CALLING ALL POOL OWNERS!
Hello,
If you dropped by, you are obviously a pool owner, or at least want to be one! Well , I am here to tell you, this is the spot to be!
Just ask me questions relating to pool ownership and of course I will do my 'darndest' to get you a correct answer! Or at least give you my opinion, which is worth a few cents now that I have been the go-to girl for information at our company for over a decade!
So, dive in! Head first! Really! It won't hurt!
Jen
Pool talk with Jen
It all starts and ends with your filter
Glad you turned to us for your professional pool advice, good choice. I am here to help!
If you came to share a few thoughts, questions, or give suggestions, I am here to listen.
If you are curious about a new or old issue or product within the pool industry, from salt vs. chlorine, to new ADA guidelines, I can assist.
I'd love to research and use our 34 years of experience to get you answers you are looking for.
This month, we are getting you geared up for the upcoming 2012 swim season. We start with what is most important in maintaining a perfectly balanced pool.....IT ALL BEGINS WITH YOUR FILTER.
Filters are the NUMBER ONE component in pool clarity and maintaining a safe swimming environment.
A sand filter rates at approximately 20-40 microns while cartridge filters are rated at approximately 10-20 microns.
D.E. filters are rated at approximately 1-3 microns. So you will get better filtration with the D.E. filter. YES! It’s really that simple.
Better filtration = better water. When the filter pulls out nearly 90% of the impurities, the water requires less chemical, thus providing a better environment for you to swim in.
So, when customers call and question why they can’t keep their pool clear…my response is --- 99% of the time, it’s your filter.
Retail chemical-selling pool stores respond with ---you need more chemical, and rarely mention the water filtration process at all.
If you have a sand filter, my suggestion is to change the sand each year, or change over to a good quality filter instead. The diatomaceous earth filter is preferred in case you missed it earlier.
If you have a cartridge filter, my suggestion is to clean out the cartridges at least twice a year. More if you have heavy cottonwoods in your area. Then replace your cartridges with new ones every few years.
If you have a D.E. filter, you already know you have the best, but you still have to take care of it. Check the grids inside, and clean those carefully as needed, typically at the beginning and end of each swim season.
During the season, flush, or backwash the filter and completely when the pressure ( psi )– indicates to do so. Eliminate all of the D.E. powder by going through several
backwashing cycles (turn multiport handle from backwash to rinse, and then back to backwash and then rinse again). Reload the filter with fresh D.E. and the repeat this when filter pressure is high.
The old saying---you get what you pay for really fits in the filtering business. Sand filters are cheap, but you pay for them in sand changes, and extra chemicals.
Plus, it doesn’t sparkle as a perfect pool should. Cartridge filters are economical, but with no backwashing function, you are not really filtering OUT any of the yuck brought in by swimmers and the weather along the way. Ewww, no
thank you!
D.E. filters cost a bit more upfront, but you get all of that back ten-fold in great water clarity, and safe swimming environment, and will pay less overall for chemical due to the excellent filtering capabilities.
Bottom line, call us to come install your new D.E. filtering system and then do like hundreds of customers have in the
past…..call us back to thank us for making your pool absolutely perfect!~
Jen
How often do you run your pool filter? We would love to know!
If you came to share a few thoughts, questions, or give suggestions, I am here to listen.
If you are curious about a new or old issue or product within the pool industry, from salt vs. chlorine, to new ADA guidelines, I can assist.
I'd love to research and use our 34 years of experience to get you answers you are looking for.
This month, we are getting you geared up for the upcoming 2012 swim season. We start with what is most important in maintaining a perfectly balanced pool.....IT ALL BEGINS WITH YOUR FILTER.
Filters are the NUMBER ONE component in pool clarity and maintaining a safe swimming environment.
A sand filter rates at approximately 20-40 microns while cartridge filters are rated at approximately 10-20 microns.
D.E. filters are rated at approximately 1-3 microns. So you will get better filtration with the D.E. filter. YES! It’s really that simple.
Better filtration = better water. When the filter pulls out nearly 90% of the impurities, the water requires less chemical, thus providing a better environment for you to swim in.
So, when customers call and question why they can’t keep their pool clear…my response is --- 99% of the time, it’s your filter.
Retail chemical-selling pool stores respond with ---you need more chemical, and rarely mention the water filtration process at all.
If you have a sand filter, my suggestion is to change the sand each year, or change over to a good quality filter instead. The diatomaceous earth filter is preferred in case you missed it earlier.
If you have a cartridge filter, my suggestion is to clean out the cartridges at least twice a year. More if you have heavy cottonwoods in your area. Then replace your cartridges with new ones every few years.
If you have a D.E. filter, you already know you have the best, but you still have to take care of it. Check the grids inside, and clean those carefully as needed, typically at the beginning and end of each swim season.
During the season, flush, or backwash the filter and completely when the pressure ( psi )– indicates to do so. Eliminate all of the D.E. powder by going through several
backwashing cycles (turn multiport handle from backwash to rinse, and then back to backwash and then rinse again). Reload the filter with fresh D.E. and the repeat this when filter pressure is high.
The old saying---you get what you pay for really fits in the filtering business. Sand filters are cheap, but you pay for them in sand changes, and extra chemicals.
Plus, it doesn’t sparkle as a perfect pool should. Cartridge filters are economical, but with no backwashing function, you are not really filtering OUT any of the yuck brought in by swimmers and the weather along the way. Ewww, no
thank you!
D.E. filters cost a bit more upfront, but you get all of that back ten-fold in great water clarity, and safe swimming environment, and will pay less overall for chemical due to the excellent filtering capabilities.
Bottom line, call us to come install your new D.E. filtering system and then do like hundreds of customers have in the
past…..call us back to thank us for making your pool absolutely perfect!~
Jen
How often do you run your pool filter? We would love to know!
Do you run your pool filter 24/7?
