I've been having an ongoing issue with my sand filter this season. It started off small but came to a head last week. This is a 15' round, above-ground pool.
Since the start of the season I was getting little bits of sand in my pool. It didn't really bother me that much because I have a good battery operated vacuum and they were relatively small amounts anyways. But recently my pool started getting cloudy. I assumed my chemistry was a bit off, which would have a surprise since I have it checked weekly at the Leslie's down the street and it was almost always perfect. Sure enough, when it was cloudy, it was still perfect.
Well now my pool is straight up green. The store manager determined it must be a filter issue. This sand is only one year old so I assumed I had a broken lateral or standpipe. I emptied the filter and hosed everything down but nothing on the inside is visibly broken. Now I'm wary of putting this back together only to find out that I missed something. Is there a way to actively test these laterals to make sure they are in working order? Also, what else could have possibly caused this issue if the pipe and the laterals are working? There was a brief time earlier in June where I know my sand filter wasn't completely level but could that have had that effect on my pool now, two months later?
The guy that did my pool install also filled the sand filter so I can't guarantee that he used the correct sand but it looks visibly similar to the sand I bought today, which is #20 silica.
Since the start of the season I was getting little bits of sand in my pool. It didn't really bother me that much because I have a good battery operated vacuum and they were relatively small amounts anyways. But recently my pool started getting cloudy. I assumed my chemistry was a bit off, which would have a surprise since I have it checked weekly at the Leslie's down the street and it was almost always perfect. Sure enough, when it was cloudy, it was still perfect.
Well now my pool is straight up green. The store manager determined it must be a filter issue. This sand is only one year old so I assumed I had a broken lateral or standpipe. I emptied the filter and hosed everything down but nothing on the inside is visibly broken. Now I'm wary of putting this back together only to find out that I missed something. Is there a way to actively test these laterals to make sure they are in working order? Also, what else could have possibly caused this issue if the pipe and the laterals are working? There was a brief time earlier in June where I know my sand filter wasn't completely level but could that have had that effect on my pool now, two months later?
The guy that did my pool install also filled the sand filter so I can't guarantee that he used the correct sand but it looks visibly similar to the sand I bought today, which is #20 silica.