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Chemical to use to clean pool sand filter?
Sand filters are not cleaned with chemicals . they are back washed when required. every four or five years it pays to replace the sand in a sand filter to maintain its efficiency.
Can you clean out your filter with sand?
NO
How do you clean a sand filter?
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
What has gone wrong if there is Sand in filter?
Nothing if its a sand filter However if sand is coming into the pool from the filter then you may have to replace one ore more laterals in the sand filter as they have worn and are letting sand through to the pool,
Some sand in bottom of your pump from vacuuming pool above ground is this normal?
If you are getting sand coming into the pool and have a sand filter you may have to replace worn laterals in the sand filter.
How do you clean groundwater?
they filter it high pressured through a sand bed
How do you clean sparkplugs?
you can clean them with a wire brush or sand blast them but its better to just replace them
Why is your cartridge filter blowing debris back into the pool when sweeping?
The spider gasket in your valve may be deteriorated. Buy a spider gasket and some silicon grease at your pool store. Remove the screws in the multi-port valve and replace the spider gasket after you thorough cover it wth grease. To keep this from happening again, never add chlorine through your skimmer. Always use a floater if you use tablets or install an off-line chlorinator as far away from the filter as possible. Hatawa
What is the base pressure for a filter on a pool?
This is what your filter gauge will read when it is first start with a new and clean filter cartridge / D.E. or sand.
How do you replace pool sand from a top mount unit?
The sand has to be scooped out or can be shop wet vaced out. Replace with #20 silica sand only but first add water to the filter tank to about half way and cover the stand pipe in the middle of the filter so the sand will not spill into it. k
If you put a sand beach next to your in-ground gunite pool will the sand that ends up in the pool cause problems with the filter?
If you have a sand filter as your filter you may need to remove some of the sand from time to time, But most will be dunped during backwashing. If you have a cartridge filter you may have to clean it more often. If you use D.E. the sand will be dunped when you backwash,Other then that there is no harm. A: Why would you want to be tracking sand into your clean pool? You are just adding more contaminants. YUK !
How can you keep sand from entering an inground pool through the returns on a 25-year-old sand filter?
Remove the old sand in the filter and replace the broken latterals and add new sand as per mfgr's specs.
