Grout dust in spool

[Spool Boy]

I’m brand new to the spool game, so I don’t know whether I should be concerned or need to take any action.

My pool contractor had to remove and turn over a 1’x4’ piece of bluestone coping because they chipped it during installation. In doing so, they had to grind out the grout and make some other messes which of course went into the spool, which is full. Visually you could see the layer of grout residue on the benches and spool floor. I brushed down interior towards the floor drain, but I’ll probably need to do it at least once and maybe twice more to get rid of it.

My question is, should I do anything to remove this residue from the system such as clean my filters? Thank you.

 

[kimkats]

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Now back to your original question. Has the pressure gone up at all since this happened? If so then you need to clean your filter.

Kim

 

[Spool Boy]

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Now back to your original question. Has the pressure gone up at all since this happened? If so then you need to clean your filter.

Kim

Yes, I’ll have to complete that. In the meantime, it’s a Jandy. Didn’t get the model number (new construction so I don’t live there at the moment), but here’s a pic. Also, my landscape contractor left me a gift of paver sand in my pool. What’s the process for removing?

 

[kimkats]

Is it a cartridge or DE filter?

Vacuum out the sand if you can. If that is a drain in the bottom you can brush the sand towards it with the pump running and it should go to the filter. If that fails to clean it out you can use a turkey baster to suck it up.