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    sand filter laterals....screen up, down etc?

    newbie question..... which way do the screens need to face? i can't get them all to face the same direction and was wondering if that is going to affect the performance?
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    ? about plumbing an intex pool

    i am upgrading to a sand filter and pump. i will be using 1.5" pvc with ball valves on the return and skimmer sides. my question is ......do i need to install a section of flex hose on each end since the pool is a soft-sided intex pool? or will I be ok to hard pipe the whole system? 18' x 48"...
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    questions about sand filter operation....

    newbie to the sand filter system. what are the different functions and how often do I use them? recirculate... rinse.... backwash... filter.... close...i know that one it is a TAGULUS tank. it says to use .018 or .022 sand. will I be ok using normal filter sand? it is supposedly a 100 lb...
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    1.5 hp overkill?

    my pump blew on my 18' x 48" AG,it was the cheap intex type pushing 1000 gph. my neighbor has a 1.5 hp waterway hi-flo pump I can use for the rest of the summer. If I hook that pump to a 100 lb sand filter will I be ok? what problems will arise? I was thinking of running two return lines just to...