How To Change Pool Filter Sand DIY Sand Filter Maintenance!

[@CatzAzz]

Great tutorial. This is something that a homeowner could easily do & save themselves some money. Your step by step video is excellent. Thanks.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! I'm so glad to hear, and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@enriquefausto5436]

Obo😂😂😂… I just bough my kid a 14” abive ground pool, and have the same sand filter, for some reason it has what it looks like cotton inside, not sand. I also noticed on your set up you have what it looks like a Hayward “mini” filter, or what is it? Also, can a water pump be regulated if its too strong for a pool? Thanks.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Pool filter balls are a newer invention instead of sand they look like cotton balls I really haven't dealt with them to know if they are good or not, the hayward is a automatic pool chlorinater! Only pumps that have speed control can be regulated, 1hp is good up to 24 ft and I use one on my 27 round with no issues, you could probably use a 3/4 or 1 with a 14ft round, thanks for watching!

[@JohnStagliano-o9f]

What brand and model is your Sand Filter, I have the same exact one and I have no idea of the brand or model as the labels are gone.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I believe this was a poolline 19inch! Thanks for watching!😊

[@joser5228]

Good work bro

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you and thanks for watching!😊

[@tracymiller1715]

The details are explained better than i have ever seen! Thank you for such a through explanation!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you I appreciate that! And thank you for watching!😊

[@rondougherty5481]

@tracymiller1715 thanks have another issue the solar power mat has a small hole in it, probably a bird did it, try flex tape clear with some heavy weight on it it still leak. Have any suggestions on how to fix this we do have small square pool patches and some flex glue

[@deew4586]

I was replacing the sand in the filter, tried to put the valve back on the lateral to make sure it was lined up and when I went to take it off, it pulled the lateral back up overtop of the sand. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I tried scooping the sand back around so the lateral assembly could sit flush with the filter, but it went go back down. Any suggestions? Do I have to dump all this back out to get the lateral back flat?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

😞 sorry that stinks!!! Yeah unfortunately you do, you will have to drain the water then shop vac the sand out then repeat the process unfortunately! Probably not the news you wanted to hear, but good luck and thank you for watching!

[@deew4586]

Thank you

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

👍

[@msav57]

This was a good video. Thank you for sharing it. But I was confused about why you rinsed out your laterals into the new water and eventually the new sand because you would have had old sand on the laterals?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

@msav57 your gonna backwash it first and it's gonna remove it along with the new sands smaller particles! Even if you don't backwash first it's only a tiny bit of sand that will get kicked out into the pool then vacuumed anyways!

[@rondougherty5481]

Hello I have a beltway above ground pool, it has the same type of sand filter, like you have what type of screwdriver fits the screws I have a black and decker cordless drill what type of screwdriver again. I only use a hand screw driver. I will await your reply

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Hello! The one on mine is Phillips head hopefully yours is the same! Thanks for watching and have a great summer!😊

[@johnnyb19000]

Whats the 1st thing you should you do after everything is hooked back up and pool is filled?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

You can run a backwash to settle the sand then switch to filter and run your pool! Thanks for watching!

[@jerrystatic256]

Great tutorial

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome thank you and thank you for watching!😊

[@Dirk.Dreadmore]

Thank you very much for the detailed instructions. Fantastic, helpful stuff!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! I'm glad it helped and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@BlackSage2019]

Thank you for your video! :) super helpful However i didn’t see the little hose inside the sand filter that goes with the laterals / is this important to have?

[@BlackSage2019]

If so whats the name and where can i get it :)

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you and thank you for watching!!! Here is a shorts video I did explaining what it is and does! kzbin.inforiFH7P5nokg?si=Gik3yzX2a2qM3A_0

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

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[@TanyaCarter-uw1jc]

GREAT video, SOOOOO helpful, appreciate you

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Excellent!!!! Thank you and thank you for watching!😊

[@madmickyde]

Thumbs up for you sir. Great information. I changed my sand step by step watching this video. Work out really good. Thank you ❤

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Excellent!!! That's great to hear, thank you and thank you for watching!

[@jimmarst]

Thanks very much for the video. It helped me get the job done. Let me just add a lesson learned for others. I wasn't careful enough, so after filling in the new sand, I found the pipe was too high, so the lid wouldn't close. I had to vacuum out the new sand, and be careful to hold the standing pipe down firmly as I added in the new sand again. Then the lid fit just fine.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Good info! Glad you got it done! Thanks for watching have a great summer!!!

