How to change sand in a pool sand filter (step by step)

[@DIYJIM]

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[@TheDanceluvver]

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[@AvenidaManolo]

I just changed the sand from my pool filter because of YOU sir! Saved more than $250 in service... Thank You so much!

[@DIYJIM]

Awesome glad I could help. Thanks for watching

[@chrisdavid2408]

this dude is so efficient. millions of ppl like him in this country that works clean and efficient. Without ppl like Jim this country would be in the tubes. If i were ever elected president I would create a program where people like Jim visit all the schools in the country from west coast to east and teach them good common sense instilling honest hard work. too many people look for short cuts. Then scratch their heads when things fall short!

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you for the nice comment Chris. Hope you are having a good day.

[@NicNirvana]

too many schools teach NO tangible skills & just turn the kids into lil "emo's".

[@garrettanderson1745]

Good education as a dad I understand the beer measurements. One beer job. Most likely a two beer for a beginner

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for watching

[@GeorgeSawczuk]

This video is great.now I know how to change my sand .tks so much

[@JSKenterprise]

This will be my first time taking the sand out and replacing it. Your video gave me the confidence I needed, thanks for sharing this.

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome glad I could help

[@NicNirvana]

I just did mine for the first time & it wasn't hard but it was SUPER laborious.

[@alanwood6844]

Aloha, Jim. Turning 62 in 2 days and going back to cleaning swimming pools. Thank you for the excellent guidance. Will be following your examples. Have A Blessed Life.

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you Alan

[@raulxrooney1060]

Awesome video! Your voice is definitely radio television level. Anyway somewhere I watched another video, and they put a sock over the center instead of tape. Make sure you take the sock off your foot. Also, big help on using the shop vac thank you so much for that! Also when I had an above ground pool, I purchased synthetic sand from Amazon. It really really filtered my above ground pool, very well. Also it definitely limited my having to backwash. Often. I live in the Southwest and the desert finds its way into your pool. But it's fine. Thank you so much. I liked and subscribed.

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you very much for subscribing

[@lolosmito]

Thanks a zillion! Your video and instructions were so user-friendly I managed to change my sand that didn't filter anymore and put in some filtration glass that is more efficient and lasts much longer. You are a very good teacher!

[@DIYJIM]

Awesome glad I could help

[@randallhassler5193]

You must be reading my mind. Every video is exactly what I need, thanks Jim

[@DIYJIM]

Glad to help

[@bradstewart5722]

Hey Jim. Just purchased our first family home... Has a pool with a sand filter. In NZD the pool service people want to charge NZD $570 which is USD $390. Thanks for this video mate, saved me $400 NZD doing it myself. Couldn't be happier thanks. PS - I've tried USA beer while traveling there. Here in NZ we would need four of your beers to get close to one of ours :). Thanks again and subscribed.

[@DIYJIM]

Awesome thanks Brad you are correct our beer is week but keeps me out of trouble lol.

[@diegosalazar3058]

Thank you for sharing your experience cleaning the sand filter pool. It is very helpful.

[@DIYJIM]

Glad my video was helpful, thanks for commenting

[@deyonks35]

Doing this for the first time tomorrow, glad I clicked on your video. Immediate subscriber. Also, if your tutorials are always measured on the number of beers, I'm sold.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for subscribing, glad i could help

[@westfletcher9219]

Thank you Jim for making this video , I’d rather do it myself .

[@DIYJIM]

No problem hope it helped

[@edwardellison5288]

Excellent guide! We are doing this job in the spring. My Son and I will watch this before diving in.

[@DIYJIM]

Glad you liked it thanks for commenting

[@mrd5024]

Put a brick on the umbrella thing when you are adding the sand. Helps keeping it in place and blocks the pipe up

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip, thanks for watching

[@chriscarpenter1772]

Thank you. You made it very easy for a first timer.

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome thanks

[@craftyha]

Great job. Watched your video 1st before I do my Sand filter right now. Thanks a lot.

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome

[@transportessoza69]

You make it look easy ! Maybe a pain for you to work under your deck , but at least your pool system is not exposed to the elements.

[@DIYJIM]

Agree, but not good on my back.

[@bankzthelilmonkey6638]

straight to the point……great job……im gonna go get the beer and knock it out …..thanks

[@DIYJIM]

Glad I could help thanks for watching

[@tylerrussell3605]

Critical point made at 3:00 - "This job may be like a one-beer job...not too many beers, you don't wanna mess this all up." Thank you Sir, that made this job so much easier! Great video though, seriously - thanks for posting. The tip at 6:55 was a great one, along with the vacuum tip about moving all that sand in one go!

[@DIYJIM]

glad I could help thanks for commenting

[@amphitrichous]

I don't drink beer but I gave the thumbs up at this point in the video!

[@markfieger4370]

@@DIYJIM I drink root beer; but pretty sure I can get the job done! Great explanations!

[@brianparks3814]

Awesome info thanks so much!!

[@DIYJIM]

You are so welcome!

