Recent content by NJpoolguy

Hey all, Me and my wife were talking today and we think we want to add a heat pump to our pool. Nobody has used the pool in a month because it is to cold. I only really enjoy the pool in late June and July and in August it seems to get a little to chilly for my gang. So I am looking into a heat...

Thanks! one website that sells the blue scoops says 7 scoops for 5 lbs! I think I will stick to that and see where it goes.

I just bought a blue 1lb scoop and it says 1 scoop for every 7.5 sq ft of filter area? My filter says 5 pounds of DE and it is 25 square feet. I am guessing 3.5 scoops? The filer is an EC-40 and online it says 4 pounds and mine says 5 pounds on my tank?

I am setting up my new DE filter and it has a part in the box called a flow control. It is a little clear disc about the size of a half dollar. In the book it really does not make mention to it except for a elbow fitting. I am using a union fitting to a matrix pump. Does anyone know anything...

I don't think it is a solution to an algea problem, but I don't have algea problems anyway. My pool has always been clear on a sand filter, now it is going to be clearer :party:

Nice to hear! I myself just got my pump and filter via UPS today. I searched for a month on what to buy and I ended up with the Hayward EC40 perflex DE Filter and Matrix 1hp pump. The pump was my hold up. I wanted a 2 speed, Hayward Matrix with twist lock cord and built in timer. I finally found...

Sorry to start another thread but I have narrowed down my new system to a DE setup for my 21ft round AGP. Now I have a couple of options. There is a Pentair DE system. Comes with the tank, and 1hp Optiflow pump W/twist lock cord. Now the next is the Hayward EC40 with the 1hp Matrix pump...

Yeah I saw a product called fiberclear. I read all the reviews and some loved it and some said it caused algea problems. There is also Zeoclear or Zeolite? I really want a DE filter, but I really don't want problems or cause any environmental problems or harm to neighbors. I also don't want to...

Will backwashing in your yard cause any environmental dangers or any health related issues to surrounding property owners? Sorry for my rookiness, but I really know nothing about DE filters and I am trying to learn all I can.

Thank you! I just went down to my local pool store and they had a DE filter. I am a little intrigued by it. I now have another filter on top of what motor to get :hammer:

What is a side mount sand filter? What are the advantages over the traditional top mount? I am buying a new system and it is almost impossible to get what I want so I am settling on a Hayward powerflo matrix 1 hp w/timer and twist lock cord and I am now trying to get a filter and came across a...

Thanks for the post. I have looked at both of these quite a few times. My question is, do you know if these will have the three prong twist lock plug?? Is that a common plug?

When I do a search for pool pumps, most of all the online stores only show 5 pumps for an ABGP and most are only 1 speed. I would like to get a 2 speed pump. How does a 2 speed pump differ from a single speed. I have never used one, so I don't know much about them. Thanks for the reply.

I am pulling my hair out with what to buy. I presently have a Lomart Ultra Promega 1hp pump and Spectra 3 17" sand filter. This equipment is starting to give me little problems here and there so I have decided to replace all the equipment and use my old pump as a back up. The pool is a 21'...

I don't know quite how cold I have been in my pool. But I have snorkeled in caves in Mexico with out a wet suit and it was easily 60 degrees. Refreshing is the word. My ideal temp is 80-85.