Recent content by therolf

I would like to change from a sand filter to a diatomaceous earth filter and would appreciate any and all help you can provide. Here are some details. Pool: 40,000 gal in-ground gun-nite, white plaster, free-form Current Filter: Baker Hydro HRV36 (500 lb sand capacity) Pump: 2.5hp Hayward...

anonapersona, loughps Isn't it amazing, what you can learn from other pool owners, who are not out to sell expensive product? Yes, at one time, long ago, I thought I knew it all. But with age comes wisdom, and nothing is a better teacher than experience, which is freely shared by members of...

Hi JasonLion, jcourt, Butterfly, loughps Thanks to all of you I sure appreciate all the helpful info, and you managed to minimize or eliminate my confusion. From what I gather, it is CYA is the culprit for my debacle. It is just hard to use so called expert opinions, may they be from my pool...

To say "confused" is an understatement. Reading a ton of messages pertaining to this subject, as well as trying to correlate the answers with my own experiences over the past 20 years, I arrived at an impasse. The information at the Chemical forum seem to augment my suspicion, that the high...