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Welcome PointyHead. This post, a few back, shows two pictures of my laterals and assembly if you want to see what they look like. filter-sand-excreted-during-rinse-t45533.html

Turns out I was wrong. The water wasn't clear enough yet (was just in the opening process) to see the sand sitting on the bottom of the pool. Once I saw that the spider gasket was still good (thankfully, I have a Sta-Rite model that is now obsolete and would require new plumbing) I opened up the...

Just doing my spring opening and I am seeing about a 1/2 cup filter sand come out of the blue waste hose whenever I do a 3 minute rinse, but none during a backwash or during filtration. Would this be a broken lateral, something else or just the need to gently clean the sand with a garden hose...

Hi there. I'm new here but wanted to chip in....that image is identical to the stuff that was on the bottom of my pool a couple times last year. We had a vinyl tear on the bottom and after I repacked the lost foundation, sealed the bottom and refilled the water the liner "slid". So I have slight...