That's too bad. I am in NJ.
If you do have to resort to shipping, 50lbs shipping is probably around $20.
Pool filter sand in the winter?
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That's too bad. I am in NJ.
If you do have to resort to shipping, 50lbs shipping is probably around $20.
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Kengal...
have you tried googling "pool supplies CT" or checking the yellow pages? There appear to be many in the area.
I can't imagine you'd have to go more than 15-20 minutes to get to one...
have you tried googling "pool supplies CT" or checking the yellow pages? There appear to be many in the area.
I can't imagine you'd have to go more than 15-20 minutes to get to one...
I was at meijer yesterday and they were setting up the summer section and had Pool Filter Sand, that is where I bought mine last year.
Got mine at Namco for a couple of bucks a bag. Here's a link,
http://store.namcopoolstore.com/stco.html
they sell billiard and game tables in the off season but I caught them with a few bags in their store warehouse and they've got stores Conn.
http://store.namcopoolstore.com/stco.html
they sell billiard and game tables in the off season but I caught them with a few bags in their store warehouse and they've got stores Conn.
I have only found pool filter sand at pool/spa shops - not at Lowe's or Home Depot. Many of them close in January and February. I would call before making a drive. I live in a small town though - I would guess that in larger towns they stay open year round.
Sand is a commodity item that's too heavy to ship long distances, so it tends to be locally sourced. That's why things like "play sand" will very considerably in differing parts of the country: in some places it'll be a nice beige color, in my area it's an ugly dark grey.
It you can't find "pool filter sand" locally because it's out of season, just see if you can get another nice-looking silica sand of a suitable consistancy (pool filter sand is just silica sand of a grit that appropriate for pool filters, in very expensive packaging).
Go a local masonry/hardscape material supply yard; i.e., those places that sell brick, pavers, stone, etc. Ask for a bag of white silica sand, in the coarsest grit they have. A 100 lb. bag will probably go for $10 or so.
It you can't find "pool filter sand" locally because it's out of season, just see if you can get another nice-looking silica sand of a suitable consistancy (pool filter sand is just silica sand of a grit that appropriate for pool filters, in very expensive packaging).
Go a local masonry/hardscape material supply yard; i.e., those places that sell brick, pavers, stone, etc. Ask for a bag of white silica sand, in the coarsest grit they have. A 100 lb. bag will probably go for $10 or so.
