Archive for February, 2011

My pools filter is broken


My pools filter is broken. Everytime I turn it on, sand pours out of the filter. I don’t know what to do, I’m having a pool party today and I was vacuuming it, as I was vacuuming up the sand that was already in there, more sand was coming out.

My pool is above ground. Can I fix it?

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Staying Prepared for Any Disaster by having an Emergency Water Filter

Being ready in case there is an emergency is only a wise practice. Despite the fact that chances are good that nothing is ever going to take place to you and your family, it is always better to be safe than sorry. Individuals who have survived natural disasters, for instance hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes, and also those who have undergone man-made catastrophes, such as the recent California gas main explosion, understand how easily lives can change. If these situations happen, one of the things people will need almost immediately are safe sources of clean water. Emergency water filters can provide you with this most needed resources whatever may take place.

Disasters usually interrupt municipal water systems. Consider the Iowa town that lately was flooded to the point where raw sewage had contaminated fresh water sources. It was more than a week until the problem was resolved, and during that time, the people were without the water they had grown used to having. Bottled water in local stores easily ran out, which left people in a real emergency. If they were fortunate that their power had not been damaged, they could boil the water; however, they could have produced much more palatable water much faster if they’d had access to emergency water filters of some type.

There are various brands of water filters which come in a number of sizes. You can get small, individual water bottles and filtered straws all the way up to family-sized devices. Not only are these diatomaceous earth filtration equipment ideal in case there is crisis, but they can also be used during camping trips where drinking water resources are questionable. Larger systems can easily purify as much as seven gallons of water in an hour, removing bacteria, cysts, and dirt and making the water clean and safe for drinking along with other uses.

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Diagram of an Aquastar sand filtering system


I need to see a diagram of what the 7 positions are of an Aquastar sand filtering system.? We have an above ground pool and need help with the filtering system.

We can’t read the words on top of the valve and need to reset it so that when the pool is being cleaned the debris does not come back into the pool, nor can we find a web-site that would show a diagram or list the seven positions.

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