Recent content by jdegraeve

Hi - just checking on this, was it ever resolved? I've got the same type of issue and I can't seem to figure out what happening. Took the entire system apart the other day, inspected everything and found nothing wrong with laterals or stand pipe. Still getting lots of sand in the pool. Let...

Yeah that's spot on with the level of the sand. Motor is single speed.

That actually is a very good point........what's the best way to do that?!?! :ROFLMAO:

Filter and pump pics attached. To answer your original question from your first reply, the original sand used was Mystic White II (at least that's what the invoice says for the entire pool package). The new sand i just replaced it with over the weekend is Sidley Natural Quartz. Over-filled - I...

Appreciate it. Being a "newbie", that's certainly helpful!

Hey thanks for replying. The sand is definitely coming from the return. There's a "line" of sand on the bottom from the return. Test results for the pool water? I don't have that with me at the moment but took a sample over to be tested after I put everything back together this past...

Hey thanks for reaching out. Definitely sand. It's not the algae that looks like sand. I can look to see what brands of sand were used both originally and over the past weekend when I changed it out, they were definitely different colors. I did add water to about 3 inches above the laterals...

Hi All, I'm brand new to the world of pool ownership. Last summer, mid July, I had a 24' ABG pool installed. From day one, I kept getting small amounts of filter sand accumulating in the bottom of my pool. Silly me, I thought this may be something to do with everything being new, a break in...