Recent content by wick

ITS ALL ABOUT THE SLURRY! I did everything as outlined above except for the Muriatic Acid bath (I had done that last year and figured it was unnecessary 'cause I'm using fiber now rather than DE). The suction and outflow are both fantastic and the water is crystal clear. I'm certain the...

I picked one up at Home Depot on the way home from work. I just used it and it was exactly what I need. It's better than a spigot for me 'cause I've got curious young kids that would definitely make some trouble if it was that easy. Now I can keep the hard to remove cap* on there for safety and...

nhguy, I'm in Manchester. Where did you end up finding that spigot/cap? Thanks, Wick

Here's what I'm planning: 1. Clean the water as best I can so I don't gunk up the element in step 4. 2. Clean out the element. Will probably do the dishwasher detergent and may also do muriatic acid. 3. Set it up and get it running. 4. Note the pressure with no fiber. 5. Add fiber via a...

I can't tell you how many times I've looked at that manual and NEVER noticed the section on Precoating. It even has dosing info for cellulose! Thanks for catching that. The instructions in the manual are for the 450 model, I have the 700, so I did some quick math and it looks like I overdid...

The back of the 18 ounce bag says "60 square feet requires 5 DE Scoops or a 36 oz. bag." Best I can tell, the grid element, part #RGX70GE, is 70 sq. ft. I figured I'd start with one bag and see how it goes. Unfortunately, I didn't pay close attention to the pressure before I put the stuff in...