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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
It sounds like you have an expensive set-up. Is it an in-ground pool?
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Yes, about 18k gallons. It's pretty common in the upper middle class or better neighborhoods in Tampa to have an in-ground pool.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
We have an 18 ft. round above-ground pool. It doesn't have a sand filter (although at one time it did), so there's never a need to backwash; and having a spare filter eliminates the wasted time between filter washings. I just pull out the dirty cartridge and slip in the clean one, then clean the dirty one and save it for the next change.
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When we bought the house there was a sand filter. We replaced it with a DE filter... because they work the best... remove the smallest stuff. However you do have to back wash it a couple times a year and then once a year take it apart and clean out the screens. It is at those times I wish we had gone for a cartridge filter like you have.
We put the chlorine generator in about quite a while ago... 6-8 years ago maybe (boy time flies) at the same time we had the solar heating panels installed.
if I recall correctly it was about $1500 to install it. But, it is so much nicer than dealing with the chlorine tablets and liquid chlorine that you needed to shock the pool with every week. I'm not sure about VA but here you pretty much have to maintain the pool all year. There is no closing then opening. So, well worth it.
The pool is great... and when the kids were little we were in it all the time. We don't use it as much now... but it's still nice to have when you need it. I've been having some problems with one of my knees. I started walking every day for exercise last year. Did it every day for about 7 months... but my knee just got very painful. Took about 6 months for it to really recover. I am planning to start swimming instead of walking... at least till I lose another 50 lbs or so.
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