[@addiewahl7863]

Thank you for this added detail too!! I agree so very thankful for this video!! Saving my family so much time, aggravation, and money. 🙏😁

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you! and thanks for watching!😊

[@shaneorgan3285]

I'm a first time pool owner. I filled my pool yesterday and the filter was leaking from the drain plug (it needs a plug) lol but it was also leaking from that waste nozzle, is there a plug for that too?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

No there is no plug for the waste, maybe this video might help out if your sand filter is leaking! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ3FmIichrGqoJI

[@lisa32092]

At the 17:11 mark, I thought you were going to drain the water in there after you took out the sand. Are you suppose to fill it half way with water as I see to a certain point before installing and backwashing begins? That confused me.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Yes before you add the new sand fill half way with water!!! Thank you for watching!😊

[@deew4586]

How do I get the head off if it's stuck?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Im assuming you removed the collar? Your gonna have to try to muscle it back and forth and try twisting left to right, nothing is holding it back but if it hasn't been done in a long time they can definitely be a pain!!! Some people use flat heads to wedge between but you can distort the plastic I really don't recommend that! Good luck!!!

[@YolandaRivas-s9k]

Our pool sand filter is leaking from the white pipe on the part where you screwed the clamp

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I need some more details the white pipe that holds the laterals that's inside?????

[@YolandaRivas-s9k]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet no it was the air value

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

What brand sand filter and size do you have?

[@YolandaRivas-s9k]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet summer waves sand filter pump and it’s 11/2 hp

[@XxN8iVeSc0uTxX]

I’ve been on many videos and none mention the grade of sand to use and I’m just trying to verify it’s 20 grade right

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Yes! But more than likely any quartz pool sand filter sand you buy is gonna be a grade #20! Thank you for watching!👍😊

[@XxN8iVeSc0uTxX]

Figured as much , thanks for a bit of clarification

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Anytime thank you for watching!😊

[@STIguy468]

Thank you for the tutorials. I wouldn’t have been able to get the pool up and running without these 👍

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

That's great to hear! Thank you and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@EamonnMurphy-cc1dt]

Hi, I'm trying to get my old pool up and running. Any tutorials you can recommend?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

You can scroll threw my playlist I have a little bit of everything!! kzbin.info/aero/PLQSueXE4sN08LbDYlNLyarMv2vcQU1zmv&si=gdlZp5b8rnkEVm0l

[@EamonnMurphy-cc1dt]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet thanks 👍

[@GamingGuy256636]

@WHITEHOUSE FARM I know some people use Vaseline for sealant for the main lid and PTFE tape for a Drain cap.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I wouldn't use Vaseline on rubber orings it has the opposite effect you think it would it causes the rubber to deteriorate because of the hydrocarbons!! You need a carefully formulated emulsion of oil and water emulsion like magic lube! Thanks for watching!👍

[@karl6387]

Thanks for the great instructional video! It was very helpful.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

That's great to hear I'm glad it helped you out!! and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@Big_Blue_Eyeland]

Wow people when you comment or make a video you should probably know what it is your talking about or be a professional. The reason to change the silica sand is because after time it will loose its square crystalline shape and become round or irregular Also depending on where you live you may have other type of sand or grains polluting your #20 silica. Remember sand filter won’t get rid of sand of a certain size unless it can pass the laterals. How much #20 silica do you put in. Some filters the larger ones require pea gravel not only silica sand. A good rule of thumb when using silica sand is fill the filter to the portion of the filter where it starts to curve. That’s when it’s full. Also put a tennis ball and tape it down to the stand pipe so you don’t clog your filters laterals with sand. You don’t replace your sand if it’s just dirty or dump it out and reuse it. A good measure of how worn out your sand is is looking at how much sand has backwashed out. This is how much sand you could conceivably replace after running a garden hose into the sand and agitating the sand to get rid of as much dirt as possible as the dirty water overflows from the top. No matter how much you backwash it will still be f’d up nasty. Those skimmer socks will help with this… the ingress of fine particulate. Remember a good filter is like Tetris a bad one is like jenga all the squares have to line up to filter water correctly.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Nice! Thanks for watching!👍

[@rudycramer225]

Excellent video. Now I can't miss. Nice to explain the laterals. I stuffed them up last time as I didn't know what I was doing. This time, there is no excuses. Thanks.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you! Good luck and thank you for watching! Have a great summer!

[@conperry1732]

I don't see the point in sand changes. If a sand filter needs a sand change, it is cheaper to replace it with a cartridge filter. No matter how good any sand filter is, a cartridge will filter more and finer. The multiport valve will need work sooner or later, so it makes sense to replace with something better and cheaper in the long run. Replacing a cartridge takes minutes.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Well I can tell you from someone who has done pools and every kind of filter for 20 plus years you are wrong on many levels! Sand filters are the easiest and cheapest to maintain over DE and cartridge! And DE actually gives you the clearest pool water!!!! but also has alot of upkeep and it's own issues and expenses! Cartridge filters are 60 plus dollars and only last a couple years, sand is only 12 dollars a bag and only require 1 to 3 depending on size that's less than 30 dollars and that is over a 5 to 7 year period!!! So no Cartridge filters are not cheaper and need to be cleaned out all the time and clog quicker because you are right the do filter finer particulate but costs more and more maintenance! Multipurport valves and the spyder gaskets rarely need replacing! I have done 1000's of pools over the years and the ones I work on and replace the most and normally replace with a sand filter are DE and Cartridge filters!

