Different sand sizes

[profector]

Hi, I'm gather the material to swap out the sand on my Pentair Tritton II TR 140 sand filter. Went to one local hardware store last night and got the last seven bags of pool sand they had. Today I went by a different chain and bought what they had. So now I have almost enough.

When I got the new sand home and compared it to what I bought last night, there is a noticeable difference and grain size. The HTH branded sand looks much coarser. I'm wondering if I should take it back or just use a few bags at the bottom. Any suggestions comments?

 

[JVTrain]

Hard to tell without seeing it in person... or without using actual sizing screens to compare. Most any product labeled as pool sand should be what's known as #20 pool sand, designating that is the proper size and thoroughly washed of fines. If they are both labeled as pool sand, you should be fine using both of them. I used HTH several years a go when I replaced my filter. No issues. Have not used the All-Star but have seen it at HD. Maybe others can comment on that brand...

 

[profector]

The All Star sand says 20/40 gradation and the HTH does say the grade. This is what I found in the filter's manual.

 

[Richard320]

That Allstar sand turns out to be Quickrete https://www.quikrete.com/pdfs/msds-b1-sandandgravel.pdf

I wouldn't use it. My findings on how not all sand is created equal

 

[profector]

That Allstar sand turns out to be Quickrete https://www.quikrete.com/pdfs/msds-b1-sandandgravel.pdf

I wouldn't use it. My findings on how not all sand is created equal

Thanks for the links. Looks like Quikrete was having a QA problem.

 

[pooldv]

That Allstar sand turns out to be Quickrete https://www.quikrete.com/pdfs/msds-b1-sandandgravel.pdf

I wouldn't use it. My findings on how not all sand is created equal

Good detective work. I'm totally off quikcrete pool filter sand. Too many anomalies and they don't seem interested in fixing it. It's not worth the risk on a one time buy like pool sand to save a buck or two.

 

[profector]

Thanks. Looks like it's going back