Intex filtration problems

[PoolDoc]

Pentair and Jandy make fine mesh bags -- usually referred to as sand and silt bats -- for their products. Usually, these bags are interchangleable. Please note that they will NOT capture algae and pollen dust.

Here are links to those products on Amazon -- the second link is a cheaper no-name version, probably Chinese. It may work fine, but it may also be junk. The Pentair bag should be fine, so long as you understand the limitations mentioned above.

Pentair R211286 Sand/Silt Bag Replacement Leaf Eater 185 Pool and Spa Safety Equipment



PoolStyle PS454 Fine Mesh Leaf Eater Bag

[Charlie_R]

Because I'm a cheap son-of-a-gun, and can't see buying a vacuum head for a 15' pool, I bought a 24' long pool vacuum hose and use it without an end on it.

I did buy a universal pool hose adapter so I could use the

Surface Intex Skimmer Small Strainer Hose B Adaptor

to clean the dirt off the bottom of my pool.

I brush the pool to stir up the fine particles, then a couple of hours later I vacuum what has settled back into the wrinkles in my liner.

Hope this helps!

[teamwir]

Thanks for all the help. The wife picked up a test kit from Walmart but it only had two types of chemical testers in it. We will have to go back to the pool store and get the full kit so I can post up my numbers.

[PoolDoc]

We will have to go back to the pool store and get the full kit so I can post up my numbers.

Don't!

We have NEVER heard of ANY pool store selling the kit you need -- a drops based kit, testing pH, Alk, Calc, CYA *and* FAS-DPD chlorine. In particular, the FAS-DPD chlorine test + the drops based CYA test are essential for managing your pool successfully.

Order the K2006. You don't have to buy using the Amazon link below -- there are other online sources -- but use it to look at what you need. If it's not a Taylor K2006, it's not what you need.

[teamwir]

I have ordered the recommended sock and Taylor test kit. I will post up test results once I receive the kit.

[PoolDoc]

Sounds good. Hope it all works well for you.

[teamwir]

Ok, I hope I read the test right. Here are my results.
PH 7.6
Alk 160
FC 5
CC .6
CH 220

Based on the slide chart my saturation index is .4

Of course this all depends on my doing the test correctly and reading the results properly. Please let me know if these results make sense and what I need to do. Thanks again for all your help.

[teamwir]

I have "liked" the pool forum on Facebook and paid for the $14.99 subscription via PayPal. Can I please get my appropriate access? I used my wife's PayPal so it should be from a "girly" email address. Is there some other way to verify my subscription? I didn't add any notes as to my forum username.

Edit: Sweet! I guess the subscription automatically changed my access. Never mind. I have a post pending for mods to approve with my test results using the Taylor 2006 kit but I will go ahead and post them again since my subscription is activated.
PH 7.6
Alkalinity 160
FC 5
CC .6
CH 220

By the included slide rule my saturation index is .4?

Hopefully I did the tests correctly. How do these results sound?