6000 gal vinyl Intex (Bestway) above-ground pool. Current pump is 1500gal/hr, 0.5hp pump. The sand filter is 10” across, 0.54ft2.
Right now the sand filter is small enough that I have to backwash at least twice a week (family of 5 — I can get maybe 2 days of all of us swimming in it before I have to backwash), and the pump is too weak — even with having blocked one of the inlets so the surface skimmer works effectively, and even after a full backwash and the pump at full speed, it barely moves the water.
I know it can be bad to get a pump that’s too strong for the pool (22x12x48 6000 gal oval), and it’s important to make sure the filter and pump sizes compliment each other.
I’m looking to upgrade them, without breaking the bank. What are some reasonable upgrade ideas, or at least specs — pump power and filter size — I should be looking at?
Thanks!
Right now the sand filter is small enough that I have to backwash at least twice a week (family of 5 — I can get maybe 2 days of all of us swimming in it before I have to backwash), and the pump is too weak — even with having blocked one of the inlets so the surface skimmer works effectively, and even after a full backwash and the pump at full speed, it barely moves the water.
I know it can be bad to get a pump that’s too strong for the pool (22x12x48 6000 gal oval), and it’s important to make sure the filter and pump sizes compliment each other.
I’m looking to upgrade them, without breaking the bank. What are some reasonable upgrade ideas, or at least specs — pump power and filter size — I should be looking at?
Thanks!