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No, I'm vacuuming to waste and then I put it back on filter. As soon as it goes into filter, I put my hand on the return line and I can feel the sand going right back into the pool. What do I check first? I'm not handy, is this something I can fix myself or will I need to call the pool store?

I want to purchase a shop vac- Will a 6hp shop vac be good enought to blow my lines?

The sand got into the pool because we had alot of kids over and they kept jumping in out of the pool. Their feets carried the sand into the pool.

Hi, I've been trying to remove alot of sand that is sitting on the deep end of my pool. I have vacummed to waste several times and as soon as I turn the filter the back on after vacumming from waste I can see all the sand return to the pool from the return line. Is there a way of permanently...

Yes, I've vacuumed, backwashed, and cleaned the filter.

Went on vacation for 2 weeks, turned off filter, although I have a timer on my pool (I didn't have anyone to come over to clean skimmer). Came back to green pool, I shocked to 15 since my cya is 30, after 4 days, pool was back to blue to but cloudy. I can see low end but the deep end is cloudy...

My pool has been cyrstal clear now for the past week and half. Thank you very much to all those great contributors. Great site. :) Here's my reading as of this morning FC = 4 (was 4 last night also) CC = 0 TC = 4 PH = 7.2 TA = 80 CH = 220 CYA = 30 What is a good level to maintain FC?

Trying to maintain a fc of 15, how many lbs of dichlor should I put in seing my cya is at 0?

I picked up a 8lb container of CYA from Leslie's. It said to not clean the skimmer in the next 72 hours. With still fighting to clean dead leaves in the deep end of the pool, it is impossible to not clean the skimmer basket and backwash. I think I'm going to return it tomorrow and purchase the...

Duraleigh, When I go to my Lowe's/Leslie's store, is the product called CYA? Is it in powder form? How soon after, can I test for cya? Jasonlion, Almost all of the 10 pucks I placed in skimmer basket are disolved now. But, I'm probably not getting a reading since I'm constantly backwashing...

I already have the pucks in the skimmer basket - It has been about 3 days now. To get some cya real fast, should I run out and buy a couple di-chlor instead? How many would I need for my pool size of 33,000 gallon? Thanks,

Pool looking much better. Water visible, still need a couple more vacuuming in the deep end to remove the rest of debris/leaves. Here are my numbers as of this morning: fc 12 cc 1 tc 13 ph 7.2 t/a 100 ch 190 cya 0 - I have pucks in the skimmer basket and in a floater basket for a couple of days...

Problem solved. I used a plunger in the skimmer and removed alot of small tree branches.

Uhmm.. I was thinking maybe whatever got in the line would wash out. Silly me.

I have a sand filter. I backwashed for an hour yesterday-still nothing. The pessure gauge is sitting a 0. My line must be clogged.