I've been spending my COVID time slowly making small upgrades to the pool. I've straightened out some plumbing headaches and upgraded to a VS pump. The next thing I'm looking at is the sand filter. I have a Sta-rite BP-200-1 sand filter for my ~36,000 gallon pool. It was installed in 2006 sitting in the dirt with no base, so it's kind of sunken down and I've had to dig out a space to get to the drain at the end of every season since we've had the house (this is the 3rd summer). As part of my rearranging of things I'm putting a new equipment pad down so I was planning on changing out the filter sand while I move it. Looking through the manual to see how much sand to order, I realized that I think this filter is very very undersized for my pool. Am I wrong about this?
If you all think I should upgrade, I have a few questions...I really really like the idea of a cartridge filter, but always assumed that because of the size of my pool it would be ridiculous. Looking through the options now, there are many that have better flow/turnover rates than the filter I have now. Is there a good reason not to get something like this? sku-page
8-hour turnover rate is listed at 72,000 gallons as opposed to 21,000 gallons for my current filter (I realize that my pump isn't going to push that much water through either filter, but this is how we compare filter capacities, right?)
The price difference for the cartridge filter isn't that different that an appropriately sized sand filter.
Thanks for any advice or input!
If you all think I should upgrade, I have a few questions...I really really like the idea of a cartridge filter, but always assumed that because of the size of my pool it would be ridiculous. Looking through the options now, there are many that have better flow/turnover rates than the filter I have now. Is there a good reason not to get something like this? sku-page
8-hour turnover rate is listed at 72,000 gallons as opposed to 21,000 gallons for my current filter (I realize that my pump isn't going to push that much water through either filter, but this is how we compare filter capacities, right?)
The price difference for the cartridge filter isn't that different that an appropriately sized sand filter.
Thanks for any advice or input!