How To Fill A Hayward Sand Filter

When should you change the sand in a sand filter?

Some of our viewers wonder how often the sand should exist changed in their sand filter. The Puddle Guy has recommendations for you lot: change the sand in a sand filter when your system tells you it's time through your water clairty and its ability to clean the pool, or if it's been more than 3-5 years since information technology was inverse or when y'all can see the signs in the sand.

How ofttimes should I backwash a sand filter?

How oftentimes should I backwash a pond pool?
Hayward Equipment with a Peak-Mountain Multiport and Sand Filter

Hayward Equipment with a Top-Mount Multiport and Sand Filter

You should backwash a pond pool filtration system (sand or de) when the pool system needs it. You will be able to tell it is fourth dimension by a number of factors..

When the system doesn't run equally well equally it had been, ie information technology is slower to push h2o through, the skimmer is not suctioning equally well as it should exist, the returns are slow, or the pump is getting air into the system
When the pressure gauge is running v-7psi in a higher place it's normal operating level
when the pool is turning cloudy, and just doesn't seem to be filtering effectively

On our new construction projects, information technology is common to aftermath weekly when in that location is a lot of clay and droppings flight around. One time the pool is installed and normal maintenance is performed, once every couple of weeks would be the norm. Of grade your situation will vary depending on your environment, number of trees, amount of debris, apply of the pool etc.

How much sand should be in my sand filter?

Filter Sand Quick Reference Guide

Filter Model	Sand	Zeolite
Hayward GM 140	40 lbs filter sand	20 lbs Zeolite
Hayward GM 142	50 lbs filter sand	25 lbs Zeolite
Hayward GM 152	50 lbs filter sand	25 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S140T	50 lbs filter sand	25 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S144T	50 lbs filter sand	25 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S160T	150 lbs filter sand	75 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S164/S166T	100 lbs filter sand	50 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S180T	150 lbs filter sand	75 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S190T/GM195	175 lbs filter sand	88 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S200	200 lbs filter sand	100 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S210S	200 lbs filter sand	100 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S220S/S220T	250 lbs filter sand	125 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S245T	300 lbs filter sand	150 lbs Zeolite
Hayward GM225	200 lbs filter sand	100 lbs Zeolite
Hayward GM245	200 lbs filter sand	100 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S240	300 lbs filter sand	150 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S244S/S244T	300 lbs filter sand	150 lbs Zeolite
Hayward S300T	500 lbs filter sand	250 lbs Zeolite