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How do you clean a sand filter?

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17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

i WAS TOLD TO SIMPLY TAKE ALL THE OLD SAND OUT. CLEAN VERY GOOD AND THEN REPLACE WITH NEW SAND.IT TAKES SOME LABOR TO REMOVE THE SAND (SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS)TYPICAL COST FROM A PROFFESIONAL 250.00 - 350.00

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