[@PeterCzech]

Great video, thanks for producing such a detailed guide very helpful.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! That's great to hear, thank you for watching!👍😊

[@bobbyd8573]

Thanks for the tutorial! First time attempting to clean my filter and this video is my lifeline! Keep it coming

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome thank you and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@robertmundy9969]

Hi mate, great vidio.After filling the tank half way, would I need to fill it any more when sand is in. Thanks, Rob

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

No you should be good! it will fill the rest of the way when you run your system! Thank you for watching!😊

[@selinabean802]

I changed the sand last season and now it has pressure but will not backwash, rinse or have an waste output. Spider gasket changed (pain!!) and all seals are good. Any thoughts?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Are you able to turn the handle to those positions??

[@ROGER-x9g]

Excellent video, one of the best instructional videos I have seen! Nice work!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome thank you so much and thank you for watching!😊

[@nashjstudiojhbcbd9568]

I need advice on how DIY my self we getting a house soon with a pool I could use somebody t9 teach me from scratch to save me some money

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

It's not bad once you learn everything I do have a bunch of videos on pools from installation to chemicals , you can watch them to at least familiarize yourself with pools, I try to go into detail on the videos to help out people that have never owned or worked on pools! Good luck and any questions along the way let me know! Thanks for watching!👍😊

[@kerrywalling9469]

Hello, so you mentioned yours taked 150lbs. I think k we have the same one and are about to change (it's used but new to us) but did u end up not using all 3 bags? So not 150lbs?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Whatever sand filter you have or buy they go in 50 lb bag increments so you will never have half a bag! They range from 100 to 250 lbs depending on your filter model size! Like I mentioned in the video try looking your model up or marking your Lateral pipe when putting new sand in, they may look the same but are not! Thank you for watching and good luck!👍😊

[@kerrywalling9469]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet how can I find out the model #. Sticker is gone off the side? Is ot also located on the pump part or just the part that holds the sand? Sorry such a newbie here.

[@antoniocantu2622]

Won't wet sand clog the filter in shop vac?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

No as long as you have a wet/Dry Vacuum your fine ,just remember to remove your dry filter! Thanks for watching!

[@kaylaweigart8468]

How hard is it to change if the pool is already full and open???

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

It's easy you just need to use a skimmer block or plug and a return threaded block or plug to prevent water from coming out, then just do all the steps I did in the video! Good luck and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@majedabumishari968]

Thanks, man. This was a very informative, helpful video.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you that's always great to hear! Have a great summer and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@naokmoon1487]

For shop vac, must I use it with a filter, or without one like in wet mode ?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I would use without one like wet mode! Good luck buddy and thanks for watching!👍😊

[@swiznak9849]

Great video very informative and helpful

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Thank you so much and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@d.j.scribe7584]

Nice walk-thru. So, pardon the noob question but, did you re-drain it once you rinsed the laterals into the filter? Wouldn't the used tiny sand go past the new sand and through the laterals back into your pool?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Great question! and you are correct but it's such a minute amount you won't even notice it in your pool! after your first vacuum you should be all set if there was any! Thanks for watching!

[@d.j.scribe7584]

I see - more about saving water than anything else. I guess it makes sense. Ok, I'm done nitpicking. Great info & share - thank you! 😎

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thanks for watching!👍

[@EamonnMurphy-cc1dt]

Is the vacuum you use a standard one for a house?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

It's a wet/Dry shop vacuum!!!

[@Kaynos]

We currently in the process of changing the sand from an inground pool from my late in law father. Apparently that pool sand has never been changed since they installed the pool over 20 years ago. When we opened the filter we also found out that the main (center white tube) was broken. No wonder he had problems getting a nice look pool.... 20 years old sand, broken pipe inside the filter.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Wow! Although I've seen it before, alot of people don't know it needs to be changed out its just one of those things if you don't know you don't know! Glad you guys were able to figure it out! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a good summer!👍

[@Kaynos]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet Your video helped a lot, I look at many of them, yours was just perfect.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you so much I'm glad it helped!!😊

[@qasimshakoor6062]

Do we need to backwash it then?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

After install you can but not necessary! Thanks for watching!

[@panman1224]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@farhadnazar]

Thank you for the tutorials.very good guide

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome!!! Thank you so much and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@garyhackworth3382]

If your going to go to the trouble of taking sand out of tank, why not put new sand in tank, you don’t put used oil in your car when you change oil do you…

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I think it just comes down to saving money for some people!

