Is there dirt at the bottom of my Pool?
No it isn’t sand. It’s very fine dirt. When I brush it or move it with my foot, it forms a cloud. That’s how fine it is. I was told to backwash after I vacuum the pool.
What’s the best way to clean the bottom of a pool?
So you need to clean it. The easiest way to clean dirt from the bottom of a pool is to vacuum the pool using a pool vac. If there is lots of dirt then this is best carried out with the multiport valve on waste otherwise it can be done on the filter setting and backwash afterwards to expel any dirt.
Why is there red silt on the bottom of my Pool?
Heck I keep a cartridge in the skimmer when I vacuum that catches the majority of the gunk and the sand filter catches the rest but I swear an hour or two later there is more red silt on the bottom! I’ve found that if I add some DE to the sand filter before vacuuming I don’t have that problem.
Why do I have to vacuum my swimming pool?
Keeping a swimming pool clean enough for swimming is a lot of work. An important part of this involves periodic vacuuming of the pool’s bottom. Swimming pools are bodies of water open to the air, and all manner of things, including dirt, can fall into them.
No it isn’t sand. It’s very fine dirt. When I brush it or move it with my foot, it forms a cloud. That’s how fine it is. I was told to backwash after I vacuum the pool.
What kind of filter will catch fine dirt on bottom of pool?
“Dryer sheet” filters (typical) will never catch that fine dirt, but they don’t plug up as quickly. I used to run one walmart dotty filter and one dryer sheet filter last year.
Heck I keep a cartridge in the skimmer when I vacuum that catches the majority of the gunk and the sand filter catches the rest but I swear an hour or two later there is more red silt on the bottom! I’ve found that if I add some DE to the sand filter before vacuuming I don’t have that problem.
So you need to clean it. The easiest way to clean dirt from the bottom of a pool is to vacuum the pool using a pool vac. If there is lots of dirt then this is best carried out with the multiport valve on waste otherwise it can be done on the filter setting and backwash afterwards to expel any dirt.
