Hello all,
Sorry I haven’t posted for so long … life has a way of getting in
the way, you know?
Anyway, I’m in the market this year for a new filter and several
people we know have suggested that we switch to a cartridge filter
rather than replacing the sand filter we currently have (28 years old
and completely done, I might add).
We’ve researched some about this model and have found one reasonably
priced but I wanted to see if any of you out there have any direct
experience, good and/or bad that you can donate to our cause.
Any comments are appreciated!
Thanks a bunch!
Leah
Hayward Swim Clear 5025 Cartridge Filter
July 26th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Tags: pumps
3 responses so far ↓
1 Donnell Irina // Aug 3, 2006 at 12:13 am
I’m shocked to hear that since all the pool professionals I’ve heard
from tend to pitch DE like it’s a religion or something. I suspect
there’s a financial impetus for that.
I have a Hayward sand filter with zeolite and like it a lot. When the
valve on the filter stopped working I called Hayward and they
immediately diagnosed the problem (nothing wrong with their product,
problem caused by improper installation of a chlorinator by the previous
homeowner) and sent out a replacement valve free of charge.
When we bought the house the filter had normal sand. It worked ok, but
it works MUCH better now that I replaced the sand with zeolite. Read
the specs, zeolite is much better than sand and fairly similar to the
filtering capabilities of DE but you don’t have to handle that awful stuff.
I have friends with DE and cartridge filters. Frankly, I’d go with
zeolite again given the choice.
Tim
2 Carlo Twyla // Aug 3, 2006 at 11:26 am
Can anyone tell me why our pool turns green when we use our solar cover,
& what I can do to stop this? We run the filter &/or the polaris under
it, just like normal.
The pool is always clear before the cover, & it starts greening up when
we put it on. The cover is not dirty when we put it on either.
Susan
3 Carlo Twyla // Aug 5, 2006 at 2:23 am
Today, I added the algaecide, & brushed the pool.
Do I need to let the algaecide work a certain amount of time before I
floc it? I thought I’d add the floc tomorrow, then vac the next day.
TIA,
Susan
This involves killing the algae, temporarily removing the chlorine (as
it counters the algaecide), using a stiff brush to scrub down the
walls and anything in the water, such as steps and ladders.
Next, you need to remove the dead algae (which will turn from green to
cloudy white and become very hard to filter out), using a flocculant.
Then set up the chlorine cycle again. All of this takes some effort
and may take a week to get through.
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