Re: Filter Sand
I'd advise avoiding the Quikrete stuff being sold. I tried it today. It is finer than play sand and flew right through the system. Since it was my first time seeing "pool filter sand" I has no basis for comparison. The #20 silica I just got from the pool store looks like a bag of rocks compared to that other stuff! It seems to be working though, so it can look like rocks all it wants.
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Oh, people have been telling me all afternoon (not here, in person and on the phone) that quikcrete doesn't sell pool sand. They insist I am mistaken and that what I used had to be labelled for use in sand boxes or landscaping. But there it is, printed right there on the bag.
I'd advise avoiding the Quikrete stuff being sold. I tried it today. It is finer than play sand and flew right through the system. Since it was my first time seeing "pool filter sand" I has no basis for comparison. The #20 silica I just got from the pool store looks like a bag of rocks compared to that other stuff! It seems to be working though, so it can look like rocks all it wants.
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Oh, people have been telling me all afternoon (not here, in person and on the phone) that quikcrete doesn't sell pool sand. They insist I am mistaken and that what I used had to be labelled for use in sand boxes or landscaping. But there it is, printed right there on the bag.