PoolOwnerT
07-16-2011, 01:34 PM
Hi everyone,
I hope someone can help me out. I'm sure this has been answered before but as a newbie I'm not allowed to search threads. Anywho I have a Haywood Sand Filter and recently after vacuuming and backwashing and rinsing when I put it back on filter some the dirt comes back through the return. Now this is a recent problem so I was wondering if it was an indication that I need to change the sand. I bought the house with the pool about 5 years ago and never changed the sand, not sure when the last time the previous owners changed it and there's now way to contact them. I don't even know how old the pool or filter is to be honest. Recently I had to buy a new pump cause the old one died and when we opened it up to try and repair it, it was all rusted.
I'm trying to find the least costly method of fixing this problem as we plan on converting to an in ground pool in a couple of years. Thanks
I hope someone can help me out. I'm sure this has been answered before but as a newbie I'm not allowed to search threads. Anywho I have a Haywood Sand Filter and recently after vacuuming and backwashing and rinsing when I put it back on filter some the dirt comes back through the return. Now this is a recent problem so I was wondering if it was an indication that I need to change the sand. I bought the house with the pool about 5 years ago and never changed the sand, not sure when the last time the previous owners changed it and there's now way to contact them. I don't even know how old the pool or filter is to be honest. Recently I had to buy a new pump cause the old one died and when we opened it up to try and repair it, it was all rusted.
I'm trying to find the least costly method of fixing this problem as we plan on converting to an in ground pool in a couple of years. Thanks