I Sweep My Pool, Next Day It Looks Like I Never Swept It...

by Denise
(Fontana, CA)

I sweep my pool, clean the small filter. Clean everything. It looks great for 1 day. Next day dirt is still on bottom. I have a sweeper. I don't understand.

Thanks for the question Denise

There could be many problems concerning dirt entering the pool. You can have wind storms, kids play a joke, bad filters, etc...

The question doesn't say what kind of filter you have, so I can only guess. If you have a DE filter, you dirt problem might be a torn grid.

With a pool sand filter, channeling or a broken lateral.

Cartridge filter... might be a bad filter, pleats might be clogged up, torn or ripped.

Do you sweep the dirt into the bottom drain, then it comes out the returns, or do you sweep the dirt into a specific area of the pool and allow the pool cleaner to do its job?

If you can give me a little more information as to your filtration system, when it happens i.e. after backwashing, etc... I'm sure I can help.

All the best

Robert


Oct 29, 2010
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by: Anonymous

I sweep to the end of the pool where the drains are.

Thanks Denise, but I still need to know what kind of filters you have. Is the dirt all over the pool, or just in specific areas, like under the returns or around the drain?

If you provide me a little more detail about your dirt issue, I can probably help, but you need to be a little more specific. What I'm hearing is "I have dirt after I sweep". It could be a filter issue, but what kind of pool filter do you have?

Provide some more details and I can help

Robert