Looking for new filter recc’s

[vtatt]

Replacing a 20’ish year old sand filter, looking at DE options.

Any good reliable recommendations?
I currently have:
10,500 gal
Above grd vinyl
1.5 HP pump

Thanks!!

 

[PoolStored]

I would avoid DE. Get the largest cartridge filter you can afford.

 

[vtatt]

I would avoid DE. Get the largest cartridge filter you can afford.

Understood, why do you recommend that? Just a PITA to maintain? Are cartridges “clean enough?”

 

[PoolStored]

Too much hassle with DE. Yes, PITA. Cartridges are great. I don't think there is a mod/expert/guide that would buy a DE filter...

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[TinFoilHat]

I use a 4 cartridge filter and they do a mahvelous job cleaning my 11000 gallon pool.

 

[Newdude]

They say DE gets about 5 microns finer than Cartridges. Microns. 5 of them would be 1/4900 of an inch.

But. The crud that my filter traps, then traps even finer crud. And finer crud after that. My yard then decides how fine I can filter, no matter which style I have.

Anywho, you are welcome to come try and spot those microns with my cartridges. Bring sunglasses, it hurts to look at sometimes.

 

[swadeab]

Go cartridge. Either can be a royal pain coming from a sand filter honestly depending on your situation.

I have one of each (2 inground pools different locations)...just upgrpaded the DE in one ...simply because it was de before and got a crazy deal on a pentair composite de filter. Also kept it DE as it's uncoveered florida
pool surrouduned by tropicals, every summer is a debris explosion, lots sand, hurricanes, monsoons, etc. Backwashing frequently. Other is cartridge screened pool, it's maintenance free and very infrequent cartridge cleanings even needed.

The only time i want to toss the cartridge off a cliff is florida rainy season when gets out of hand if you have a chlorine problem, which is super easy to do when you get busy then it becomes daily cleanings to clean things up.. If you avoid that...
it's a winner and the cost of a filter (which has gotten crazy) is offset some by buying de annually. If i had a cartridge at the ununclosed pool i'm sure i'd want to throw it off a cliff during the summer though....leaf catcher gets most, but lots of wind blown debris sand makes it way
into there.

But breaking down a DE annually or so is no fun either.

Couple things depending on pool either way though , leaf catcher is beforehand and may look into those cylone prefilters....don't know anything about them but i'm sure they work like dust wood working,etc cylone filters, reduce flow
some at expense of pre filters and extending filter cleanings.