2 filters set up to help not having to clean as often

[ringi]

Have anyone got experience of using a sand filter as a pre-filter to a cartridges filter so the cartridges filter needs a lot less cleaning?

 

[Mdragger88]

Have anyone got experience of using a sand filter as a pre-filter to a cartridges filter so the cartridges filter needs a lot less cleaning?

That sounds like alot if work & expensive.
If you get alot of debris you can try using skimmer socks or hair nets in the skimmer to keep the cartridges cleaner. I don’t use them all the time but they are extremely helpful with pollen & such.
With a properly sized cartridge filter many here are able to clean their cartridges just once per season.

 

[Mdragger88]

How often are you having to clean your cartridges?
What size is your filter & what is your pool volume?

 

[ajw22]

Been discussed before…

Sand Filter plus cartridge filter inline questions

Hello, We are going to be getting a 16x32 above ground pool this spring and had questions on filtration. The Intex pool comes with a sand filter. I have been doing some googling on this. Looks like the sand filter is the worst in filtering small particles ~30microns. I was wondering if...

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Dual Filters - Sand and Cartridge

I have a 20' Intex AGP that I'm in process of reopening. I have a Intex sand filter which came with the pool. I let the water turn green over the winter. Two days ago I started slamming. The green went away within a few hours resulting in the water turning grey. I scooped and vacuumed the...

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cartridge filter in unison with sand filter?

has any one tried running a small cartridge filter in line, after there sand filter, to kinda polish the water? i haven't been very happy with the results im getting from my sand filter. i have an old intex style cartridge filter (takes the B size cartridge) laying around that i was thinking of...

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[Newdude]

The answer is always a larger filter, not more filters.

 

[ringi]

That sounds like alot if work & expensive.

Unless the person already owns both filters with one sitting in the garage.

 

[Bperry]

Unless the person already owns both filters with one sitting in the garage.

Not sure what weather is like over there but if you are having to clean your properly sized filter more than once or twice a year then there are likely some other reasons causing that.

Following TFP, I go all year without having to backwash my sand filter last season.

Under chlorinated water can cause filters to clog up more quickly than normal and is a more common cause.

 

[Newdude]

Take a minute and fill out your signature. Include all relevant details like pool type / surface and model #s of equipment.

Right here is the perfect example..... you could have a tiny intex system along with the old system from when you replaced the last pool, or you could have a traditional pool with properly sized equipment that is overrun with algae.