[@tomasbarrow9146]

Love the beer tip. That helped too

[@DIYJIM]

Awesome thanks for watching

[@andrewtaylor5421]

Thank you for sharing.

[@DIYJIM]

welcome thanks for watching

[@terenalehr809]

Thank you loved the video it was easy to understand with step by step instructions ❤️.

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome thanks for watching

[@billiebowling7755]

Thanks I think this might cure my son's pool problem he did not cover it for the winter was green with leaves and all kind of debris and I think it more than likely did the sand in

[@DIYJIM]

Hope my video helps you

[@RUsure]

Another great video. Thank you so much.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbrown7521]

Very informative I’m replacing my filter this afternoon due to a crack. I’m thinking this could actually be a 3 beer job

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching, have a beer for me

[@misstinatm]

Thank you so much for this very detailed video! Great work! This was very helpful..

[@DIYJIM]

Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching

[@ana-mariagheorghiu4107]

You did good just by yourself! Also you keep all nice under your deck !😊

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you! 😁

[@johnsonwynn7438]

Thank you Jim, that's very good food for though. I have been researching sand filters and I like the one you have. Seems like hard plumbing is the way to go. Lord Bless you and your family.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching and God bless you also have a great summer

[@paulneale988]

Great video! I wasn't sure if I could change out the sand when my pool was closed for the winter, but your video solved that issue and I'm going to change it out very soon. Jim, should I change out the O-ring or just re-grease it? Thanks again for a very easy step-by-step video on how to how to do this. Paul

[@DIYJIM]

If it seems in good shape just re-grease

[@TheMightyDevil]

Was just about to zap that channel. Thank goodness you got around to crackin' that can open! Great video, thanks!

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome thanks for watching

[@charlesbastien4870]

One beer job. Great line sir.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@chuckpietra3974]

Great job Jim !

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks Chuck

[@cruisinkoozies]

One beer 😝 love it

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@Goalpost10]

Great video! This was super helpful, thank you!

[@DIYJIM]

Glad I could help thanks for watching

[@danejurus69]

I'm about to do the same job. This was very helpful. Thank you. P.S. having a pool is great but it ain't no Anna Maria Island! 👀😁

[@DIYJIM]

You got that right, I would like to go back

[@abepawid9799]

nice . thanks for this. you save me a fortune 😊.

[@DIYJIM]

No problem 👍

[@PearlStJohn-ok5mk]

Okay, we tried doing it with the water still in there because my husband said it was easier for the sand to travel up the hose and into the shop vac. Unsurprisingly, that just made it fill up with water that we would have to drain probably 10 times more often than we should have.

[@DIYJIM]

Hope you got it figured out thanks for watching

[@chargermopar]

The best were the ball style stainless steel filters. It came apart with a threaded top. Tip it over and wash the sand out with a hose. Used muriatic acid to clean the calcium out after sand removal. I would drop a PVC fitting over the center pipe and pour the sand in. Old sand went on to the lawn.

[@DIYJIM]

Those are some good tips thanks I’ll try to remember for next time thank you for commenting have a great summer

[@natccamp]

I used a spray paint cap to cover the center pipe...easy on, easy off.

[@queenlaker]

Thanks. for the great video

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome

[@glritch]

Great job! Thanks

[@DIYJIM]

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[@megancruz9905]

Thank you for this video

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[@ezloot4u433]

Thank you for the video

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome

[@laybricks]

Thanks so much. Subscribed. 😊

[@DIYJIM]

Awesome thanks for subscribing

[@johnohare6379]

Very helpful 👍

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@dshudson]

I reused the old sand, I created a little sluice box with my wagon and filled it with water and all the contamination floated to the top, I just tipped it and drained it off, it took about 4 times and about 15 min. Then I scooped the sand back in. Works like a charm.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching

[@scottfrost47]

Good job. Thanks.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for warning

[@billynapier3426]

Thanks buddy , helpful vidro

[@DIYJIM]

Glad it helped

[@anitabishop3483]

Thank you for your help,!

[@DIYJIM]

You're welcome!

[@johncooper2790]

Will taking the sand out bust a shop vac or the filter on the vac? Thank you for the helpful video. I'm about to give this a try!

[@DIYJIM]

Just do a little at a time. You don’t want to completely fill your shop vac

[@leahkluz6585]

This was really helpful thanks.

[@DIYJIM]

Glad I could help

[@junkfishing345]

Great video

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you

[@jackpetronas7195]

Great video! Our central pipe is not detaching from valve. Ended up lifting the laterals while trying to just replace o ring. Now looks like we will need to change 20 year old sand, so this vid helps. Any advice on removing valve from center pipe? Thanks

[@DIYJIM]

Sorry not really mine was easy. Hope you figure it out.

[@jackpetronas7195]

Installer had mangled the end of center pipe, I guess to get it to fit. We used hair dryer to expand the surround and gave it a good pull once removed from filter. All good now. Your vid gave us confidence to change sand ourselves. Thx

[@RobUSVI]

Older laterals unscrew rather than fold-up.

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for that tip

[@tomgeraghty7741]

awesome video!

