New owner installing this week

[Dcells23]

Appreciate the info. I agree pump was too big. I gotta be honest he did say upgraded filter so maybe he is pairing it with the smaller pump. I don't have it in my possession yet I had read and heard that cartridge filters systems were pretty easy and actually filtered better than sand but not as good as DE as long as you rinse filter and replace when needed I am really going by what the pool guy was recommending. He installed a few friends pool and they recommended him highly. I haven't maintained a pool since I was a teenager ( many years ago) and it was a sand filter.

[mas985]

Get the smaller the pump if you can but I wouldn't be too concerned because a 1.5 HP AG pump is not usually that powerful anyway and not that over powered for a 150 sq-ft filter. I think the Xtreme comes with a Matrix and a 1.5 HP has a flow rate of around 53 GPM which puts the flow rate right below the APSP recommendations of 0.375 GPM/sq-ft so it should be ok.