Is this a sand filter system? Meaning do I need sand and salt? How does the 135 lbs of salt fit in this filter?
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No this is not a sand filter. The salt goes in the water not the filter. This filter produces chlorine from the salt.
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No just salt. The salt is not placed in the filter it Is spread around the pool. The salt is real fine. You must have a really large pool. Mine is 15'x15'. I used less than 40lbs. And still have about 10 pds. left over. You put it in till you reach the right chemical reading. I love this filter didn't have to add much more all summer long. No eyes burning or dryer skin or hair. The kids think its great. Hope this is helpful.
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It is a same ratio as sand, 1:1 Therefore you will need 6 bags total weight 300lbs. You will not be disappointed. The weight capacity should be marked on your filter. I have a 16 by 32 feet pool and the 200lbs capacity filter works just fine. I do cover the pool in the high pollen season. Unless you have a pool larger than 16 by 32, you might be ok with 200 lbs. You can experiment. You can always add more later. My pool company sells this for $80 a bag but they do put it in. When doing it yourself I had to take a cup to empty out the sand because the filter was too heavy to move. My teenage son helped. Good luck.
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Nicole, I also have an 18x48 aluminum frame pool. I purchased this set up 2 years ago; it's perfect! No other filters are needed. This thing works like a dream. Once you get the salt balance right (easy add 3 40lb bags) you won't have to do anything else but vacuum all season!
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100 pounds of sand. Usually three bags. Salt depends on size of pool. i.e. 8000 Gallon Pool needs 200 pounds of pool salt.
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Yes, you need a filter system (either sand or the paper cartridge type)...the pump pushes the water through the filter. I have the saltwater with the sand pump...I LOVE IT...
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sorry for the delay, but this unit can not filter out the salt in the salt water. I contacted the manufacturer and they are not looking at this process at this time, do to the expense of what it would take to separate the salt.
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You need a filter system and sand is the way to go for that , much better than paper filter. I wouldn't think that this would make enough difference to justify the cost over you salt water generator now. I am converting from chlorine to salt water.
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Go to your local pool supply and purchase 150 lbs of sand. It's 3 50 lb bags. There a couple of different grades of sand. Make sure you tell them the make and model # of your filter and they will supply you with the appropriate sand. Hope this answers your question.
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Depends on pool size. Mine was 18x9x52 rectangle pool and it took 115lbs of POOL SALT. Each bag is 40lbs and cost $6-7 a bag at your local Home Depot, wal-mart, lowes. I have had this set up for over a year now and have only added two bags of salt after the initial set up. The instructions have a chart so you know what to add to your size pool. Hope this helps, you will be very happy with a salt water system.
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Yes, we just bought this pool and contracted it to an intex sand filter and saltwater system. We had the sand and salt water system last year and it worked great. We didn't have to use any other chemicals and it stayed clear and clean. Great setup.
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Sand use 50 LBS as far as salt it depends on the gallon size of your pool...it needs to be at 3000 ppm.Hope that helps
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The pump that came with our pool is a sand filter and yes, this will work with a salt system. I bought the Intex Salt System to go with it and so far, it's working great.
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Zeosand is used at a rate of 1/2 of normal filter sand! So, if your filter calls for 50 lbs of sand, use 25 lbs of Zeosand! It is far and away the BEST filter medium you will find! And I mean CRYSTAL CLEAR water!!!!!
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Sand is either to high in the filter, to much sand, or the tube inside the filter isnt seated correctly or possibly damaged. But it needs to be in the filter possision
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Lyndie - I am not sure what size pump comes with that pool but I have larger Intex pool and I needed to buy a more powerful filter. I bought a sand filter from Amazon. I believe you can buy the saltwater system and the filter together. I didn't because I had already bought the salt water system from Walmart.
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I can help you with the question. I actually got confused when ordering this pool and got the pool with everything included, AND the salt system. I was wrong. This pool already comes with the salt system and it works great!. Basically, you just need to order this pool and it will come with everything you need, including the salt water system and cleaning kit. So far my kids love the pool and it is structurally very stable. I had to put 210 lbs of pure salt and I only had to pay about 65 dollars and that's it! I will probably need to spend around 11 dollars every 2 months or so to keep the salt levels ok. The water does not taste salty at all, it is a great system!
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I bought the sand filter and saltwater system together. You have to purchase your sand and salt seperately from a pool supply store. It comes with books for each component and a cover for the pool. Watch the DVD to get the general idea and search the books for specific answers. My pool was 18x52, but your filter will still need about 55lbs of sand since it should be about half full. The 48 pool will require about 200 lbs of salt. Buy some extra because you need to add more about once a week.