Hello from South West France !

[PJinFrance]

Hello Folks,
My name is Peter and I am an early retired brit who is lucky enough to live in beautiful France.
We have a newly installed pre formed fibreglass pool inside a previously failing pool structure. The issues are now a distant memory
I am looking forward to getting the pool opened in a few weeks and enjoying the summer and hopefully many years to come. Currently I am researching for a variable speed pump and changing the sand filter for glass media (AFM).

 

[mknauss]

Welcome to the forum!

I suggest you read through Pool Care Basics - Trouble Free Pool and even look at a few of our videos TFP-TV - Trouble Free Pool

You may also want to get the Poolmath app.

changing the sand filter for glass media (AFM).

Why? Sand is the appropriate media for a Sand Filter.

 

[Newdude]

Hey Peter and Welcome from across the pond !!!!

Currently I am researching for a variable speed pump

They are GREAT. Mine runs 24/7 at a low speed for the same energy as it would take an equally sized single speed pump to run less than 3 hours.

and changing the sand filter for glass media (AFM).

Abort mission !!!! The best anyone can say about glass is that it works as good as sand. So why spend oodles more on glass?

 

[PJinFrance]

Welcome to the forum!

I suggest you read through Pool Care Basics - Trouble Free Pool and even look at a few of our videos TFP-TV - Trouble Free Pool

You may also want to get the Poolmath app.

Why? Sand is the appropriate media for a Sand Filter.

Thank you for the welcome.
AFM as it filters down to much lower micron levels and therefore keeps the water cleaner

 

[Jimrahbe]

P,

Get what you want, but the idea that the water will be cleaner is all marketing. You will never be able to tell the difference.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Newdude]

A sand filter won our water clarity pic contest, against the other 2 filters and at least one sand filter using glass, all maintained by enthusiasts who are borderline fanatics. It was no easy feat.



When properly maintained, a sand filter will remove particles 3X smaller than the human eye can see. Anything past that is nothing but bragging rights.

And to top that off, as the filter gets dirty, the trapped crud filters even finer crud. Your environment doesn't change based upon your filter so ultimately your yard will decide how fine of filtration you get, no matter which filter you use, in my opinion.