Greyish white gritty sand on bottom of pool

jraymond1706

New member
May 21, 2025
4
Massachusetts
Pool Size
30000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
I keep finding this sand like substance in our robot and when I bush bottom of pool it clouds up. I assume it is plaster our pool is about 23 years old and we’re plastering it next month. Store to think it could be that or it could also be sand? Can anyone tell me what they think it looks like and if it’s sand where could it be coming from? I don’t think it’s something blowing into the pool

30,000 gallon
Gunite pool with SWG
 
Do you have a sand filter? A bad O ring under a Multiport Valve can let sand in to the pool.
If you want to try to figure out if its calcium- scoop a bit on tp grass and add a few drops of Muriatic Acid. If it fizzes its calcium.

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Maddie :flower:
 
Do you have a sand filter? A bad O ring under a Multiport Valve can let sand in to the pool.
If you want to try to figure out if its calcium- scoop a bit on tp grass and add a few drops of Muriatic Acid. If it fizzes its calcium.

Please fill out a signature line giving us more details about your pool and equipment, and how you test and sanitize.

Maddie :flower:
Thank you and I will!
I have a cartridge filter