We have had an easy-set with normal filter pump and have decided this summer to do so because the old one had given up the ghost, to buy a sand filter. We hoped that this would help us to keep clean of the pool and the associated costs, what they did. We had no problems this year with algae, no change or clean the filter, fewer chemicals and unclouded water fun. And the price is also great! Technically, I'm not so versed songs, as my husband has the Komando, but he was complaining about nothing. Every two weeks we have backwashed to wash out the filtered dirt and that's it. Conclusion: we would buy again at any time !!!