HomeWhat should you do about sand in your pool coming from your pump?
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2007-09-02 20:15:34
2007-09-02 20:15:34
It sounds like the lateral pipes in your sand filter are broken or you have too much sand in the filter. When we first got our pool I vacuumed with the filter on backwash. I found sand settled in the steps when I turned it back on to filter. I was later told by my pool store that you vacuum on waste and then use rinse before turning back on to filter. That stopped my problem except for dirty feet getting into the pool! both previous answers are correct to a point. the laterals or stand pipe could be cracked or broken' vacume on filter and then when finised backwash well and then rinse for aprox. 30 to 40 seconds and then go back to filer. make sure you rinse before going back to filter. Don't forget to turn off the pump before rotating the back wash valve! K
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Do not put sand in your pump. If the sand your are referring to is in your pool filter then it should be changed every 4 to 5 years.
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.
yes you can, the sand pump cleans the pool, making it look amazing!!
The amount of sand in a pool filtration system depends on its size.
Buy the correct sand and ask the pool shop where you get the sand about a ventury sand sucker. These attach to the garden hose and will suck all of the old sand out of the unit.
Go to your pool shop and they will be able to supply you wit a Venturi pump these hook onto your garden hose and can suck the sand out of the sand filter.
Swimming pool pumps do not use sand. You may have sand in your filter. The sand has to by removed by hand after taking th etop of the filter off.
wil i still use chlorine with a sand filter pump
pump was ok until I cleaned mess in pool. after that lost pressure. Changed sand but no luck
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,
THis indicates that the pump is struggling to push water through a dirty bed of sand when on filter. When on recirculate, the water bypasses the sand and flows through the valve back to the pool. Change your sand or run a cleaner through it.
This is fairly easily achieved change over. All you have to do is change piping coming from the pump and to the pool to fit into the new filtration system.
Well i have a pool myself, and sand is not wanted in it. The rocks in it can puncture the liner (if it has a liner). You should vacuum it out with a pool vacuum. Hope i helped
If you live in a windy area or have debris getting into your pool then you should check the pump basket at least once per week or after you have vaced the pool.
i also use a 5000 gallon pool above ground and i use a 1 1/2hp pump. with a sand filter.
The pump should be of when moving the sand filter control
Pump out the pool. Pressure wash the pool interior, remove debris. Finish with an acid wash. Check all plumbing for damage etc. Change out the sand in the sand filter (if fitted) Clean all skimmers and leaf filters at the pump and the pool. Fill pool and adjust it chemically after 24hours with pump running.
Just vacuum it up with a pool vacuum. A: hummmm, you should not have gotten sand in the pool. If after you vac the pool and you are still getting sand back to the pool then you have a broken lateral that needs to be replaced. You may also have inadvertently poured sand down the standpipe ~ that should have been covered or plugged with a temp cap before you added sand to the filter tank. Just vac that up and you should be OK. k
If you are getting sand blowing into the pool through the returns You have a problem with the radials in the sand filter. this will require removing the multiport system from the top of the unit . removing the sand, and replacing the worn radials. Get advice from your pool shop.
I have a pool company, we service several pools each week. One customer has a cartridge filter for an inground pool and there is always sand in it. This customer has brick retaining walls around two sides of the pool. The more it rains or the customer uses the pool the more sand is washed into the pool. I don't know if this applies to your pool. If it is in-fact sand it has be coming from the environment around the pool.
A small sand filter 40-60 sq ft. and a small pump 3/4 HP
no... you should call a professional to come inspect your pool
first of all (to be correct), sand is not changed in a pump, it is changed in a filter. Typically after 5 years it is a good time to change filter sand. When the sand is first added to the filter (when it is new) it is rough and coarse . . . as water flows through the filter over time the coarseness of the sand is lost, as in a tumbling rock polisher, thereby affecting its ability to retain debris. Unless there have been a number of times that the pool has had cloudy / dirty water then maybe sooner for a sand change.
It should be on filter and don't forget to backwash at least once a week.
Firstly, the pump is not a sand filter system. The pump is the one with the motor attached and it pumps water not sand. The large round tank is the "sand" filter. You would have to find a skimmer made for vinyl pools with gaskets. It attaches to the wall of the pool and is seen "hanging" from the outside of the pool. The type of pool and equipment have no factor in choosing a skimmer. another good way to go is the Dragonfly Super skimmer this is a floating pool skimmer and only requires a hose to connect it to suction
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