I have attached 3 pictures of my Sand filter media. I have no basis for my assumption but this Sand does not look "normal" to me. One - it looks extremely coarse and 2 - it is not the color I was expecting. Hoping some of the Pro's on here can provide some feedback as I get set to start up my pool?
Sand Filter media - Is this normal?
- Thread starter MarkHoop
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- Jul 21, 2013
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Thanks. I had watched the deep cleaning video and felt that the material in the video was considerably finer than what I am looking at IMO. I don't think what I am looking at is Sand simply based on its grain size and texture but was hoping for comments.Sand Filter Use and Care - Further Reading
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- Jul 21, 2013
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reggiehammond
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Is that sand you added? Flocculant and other magical pool potions can cause weirdness.
I have myself wondering if it is Zeolite as I remember back in my early days using that as opposed to sand but thought that I had changed it back to sand (memory is a terrible thing to waste!!!)
Hey RH, great question!!! I recall being sold on Zeolite back in the day but thought I had replaced it....maybe not?
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Thanks. Maybe I am making too much of this but am doing a great deal of work this season to follow TFP protocol and don't want to leave any stone unturned
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griffths
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I realize it is always easy to spend other peoples money but if I were in your shoes I would spend the 30-40 dollars and replace the sand if there is any question about its ability to perform its intended job.
My experience with deep cleaning the sand bed is it is a time consuming and messy job, well worth the 30-40 dollars to me to start over.
My experience with deep cleaning the sand bed is it is a time consuming and messy job, well worth the 30-40 dollars to me to start over.
