Hello all! I’m new to TFP and am struggling with questions regarding my decision to but a new sand filter and pump. I am working up to being a novice on this stuff and appreciate any help/information anyone has to offer. I bought our 21’ above ground pool (4.5 ft) from a local store a few years ago (sadly probably the last pool they sold before going out of business) and we have a a Doughboy 1 hp pump and a filter that may or may not be matched properly. Always had some leakage with filter around collar, so I was never really happy. Vacuuming was always a problem as the pump never seemed to draw enough for it to work. This year it’s shot and we decided to buy a Hayward 18” filter and 1.5 hp Hayward pump from Amazon.
I have 9 feet of 1.5 inch tubing running from the filter/pump to the pool. Based on a lot of reading, it seems like a 1 hp might be enough, but my question is whether the pump I bought is too big and might cause problems in filtering overall. I was hoping the extra power would help with our poor cvacumning. Thank you for your help.
I have 9 feet of 1.5 inch tubing running from the filter/pump to the pool. Based on a lot of reading, it seems like a 1 hp might be enough, but my question is whether the pump I bought is too big and might cause problems in filtering overall. I was hoping the extra power would help with our poor cvacumning. Thank you for your help.