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...

We started getting quite a bit of sand in our pool last summer, so we had the laterals and center pipe replaced last week and the sand replaced. We didn't have the time to do it ourselves and all pool companies insisted the sand had to be replaced at the same time. But, we are still getting a...

Hi TFP! I'm new here - been lurking for a few months but now I need some help! First month of pool ownership was a breeze (May 1-June 1). I used the test strips (LOL) and had no issues. Water was clear and all was good in the world. Then, around June 1, we started seeing some sediment in the...

I always had a nagging sense there were super small amounts of sand coming into my pool, and after just opening this spring, I now have lines of sand pouring straight into the pool. Having once changed the sand and noticing .... what I now know are laterals... were in rough shape, I assume one...

Hey guys, Bought a house with a pool (my first pool) and it has an older ‘98 Sta-Rite sand filter. It was spraying sand through the return at the end of last summer and after some reading discovered the laterals probably needed repairing. When I took the sand filter apart I discovered two of...