I have another question. I have read that when running a hose into your sand filter the sand should float freely in the tank. I was cleaning the sand in my sand filter and the sand did not float freely in the water. It mainly just stayed settled in the tank almost like a mud. From what I was reading, as I run the hose through the sand in the filter, the sand should float in the tank, is that correct?
First attempt to open pool.
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Sand does not float, but it should not be chunky. You should be able to stir it up with the hose.
With the hose in the tank some sand should be suspended in the water flow as you move the hose around - but it won't fully float.
Thanks for the reply! I just wanted to make sure there was not some issue I wasn't aware of. It is not chunky and it stirs easily with the hose. I was able to get my arm in there and mix the sand up really well. Pressure still does not rise. I have let the pump filter for close to 36hrs with not a single rise in pressure even though my pool is still not clear. I am thinking this could be due to me cleaning the sand in the filter and it may take a while to dirty it back up. What are your thoughts?
Thought I would post a couple of pics of my work so far. It's been a month now and the pool looks a lot better. I believe it took a little longer than normal because for the first few weeks I was not able to run the filter all night. Still have some work to do because it isn't as clear as it was last year but it is a lot better, and the boy was able to take a swim yesterday!
I Do have a couple questions.
1. What are the cause that would cause me to lose prime when running the vacuum to filter? When I vacuum to waste I can keep full prime, but during filter I lose all prime.
2. It is still not as clear as I would like, would this just take time to filter all out? I've read I could use DE in my sand filter to help clear it more and I was thinking about doing that.
3. What is good to use on steps that have yellow stains? It was not as bad last year as it is this year and I would like to clean the steps up.
I Do have a couple questions.
1. What are the cause that would cause me to lose prime when running the vacuum to filter? When I vacuum to waste I can keep full prime, but during filter I lose all prime.
2. It is still not as clear as I would like, would this just take time to filter all out? I've read I could use DE in my sand filter to help clear it more and I was thinking about doing that.
3. What is good to use on steps that have yellow stains? It was not as bad last year as it is this year and I would like to clean the steps up.