Quote Originally Posted by Old Eagle View Post
Carl, I do read all of the messages that try to answer my questions. I was trying to ask Teapot about his statement. It was : "In one case we removed the media into dustbins and thoroughly cleaned it before putting the same media back which is now once again perfect." So I wanted to know what he did to clean the sand. My sand is certainly pool sand, and it worked fine for about 4 years and then stopped filtering. I have just tried Leslie's "Pool Sand Revitalizer" and it has done nothing. I am ready to change the sand, but I am physically disabled so that will be time consuming. The expense is not what bothers me or made me seek a way to clean it in place..

My filter is a Hayward top fill type. Have you got any suggestions on the best way to remove the sand? I will try to fashion a scoop that is small enough to go down into the filter. The center pipe is a hindrance and I know to not let sand get in it, so I will plug it.
Yes. Use a garden trowel, particularly if you can find one with a rounded, rather than a pointed tip. Be patient. Not sure, but I think each bucket of dry sand is about 45-50 lbs. Wet sand is far heavier. In my pool rebuild I brought in 4 1/2 yards of sand. I shoveled every blessed shovel-full of it, the last yard by myself, and up a ramp and staircase. I learned the hard way there are 40.4 buckets to a yard......

If you are disabled, then realize that trying to remove and clean the sand is twice the work of simply removing and replacing it. Top mounts are actually easier to work.