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So today I opened the filter and took out some sand. Did the same as I talked about above- washed it, dried it, then sprinkled it over a new lateral. Here is the result: So I'm confused as to why so many grains are so small that they go through the laterals and end up in the pool. The sand...

Thanks guys, I'll tie a sock to a return to see what's coming from the filter. Maybe it's not pool sand, but it feels like sand, and is heavy, drops right back to the bottom of the small bucket I washed the Aquabot filter in. The organic stuff floated away as I washed it. Birds, in general...

I get sand in my pool, so I ran the Aquabot, washed out the filter bag, and retrieved the sand it cleaned from the pool. (There are some larger grains of sand in the pictures, so I am going to check for broken laterals. Also, we have lots of birds in the neighborhood, and maybe some sand gets...

Thanks, I will PM Smykowski. It would be easier to remove the sand and wash it in buckets, rather than remove the multiport in my installation!

My Triton sand filter has a side mount multiport valve. Is it OK to place the valve on "CLOSE", then remove top from the filter and use a garden hose to wash the sand? The sticky about deep cleaning says to isolate the filter from the pool plumbing, so should I remove the valve? I see no...