Im going to preface with we did everything wrong, now how do I fix it?
We just got our pool setup. Our sand filter had been sitting for years with sand in it that had become nasty and moldy looking (I know, terrible) so we cleaned it out and my husband was rather aggressive with the stand pipe and laterals using that to pull the sand out. When he put new sand in we didnt cover the standpipe and it filled to the brim with sand. We simply used a hose to clear the standpipe when finished. Instead of rinsing or backwashing before connecting to the pool to filter, we just turned it on to filter and dumped a ton of sand into the pool. (Can you tell we're total newbies and my husband doesnt like to read instructions, lol). I've been battling trying to get all the sand and debris out of the pool. I have backwashed twice now and both times I have gotten a ton of sand with each. We filled the new sand to midway between minimum and maximum levels on the standpipe. I've been reading lots of threads and my valve still seems to be turning fine and working fine, so it's not jammed. Is this from getting sand in the standpipe and it will eventually stop? Do I need to empty it and check the laterals? My pool also isnt clearing like it should, it's very cloudly despite running the pump for 3 days straight, which leads me to believe my filter isnt filtering like it should.
We just got our pool setup. Our sand filter had been sitting for years with sand in it that had become nasty and moldy looking (I know, terrible) so we cleaned it out and my husband was rather aggressive with the stand pipe and laterals using that to pull the sand out. When he put new sand in we didnt cover the standpipe and it filled to the brim with sand. We simply used a hose to clear the standpipe when finished. Instead of rinsing or backwashing before connecting to the pool to filter, we just turned it on to filter and dumped a ton of sand into the pool. (Can you tell we're total newbies and my husband doesnt like to read instructions, lol). I've been battling trying to get all the sand and debris out of the pool. I have backwashed twice now and both times I have gotten a ton of sand with each. We filled the new sand to midway between minimum and maximum levels on the standpipe. I've been reading lots of threads and my valve still seems to be turning fine and working fine, so it's not jammed. Is this from getting sand in the standpipe and it will eventually stop? Do I need to empty it and check the laterals? My pool also isnt clearing like it should, it's very cloudly despite running the pump for 3 days straight, which leads me to believe my filter isnt filtering like it should.
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