We have a Summer Escapes 14' x 42" frame pool. It has probably cost us double than what we paid for it, but its still worth it.
The problem is that the water here is very hard to maintain. We had to empty and refill twice. The second time we started up with a SWG. The pool was clearer than I've ever seen it for about a week. Then the nor'easter and Irma blew thorough. Had to vacuum and remove debris, water was a tad cloudy (still clearer than without the SWG) As instructed with the SWG, I used the boost feature to "shock" the pool after heavy rainstorms. Less cloudy, but not as clear what I knew it could be. Yesterday it was a clear green, today its cloudy/milky green, can't even see the first step. The filter sounded funny so I checked the cartridge and it was slimy green, and creating so much suction I had to wrestle it out. Consequently, the SWG was sleeping due to low flow volume. (At least that's my guess. It should have been running at that time.)
I have to change the cartridge every other day, I rinse them out to the best of my ability. I did buy a Unicel cartridge, it arrived Saturday, I was hoping the pool would clear a little before I put the new cartridge in. Hindsight, should have installed it immediately. It doesn't fit great with the pump, but the skimmer basket holds it in place pretty well. Until the green, water chemistry was fine.
So I'm wondering, what more can I do? I am not going to empty it again, the process costs too much. (rental of sump pump, water cost - don't get me started about the rental. Not my choice.)
I was thinking that upgrading to a sand filter might help, but researching online leads me to believe that might not. I saw something about "filter socks", but not quite sure if that would help either.
The pump is a Summer Waves SFX1500 (1500 GPH), the pool is about 3500 gallons. SWG is for pools up to 7000 gallons and 700-3000 GPH.
Hoping someone on here can help before I give up. The family LOVES the pool and as parents, its great to tell the kids to just go get in the pool before we lose our minds. The added quiet this year has been amazing.
The problem is that the water here is very hard to maintain. We had to empty and refill twice. The second time we started up with a SWG. The pool was clearer than I've ever seen it for about a week. Then the nor'easter and Irma blew thorough. Had to vacuum and remove debris, water was a tad cloudy (still clearer than without the SWG) As instructed with the SWG, I used the boost feature to "shock" the pool after heavy rainstorms. Less cloudy, but not as clear what I knew it could be. Yesterday it was a clear green, today its cloudy/milky green, can't even see the first step. The filter sounded funny so I checked the cartridge and it was slimy green, and creating so much suction I had to wrestle it out. Consequently, the SWG was sleeping due to low flow volume. (At least that's my guess. It should have been running at that time.)
I have to change the cartridge every other day, I rinse them out to the best of my ability. I did buy a Unicel cartridge, it arrived Saturday, I was hoping the pool would clear a little before I put the new cartridge in. Hindsight, should have installed it immediately. It doesn't fit great with the pump, but the skimmer basket holds it in place pretty well. Until the green, water chemistry was fine.
So I'm wondering, what more can I do? I am not going to empty it again, the process costs too much. (rental of sump pump, water cost - don't get me started about the rental. Not my choice.)
I was thinking that upgrading to a sand filter might help, but researching online leads me to believe that might not. I saw something about "filter socks", but not quite sure if that would help either.
The pump is a Summer Waves SFX1500 (1500 GPH), the pool is about 3500 gallons. SWG is for pools up to 7000 gallons and 700-3000 GPH.
Hoping someone on here can help before I give up. The family LOVES the pool and as parents, its great to tell the kids to just go get in the pool before we lose our minds. The added quiet this year has been amazing.