[@georgeramos1462]

I missed that, the bagged sand was used?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

No new and used they were referring to someone else's post!

[@DetroitVSEvry1]

Because I didn’t have the extra 700 dollars to spend but I had the extra 3 hours and 150 bucks . Trust me would have been wayyyy easier to just replace the filter but not all of us have endless income

[@Megalyssa007]

Because i had sand changed when closing for the winter but now sand is being pumped back into the pool so I have to do this again. Might need new sand either way

[@NANCY-qp7rp]

Thank you very much for the video.❤❤❤❤

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome!!!! Thank you and thank you for watching!!👍😊

[@Okanagan_modeler]

Great video thanks for the tutorial!!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you and thank you for watching have a great summer!!!

[@MatthewBalloon]

How do you know how much sand to put in after you put the water in ? We’re you using your hand to feel how high the level of sand was as your pouring ?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Like I mentioned in the video if you still have your stickers on the tank it will tell you on there, or you can look up your sandctank model number or if you know the size you can Google how much, also like I showed in the video to mark your pipe and that will give you right around what you need! Good luck and thank you for watching!👍

[@MatthewBalloon]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet awesome video I’m going to attempt to do this tomorrow afternoon I hope I don’t mess this up lol

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Just take your time! It's pretty easy and remember when tightening it's all plastic so don't crank down too hard, after you run it check for any leaks then tighten accordingly! You got this😁! Thank you for watching!👍

[@Woodyone1962]

Good video! Idea: instead of taping the center tube, put a baggie or sheet of plastic wrap over the tube, put the bleeder in the baggie also, then wrap a rubber band around it.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Definitely good idea, whatever works to keep the sand out! Thanks for watching!😊

[@55kazerman]

This is a great tutorial. Thank you.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Thank you so much and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@dshudson]

Your sand doesn't need to be replaced. 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.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Yeah it's not so much the junk in the sand but the rounded out bits that get so small that they start coming through the laterals, I take it you sluice the smaller particles out, sounds pretty interesting! Thank you and thank you for watching!👍

[@sabrinagotelli6314]

What is sluice? Lol

[@dshudson]

@@sabrinagotelli6314 an act of rinsing or showering with water. Sluice.

[@dshudson]

@@sabrinagotelli6314 I guess I watched a little too much gold rush on Discovery channel

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

🤣😂👍

[@werescrewed4236]

Great video and the end part was the best ☺️

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

😊😊 Thank you! and thank you for watching!👍👍👍

[@biniamh3937]

Great demonstration ❤

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thank you and thank you for watching!😊

[@carlc5748]

My preferred methodology for this, especially if I am servicing the pool, since starting work on pools in 1975, is to get rid of the woefully inefficient sand filter! You are paying so much for each kilowatt hour to operate the pool pump, in my mind, it is much more efficient to plumb in a more efficient filtration system, cartridge, or DE, and you can have a shorter run time on the pump, since the aforementioned filtration system will have much more filtration area, and smaller particulate debris (micron size) will be filtered out. You will also virtually not have to use any high cost "specialty chemicals" to keep the water clear. In the Los Angeles area for many years, the pools were virtually all sand filters, in the 1920's-mid to the mid 1950's, and then switched to these more efficient filtration systems. The labor and time for a sand changeout is equivalent of 1/3-1/2 the cost of putting in a whole new more efficient filtration equipment. You have a very good tutorial. There is the more efficient glass beaded sand substitute that you can use in lieu of sand, if you are sold on keeping the sand filter, and this will make your sand filter much more efficient, as well.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

I think it's kind of a give and take, DE by far is the best filtering, but alot of maintenance and cartridge filters get expensive, I think it's just really whatever you choose know what you are getting and have to do to maintain it! Good advice though and thanks for watching!👍😊

[@carlc5748]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet Very well put, thanks!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

😉😊

[@mariasheppard83]

This video was so helpful

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! I'm so glad to hear that, thank you for watching and have a great summer!👍😊

[@kittycatsforlife5769]

Good video

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Thank you so much and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@RobertBenthal]

What he did not show you was how hard it was to get the agitator back all the way down in the sand. You must do that in order to get the valve back on the top and secured.

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

What in the world are you talking about???

[@maxmott7489]

Good

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Thanks for watching!

[@desireegrimmer5811]

☀️

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

😊

[@sherrystanek9324]

Wish I would have seen this 20 years ago! Thank you so much!

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Awesome! Thank you and thank you for watching!👍😊

[@cathybrachet2469]

Bonjour quelle est la marque de votre pompe svp?

[@WhitehouseFarmVet]

Hello thank you for watching!😊

[@cathybrachet2469]

@@WhitehouseFarmVet what is the brand of your sand filter? could you send me a photo of the top of the valve head please?