacements, etc). Or would 2...

Thanks Jason. I was confusing the GPM readings. Also, thanks for the info on the Pentair WhisperFlo 1.5HP moving 60-80 GPM, I looked and looked and could not find that info on the web. So it looks like the Pentair Quad 100 (maybe Quad 80) filter will work for my pool. I think the size of...

Ok, I lost you there. :cry: When you say "much larger" than the Pentair FNS DE 120GPM, what are you suggesting, a 200GPM DE filter? Do they make those? My limited understanding is that my current Sand Filter is similar to the TR60 which is rated at 63GPM. I thought going to a Pentair DE...

Hello. Do the Solar Sun Rings work well? I used to have a solar blanket (bubble type) that worked very well on my old pool, but my new pool has a kidney shape pool which makes it very hard to put a conver on it, so I am looking at the Solar Sun Rings but was curious if the "triangles" in...

Ok thanks and I agree 100% on over-sizing it. Question on flow rate. Looking at the Pentair DE / Sand Filter flow rate for the same size filter, I see: 120 GPM - Pentair DE FNS Plus 60 Sqf 63 GPM - Pentair Triton II (TR60) Sand Filter 60 Sqf I am not sure what the flow rate is on my...

Hi. I need to replace 20+ year old 60 Sqf Sand Filter and was wondering which to replace it with? Another Sand Filter or a DE Filter? I have 2 inch pvc pipes, a Pentair 1.5 HP WhiserFlo, 400k BTU gas heater, 60 sqf Sand filter, large pool (not sure size) and spa. In my previous home, I had...

Very nice! How $much$? Joe