Hibou Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 We have a salt pool(Poolsquad) which is generally very efficient. However, very soon after cleaning we are getting sediment on the bottom of the pool. My husband wonders if this is a problem with the sand filter( it is 4 years old). We also use floculant. Any ideas?Hibou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yes Can I sugesst that it is time to change your sand as its only meant to be there for 3- 5 years.I suggest that you change to zeolite as it will give you afar superiour clean and help to keep the chemical balance a lot easierespecially on a salt pool.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibou Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Thank you for that , Andrew. We are first timers at this. Is there an idiot's guide on how to change the sand for zeolite.Hibou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hi HibouYes if you email me with your address then I will send you a PDFIts quite simple and will take you about 1 hour, depending on the size of your filter.Most who have made the change will swear by it and never go back to sand.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hibou,I'm not disagreeing with Poolguy but if you've been having a lot of rain recently that will introduce plenty of dust and particles into the pool which are then left as patches of sediment by the floculant that you use, basically that's it's purpose: to gather together quantities of fine particles which are in suspension and leave it on the bottom of the pool. In my experience if you have a significant amount it's best to vacuum it carefully and slowly to waste. I would then plan to change the sand at the end of the season, as poolguy says: 4/5 years is about time to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneysfriends Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 we had similar problem and followed advice seen on here about vacuuming with the waste water going to the drain instead of back to filter. Its done the trick! We were told by our pool builders (eprinchard) that this is a common problem in the first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdlfrance Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Hello i'm dutch and have a swimmingpoolcompany in the lot et garonne.There'r to explinations for it.1: In your filter there's a pipe wich is connected to 5 or six little perforated pipes. This is that water go's in it , but not the sand.If one is broken what can happen after years , your sand is coming in the pool by the jets.2: Don't use flocculant all the time and if you use it , not to much.If your pool is green and you use flocculant after a night you hoover it to waste your pool is nice and clean, but the product is stil working, so everything is stil compacting together and you have to hoover again. If you use multiaction tablets stop with it and use the normal chloretablets, because............ if there's enough chlore in your pool and you check it regulary algue don't grow!!!!!!Also in multitablets you find products like stabiliser, and flocculant if you use this you'r filling the pool with products you don't need all the time. For example; stabiliser is a product to keep your chlore longer active especially on warm days, so the chlore is less sensitive for evaporating, but if there's to much in your water it change the reaction of all the chemicals and if there's to much it's stays forever in the pool and the only thing to get it out is emptying the pool alot and refillhope you understand my english kind regardsruud de langRDL PISCINES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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