Silt on Steps and Outs

[larry2338]

That needs to be vaccumed to waste. I've had similar problems, and basically, it's too heavy to stay in suspension to get filtered out. Once you vac to waste, you'll be good to go for another 6 months or so.

Michael

Wish it were always that easy. I have the same problem with silt and even after vacuuming to waste, it's showing up again in 2-3 days.

[dep78737]

Not sure of the source, some rock (like mine) continues to erode a little even a couple of years after construction.

Maybe the bag on the Polaris is not fine enough to hold the silt. I think they make different ones. Fine silt is probably the only thing my suction-side Navigator excels at. You can manually vac to the filter but may have to backwash sooner. That's basically what a suction side cleaner does anyway.

[mwsmith2]

You could try using some nylons (make sure your wife is out of them first!) as a fine filter material, then put the silt bag over that to give it some strength.
I've known that to work pretty well.

Michael

[Theusla]

I have silt in my pool all the time. It just keeps coming back. I think it is coming off the sandstone coping. I thought about sealing it to see if it would help.