Recent content by RoaringRam

Just a few updates...I decided to remove the sand and inspect the laterals. The sand level seemed fine and I haven’t noticed sand in the backwash or anywhere else. I’ve attached a pic of the sand level before I emptied it. I found one lateral with a very small hole (pic attached). I replaced...

I’ve got a pool store a few miles away so I’ll see what quality sand they have and hope it’s not insanely expensive. Home Depot is the next closest place.

Yeah I’ve read that link in the past. Unfortunately it was so long ago I don’t remember the specifics. I’ve had crystal clear water every year until now so I think the sand was fine. I’m leaning towards a broken lateral at this point since the sand was much lower than I expected. I’m taking it...

It was regular pool store sand. It was put in 5-6 years ago so I don’t recall the brand. But it was just regular pool sand, nothing special.

I checked it about 2-3 weeks ago. Opened it up and did the cleaning procedure. The sand itself seemed fine and I moved it around a bit with the hose. My only concern was the amount of sand in the filter since it seemed low. It was below the halfway point, but I put the recommended 300 pounds in...

Anyone have any ideas?

Ok, so some updates on this over the past few weeks. I had the water tested for metals at the pool store and copper and iron came back at 0.00. I noticed some water passing through the SWG when the filter was in backwash/waste/rinse so I installed a new handle assembly. Water flowing properly...

Thanks for the reply...I’ll get that check shortly.

I've been checking it daily up until yesterday. I went from 37.5 to 37, 36.5 on down to 32 today. It's been a span of 5 days though I did skip testing yesterday.

Just checked everything again and the sight glass and return side of the SWG is clear. Here's some pictures and one of the pond I'm dealing with.