Today we're going to change the sand
in this Intex Sand Filter, stay tuned...
First thing we're going to do is shut the valve
coming from our skimmer into the pool pump
that way we don't lose any water coming out of the pool
Next thing we're going to do is
drain the water out of the sand filter.
While our water is draining we're going to
loosen both pipes...
the "in" pipe and the "out" pipe going into the sand filter
Last thing we need to do is remove a couple screws
that hold this collar onto the top of the sand filter
Gently lift...
Straight up.
See your old sand...
We're going to want to plug this up, anything that falls into this will end up pumped straight into the pool.
And our next task is to remove all this sand.
Really the only way to do this well is with a Shop Vac.
If you don't have a Shop Vac,
now is the time to go get one!
So let's get in there, make some noise get this sand out.
So we got most of the sand out,
going to use the hose to
rinse and get the sand stuck to the sides,
get it down to the bottom.
We've got the sand filter completely cleaned out.
You cannot do this without a Shop Vac it would just
take you all day to try and get the sand out.
And you want to be very careful,
you don't crack anything down below
with all the weight of the sand on it
at the ends of the return tube (laterals)
Down here you'll see that there's a fill level that we're going to aim for when we put in our new sand media.
We're actually going to replace with
a product called "Zeosand" (zeolite)
It's supposed to be a little bit better than silica sand because it's got greater surface area.
And you can fill to the level that we need in this filter
with fifty percent of the weight.
We're going to cap up the bottom of the tank.
We're going to fill the tank with about 50% water.
And then we'll start putting in our filter media.
We're ready to start putting our Zeosand media into the tank.
Hopefully you still have this piece from when
you first bought your sand filter.
It's going to help you cap off this center tube
so you don't get sand media into it.
And it's going to keep this pipe centered so that
when you put your valve in everything lines up.
We've got (2) 25 pound bags.
This is supposed to take up twice as much
volume per pound as typical silica sand.
Our filter says that it takes a hundred pounds.
So hopefully 50 pounds of this "will do the trick".
See the filter media looks kind of more "pumice-y".
I think it's kind-of like that consistency.
Kind of spongy and a lot more surface area
because of all the little "nooks and crannies".
So it's got better filtering ability
Get this in there slowly...
It's always nice if you're level once you
get everything back together.
So we're pretty good there, and we're close here
so I'm just gonna give it a little nudge
and then we'll be ready to hook everything back up,
back-wash and rinse this new media for a while, probably a couple minutes
and then we'll be filtering the pool.
So just doing a quick inspection of the o-ring,
looks good all the way around.
Just got to put this little plastic filter basket
back on the bottom of the valve,
and then we should be ready to put this
back on the sand filter.
Just start these by hand, I'll get everything
lined up and we'll snug it up with our drill.
I want to get these pretty evenly tight on both sides
so we don't pull too much to one side.
Little rubber caps so you don't cut yourself
on the ends of these bolts.
Tighten that a little bit more...
I'll give about a week before I post the
video,
so I can leave some comments in the description of my first impressions.
If your sand is 3 to 5 years old it might be time to
replace it depending on how much you run your filter.
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