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    DE Filter - Cleaning Bag

    A year or so ago I watched a video on YouTube where the person put the inners of their DE filter in a bag that trapped the DE, but allowed water to pass during the cleaning process. The bag was big enough to slip the whole filter inners into it and as he hosed it down it trapped the bad stuff...
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    Blue Flexible Discharge Hose - Alternative

    We had an 20x40 in-ground liner pool installed this spring. The pool builder left a thin blue hose for us to backwash or filter to waste if needed. We have a 1.5 horse Pentair pump. The discharge line is 1.5 inches. We have a DE filter and I haven't had to backwash yet, but we have had a...
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    Michigan Vinyl pool Builder Recommendation

    We are planning on having a vinyl lined in ground pool installed in the spring '08. Wanted to get recommendations if possible for vinyl pool builders in the Detroit Michigan area from people who use this site.
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    Heat Pump in Michigan?

    We are planning on getting a 20x40 vinyl pool installed this coming spring. Michigan has a May through September pool season at best. I am considering getting a heat pump over gas heater. Would we be best suited to just get a gas heater due to the short season? Also considering the weather...