Printable View
We have found a little sand in our pool just about every day. Not a lot, but maybe a 1/2 teaspoon. I have not vacuumed it yet (we use our Polaris all the time) and maybe after I vaccuum it will be gone (wishful thinking I suppose) but what could cause sand to come in from our filter? This is our 6th year with the pool and we have never had a problem like this before. 18 foot above ground. Thanks!
Try to just vac the sand to waste, it could be that it's the same sand getting recirculated back into the pool. if your filter had a little water in the bottom over the winter, it could have crushed a small amount of sand that now passes through each time.
Or, you could have a cracked lateral
or you could have a bad fit where your valve meets the standpipe - check for play there, you can add a couple of wraps of electrical tape to help seal it better.
I have sand in my 21' AG pool everyday. Probably a good cups' worth. I vacuum with the Pool Buster so it doesn't get into the system. The next day, there's more sand in the pool. It shows up even with the solar cover on. I think my filter has to be leaking somehow.
Kevin
I had sand in my pool and at the end of the season took the filter apart and my standpipe had a crack in it.
It's not a big deal at all to empty the sand filter and check out the laterals and standpipe. I have a 150lb sand filter and it takes about an hour. The second time I did it I just lined my wheel barrow with a garbage back so that I could just put the sand back in after I checked everything.