Sand filter clog up

[CarlD]

Do you have a "spyglass" you watch when you backwash?
Are you backwashing until that spyglass first goes cloudy and then clear?
If so, then you are still collecting a lot of stuff from your water.
Try adding a skimmer sock to your skimmer (they are cheap) and see if it clogs up instead. You can rinse it out and reuse a skimmer sock for about a month.

Carl

[shadowman]

Yes, I always watch the "spyglass," but I don't see much coming through. I can't catch my waste water because it is plumbed to the street. I try to keep the water bill down so I probably haven't been backwashing long enough. It is getting better though and the water is crystal clear. Thanks Carl and Anna.