Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum and I know someone will have an answer for me. I'm new at this Salt water Pool and have found lots of helpful suggestions. So here goes: I have a Triton II sand filter and for the last few weeks we have been experiencing lots of rain here in Texas and the filter was reading 10% last weekend so we did a backwash and cleaned the in-line filter (not the sand filter) and the reading went up to 13%. Today it is at 0%. NOW WHAT??? any and all suggestions will be taken. Thanks in advance for your help.
Sand filter at 0%
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I would be looking at the gauge IF you have water pushing out of your return and going down your skimmer.
Kim
Kim
No, don't change anything. What gauge are you talking about? There is one on top (maybe side) of your sand filter and it reads in psi. Where is the one that is reading 13 PERCENT. Got a pic?
Yes, and it was always between 20 to 30% which is where the "Pool guy" that gave us a lesson said it should be.....so when it dropped to this level we got concerned, did a backwash last weekend. Water is great just put more salt in this morning because of all the rain and the reading was low. But other than that our tests have been perfect. Is this something I need to be concerned with because we've bought this house with pool about a year and half ago. At that time the sand had been changed 4 months prior. Don't want to burn the sand filter up if it's not running right....yes we have a little sand coming into the pool but not much. Water is crystal clear..
Does the gauge go down to 0 when the pump is off?
I would think about looking at your filter guts if you are getting some sand in the pool. Let me know if you need help on how to do that.
Kim
I would think about looking at your filter guts if you are getting some sand in the pool. Let me know if you need help on how to do that.
Kim
Yes we have thought that might be an issue, Kim. And yes would like some help with that...thanks in advance.
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And yes the gauge goes down to 0 when the pump is off...
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And yes the gauge goes down to 0 when the pump is off...
- Jul 3, 2013
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let me see if I understand..
you started at 20 to 30 psi
it dropped to 12 to 13 psi
now is at 0 psi
same flow from your returns, if this is correct then
sound like your pressure gauge has died.. here is a great 1 TFTestkits.net
you started at 20 to 30 psi
it dropped to 12 to 13 psi
now is at 0 psi
same flow from your returns, if this is correct then
sound like your pressure gauge has died.. here is a great 1 TFTestkits.net
Here ya! Taking sand out of a sand filter!
-get ready to get wet and make sure you have a couple of hours and a beer or two!
-Have something to put the sand in. I use my wheelbarrow.
-Have something to take the sand out with. Some people use a shop vac (wish I had known about that before I took mine out a cup at a time
)
-Turn off pump.
-take filter apart. I am hoping you have unions. If you do not stop and let me know. You can look online to see how your filter and model works. There are so many different ways so I will let you take that part on.
-Take the sand out using care.
-Once all of the sand is out you will need to take the guts out. There should be a pipe with some things on the bottom of it. The things are called laterals. Some of them fold up. Some unscrew. Use care with them.
-Now would be a good time to let water run through/over/around your sand to clean it real good.
-look real close at your pipe and laterals. We had one person that had a tiny chip off the top of the pipe that was allowing sand to come back into the pool. Look at the laterals. Any cracks, broken ribs, etc?
What you find will tell you what to do-replace or put it back together.
When you go to put the sand back in the filter use care to NOT let any sand inside the pipe. I taped a cup over the hole. Fill the filter up about 1/3 with water to help cushion the fall of the sand. I put mine back in a cup at a time to be of the safe side.
I hope this helps. I bet you could also find a you-tube video.
Kim
-get ready to get wet and make sure you have a couple of hours and a beer or two!
-Have something to put the sand in. I use my wheelbarrow.
-Have something to take the sand out with. Some people use a shop vac (wish I had known about that before I took mine out a cup at a time
)-Turn off pump.
-take filter apart. I am hoping you have unions. If you do not stop and let me know. You can look online to see how your filter and model works. There are so many different ways so I will let you take that part on.
-Take the sand out using care.
-Once all of the sand is out you will need to take the guts out. There should be a pipe with some things on the bottom of it. The things are called laterals. Some of them fold up. Some unscrew. Use care with them.
-Now would be a good time to let water run through/over/around your sand to clean it real good.
-look real close at your pipe and laterals. We had one person that had a tiny chip off the top of the pipe that was allowing sand to come back into the pool. Look at the laterals. Any cracks, broken ribs, etc?
What you find will tell you what to do-replace or put it back together.
When you go to put the sand back in the filter use care to NOT let any sand inside the pipe. I taped a cup over the hole. Fill the filter up about 1/3 with water to help cushion the fall of the sand. I put mine back in a cup at a time to be of the safe side.
I hope this helps. I bet you could also find a you-tube video.
Kim
Ok. This thread is wandering all over the place.......let's get your gauge questions solved so you understand it.
1. You only have one gauge correct?
2. It goes to zero when you turn it off, correct? That means it's (the gauge) working.
3. You now know that gauge measures the pressure inside your filter and piping, right?
4. You have NO other gauge in your system, right?
5. You say that your gauge is at ZERO but it looks to be at 7-8 ppm....can you help us understand that?
6. Your normal operating pressure should be somewhere in a range of 5 to maybe 20 pounds....not 20-30 like you said the "poolman" said.
6. When you backwash, you clean dirt from the sand, allowing the pump to push more water through the filter at lower psi. So, a drop in psi AFTER a backwash is perfectly normal.
7. At this point I see no reason to open the filter and look for a problem. If you think there is sand in your pool, see if you can pick it up and look at it to confirm it is sand. It usually is dirt (slippery) or dead algae (you won't be able to pick it up.)
1. You only have one gauge correct?
2. It goes to zero when you turn it off, correct? That means it's (the gauge) working.
3. You now know that gauge measures the pressure inside your filter and piping, right?
4. You have NO other gauge in your system, right?
5. You say that your gauge is at ZERO but it looks to be at 7-8 ppm....can you help us understand that?
6. Your normal operating pressure should be somewhere in a range of 5 to maybe 20 pounds....not 20-30 like you said the "poolman" said.
6. When you backwash, you clean dirt from the sand, allowing the pump to push more water through the filter at lower psi. So, a drop in psi AFTER a backwash is perfectly normal.
7. At this point I see no reason to open the filter and look for a problem. If you think there is sand in your pool, see if you can pick it up and look at it to confirm it is sand. It usually is dirt (slippery) or dead algae (you won't be able to pick it up.)
Had you back washed before? Was the change in pressure immediately after the backwash?
Whew! Best news I've heard today. The sand and it is sand....is very minimal at this time...in fact have had none in over a week since the backwash!
Thank you for this valuable information and all the others who have answered....
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Thanks everyone for these posts. Yes the gauge say 7-8% and goes to 0% when we turn in off! So the gauge is working. We are going to leave it alone at this time and yal are the best....thanks for all the answers and great advice.
OK, but it is NOT 7-8% you will confuse people on your next post. it is 7-8 psi (pounds per square inch)
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