Vacuum through your system to get the tiny debris and dust. You need a vacuum head which are relatively cheap and a vac hose if you dont already have...

Happened to us, too. Turned out our overflow pipe wasn't working right, so air got in that way.

No you need to use sand that is sized correctly and that would be pool sand. Try Home Depot or Lowes for a better price.

Rinse after backwashing to keep debris from shooting back into pool. Recirculate simply keeps the water moving without filtering.

I'm troubled by a 15,000 gal pebble tech pool wherein my baracuda habitually gets stuck on the bottom step, which is towards the end of its clockwise...

Sand in the waste water is usually a result of one of the following:

the pump is too powerful for the filter (or the filter is too small ...)
the...

Some times the lines have an inline filter that gets clogged. Check to make sure you dont have a dirty filter in the line.

25 years experience here:

Run the sytem during the day between 10-12 hours. #1 reason for chlorine loss?-Sunlight. #2 Bather load (sweat,urine...

A check valve on the return line to the spa should do the trick, especially if it is real close to the spa itself.

Is the sand you are using the correct size? I've heard that little sand particles will pass through the laterals because sand grade is to small....

I think it is time for help... We have a hayward filter and everytime i backwash and rinse sand settles on pool bottom. Lately, it seems more sand...

I'm no expert either, but I think you should start by vacuuming the bottom of the pool, and, if it is cloudy, use flocculant and then vaccum, plus...

check pump basket & skimmer for debris, check impeller for clog.

Sand found at the back of a house near my pool. Is it coming from my Pool Filter and how. All I did was back washing... water level went down about...

it's going to be black algae or a mineral/metal problem. You can try 2 things which will let you know.

1- take a chlorine tab and rub spot with it...

I bought an intex easy set 18-4 late last season didn't level the ground paid the price 22inches one side 40 on the other.suffered took down stored...

what kind of pool?

I have never heard of a 12inch pool having a heater.

I have never heard of a twelve inch pool!!! :lol:

could be a broken lateral inside the filter, but you would always have sand leaking backinto the pool. Also, check the multiport gasket or push/pull...