Intex sand filter sand escaping

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May 25, 2020
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Chicago
I have a 16inch Intex sand filter that is a year old. I just added a vacuum on the return that comes with a small prefilter cone. I noticed it keeps getting clogged with sand particles after a day or two of use. It doesn’t take much to clog this filter.

Before I go about tearing apart the entire sand filter to look at laterals is some sand escaping normal?

I am using aqua quartz sand from Leslie pool and it was used for 3-4 months last year and deep cleaned this year.
 
My friend has that sand filter and also has sand coming out of it into the pool.. they are not great filters but they work ok :)
 
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