Barbel Bob Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hi again!Its that time of year to maintain the pool and i am hoping i have more luck than last year!!!We are about to change the sand in our filter, we have emptied it out and cleaned and done all the checks on the laterals etc we are about to add the sand. We bought the sand last year and got two different grades, one bag of course and 3 bags of fine, we have forgotten which order to add them in????can anyone help please????J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Barbel Bob, The gravel or course sand goes on the bottom to cover the laterals approx 100 mm bed, then the fine grade on top.When you need to change it next time maybe consider AFM from Dryden Aqua, the most technologically advanced filter medium there is and you will probably only need to buy it once. Sand is cheap but that is it's only plus point and it has had it day as far as producing quality water. Have you bought any flocculent, worth buying to help the filter out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbel Bob Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thanks Teapot!!!No doubt i will need you again at some point!! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osie Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have been considering changing the sand one day... I looked at the Dryden Aqua site but gave up trying to find - how much it will cost.There was tonnes of stuff but it all seemed very commercial water treatment orientated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hi Osie, They are set up for the larger commercial installations, there is a wealth of information under the swimming pool tab on the site. I am going to be picking some up and bringing it over next week. Like sand it comes in 25kg bags so easy to handle. If you let me know how much you would need I can give you a price via PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote user="osie"]I have been considering changing the sand one day... I looked at the Dryden Aqua site but gave up trying to find - how much it will cost.There was tonnes of stuff but it all seemed very commercial water treatment orientated.[/quote] Osie Ive sent you a PM about Zeolite so that you can consider the benefits of all the options to improve your filtration.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apero Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]If you let me know how much you would need I can give you a price via PM.[/quote]Hi Teapot,Could you pm me also, require 125kg, do you also sell Zeolite? Interested in comparision. Which one would you recommend please?Apero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote user="Apero"][quote user="teapot"]If you let me know how much you would need I can give you a price via PM.[/quote]Hi Teapot,Could you pm me also, require 125kg, do you also sell Zeolite? Interested in comparision. Which one would you recommend please?Apero[/quote] My learned colleague Teapot would recommend AFMAnd I would recommend Zeolite Zel- EauFor much the same reasons, similar results (some differences), and much the same ..........!Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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