Hello,
I have been doing some reading here and it seems when it comes to sand filters, bigger is better, and results in less frequent backwashing. There doesn't seem to be any down size other than it requires more space and obviously costs more. I have seen 30 inch recommend or even bigger.
When talking to a few different pool stores where I live they basically have all told me that 24 is the golden standard and that only commercial pools need a 27, 30, or 36. Most of them don't even stock bigger than 24 and special order them in.
I would love to hear people's opinions. I don't like backwash because I have a hundred foot blue pool hose that I have to neatly unwrap and wrap up each time and it takes a while to set and then backwash. If I have ti replace the sand filter anyways I would love to do it right and not change it down the road.
This isn't really about if I should change my filter or not but the reason is it's spitting sand out into the pool, it started leaking from the top header thing (don't know the name of things), and it's at least 20 years old so probably time for an upgrade anyways.
Also,If you have brand and model recommendations I am all ears. I have a 18k gallon pool. Chlorine, not swg, not sure the HP of motor but can check if its important.
I have been doing some reading here and it seems when it comes to sand filters, bigger is better, and results in less frequent backwashing. There doesn't seem to be any down size other than it requires more space and obviously costs more. I have seen 30 inch recommend or even bigger.
When talking to a few different pool stores where I live they basically have all told me that 24 is the golden standard and that only commercial pools need a 27, 30, or 36. Most of them don't even stock bigger than 24 and special order them in.
I would love to hear people's opinions. I don't like backwash because I have a hundred foot blue pool hose that I have to neatly unwrap and wrap up each time and it takes a while to set and then backwash. If I have ti replace the sand filter anyways I would love to do it right and not change it down the road.
This isn't really about if I should change my filter or not but the reason is it's spitting sand out into the pool, it started leaking from the top header thing (don't know the name of things), and it's at least 20 years old so probably time for an upgrade anyways.
Also,If you have brand and model recommendations I am all ears. I have a 18k gallon pool. Chlorine, not swg, not sure the HP of motor but can check if its important.