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks, glad I could help

[@pamelaroyer3650]

Thank you very helpful

[@DIYJIM]

You're welcome! Glad to help

[@AvenidaManolo]

Again! Thanj you so much! After changing the sand, i opened the pool this morning and i noticed sand coming into my pool... do you whats probably causing this?

[@DIYJIM]

Not sure maybe something is broke in your filter. If you figure it out let me know what happened.

[@patwillbanks9093]

Our filter kicks sand back in pool. Bought new filter and sand and it still kicks sand in pool. What could be wrong. Great videos by the way. My daughter is trying to take care of pool since my husband passEd away this year. Pool place suggested filter needed replaced Which we did but still have same problem.

[@DIYJIM]

Could be something broke in your filter. If your laterals are cracked you can replace. If there good you might need a new filter.

[@patwillbanks9093]

@@DIYJIM I just bought new filter and sand.

[@cuzimadapapushkian799]

@@patwillbanks9093 If you already changed out the laterals and filter, you might not have the right type of sand. You need specific filter sand. Otherwise, maybe your new filter is defective. I can't think of any other problem that would cause sand to kick back in.

[@ProudlyConfused]

@@patwillbanks9093 If you replaced the filter and the sand and are still getting sand from the return jets into the pool, it is likely that you have an underground leak in your plumbing that is pulling in sand as it leaks water

[@jimkluska253]

Liked ur vid.....I hope u were drinking good beer cause this job. Almost had me going to jack daniels!🤪

[@DIYJIM]

Sorry I have got better at this KZbin thing

[@airborne_fpv1983]

Could you do a video on hooking up a sand filter system

[@DIYJIM]

I could try to do that it might take a couple weeks.

[@vladt3722]

thank you

[@DIYJIM]

You're welcome

[@ThePetra88888]

Could we just use a small cup to cover pipe when pouring in sand?

[@DIYJIM]

Sure that would work

[@scornofx]

my pipe that connects to my laterals is cracked is that just a pvc pipe or do i have to buy a whole new lateral assembly

[@DIYJIM]

Sorry I’m not 100% sure I did replace my lateral once, and it really did not cost that much. Hope you get it figured out. Thanks for watching.

[@mhanford4330]

The blue plastic flat looking tubing, where do you find that? I could use that to replace a hose that doesn’t fit right onto my power pump but I have never seen that thin looking blue tubing

[@DIYJIM]

I would try a pool store. Measure what size you need.

[@MrRadfory]

Same filter. My guage snapped off leaving the threaded end inside the hole. Any suggestions on getting it out. When it snapped ,it snapped completely flush

[@DIYJIM]

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[@semsticks]

After you fill with sand do you need to fill with water of will the filter fill up when doing rinse????

[@DIYJIM]

When you open your valves back up it will fill up if you have a above ground pool. Hope this helps

[@PDNH]

Our older Hayward filter does not have a clamp ring holding the valve to the filter. How is the valve secured to the filter and how can it be removed to replace the sand?

[@DIYJIM]

Sorry I’m not sure, hope you get it figured out.

[@PDNH]

Success! Being an old Hayward model 710 valve assembly, it unscrews CCW from the top of the Truflo sand filter. It took about eight turns to get it off.

[@cuzimadapapushkian799]

Hi Jim. Did you put a specific type of filter in your vac? I tried a contraption similar to a dust collector to hook up between my shop vac and the sand, but I'm thinking that is going to take a long time. I have 300 lbs of sand to get out. I might just go straight shop vac like you, but I don't want to chance having sand going into the motor.

[@DIYJIM]

No just don’t vacuum to much at a time it’s heavy.

[@cuzimadapapushkian799]

@@DIYJIMAbsolutely. I did find a filter sock to cover the shop vac filter. That should keep the filter and motor protected. Thanks again!

[@benjaminschimpf421]

Wish I watched this b4 I manhandled my filter to empty it 😂

[@DIYJIM]

Maybe next time, thanks for watching

[@LubaLuba1]

And if I don't find sand in my filter what would this mean ??? And can i put any kind of sand ???

[@DIYJIM]

You need pool filter sand I bought my sand at Lowe’s hardware store. Or go to a pool store

[@FlowPat]

First comment besides you

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks bud

[@LubaLuba1]

And if I don't find sand in my filter what would this mean ???

[@DIYJIM]

Something is broke maybe your laterals

[@eroom2087]

I noticed some of that pool sand is expensive, like 25 dollars for a 25 pound bag and I need 200 pounds

[@DIYJIM]

I bought my sand a Lowes I don't remember it costing that much but everything is going up.

[@josephmastro4809]

You should use pressure fittings for pool Supply and returns not DWV

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the advice, what is the reason for pressure fittings?

[@nicosies]

Are there really ANY one beer jobs anymore?

[@DIYJIM]

Good question, not sure how my work will turn out if I get into to many LOL

[@mikemorrisey3085]

Great job! Thanks

[@DIYJIM]

Welcome

[@mikemorrisey3085]

@DIY JIM your filter was almost the same set up as mine. It took 300 pounds.