for cleaning the water globe. it says using sand. would you be able using dirt instead? or something else to clean it?
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Well, I'm not sure why you would have to use either when just soap and water should work. If there are mineral deposits in it due to hard water then I've always heard that letting it soak in vinegar and water works well. Hope that helps.
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I believe that using sand with a little soap and swirling it around is what they are referring to for an easy cleaning solution. I hope that helps.
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I haven't cleaned mine. It appears a bit cloudy from the water. CLR would clean it but rinse it well to avoid chemicals back into your plants. Maybe try sea salt a bs a little water or something slightly crunchy to get an abrasive non-harmful cleanser?
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Not sure why you would use sand or dirt. We just clean ours with water. However, we did not save the box, so if it says to use sand, we wouldn't know it.
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I used sand and water. I would think pea gravel would work. After all you just need it for weight.
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You have to buy sand locally. I suggest that you buy top quality playsand; you can get it WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes, KMart or Target. You'll need a few bags and we changed ours regularly to keep it clean.
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It's fairly dusty, and you would spend a LOT of $ to get enough for a sandbox. So, no. Check at Home Depot or look up play sand in a search engine.
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Good question. If the shade gets dirty, the only way to clean/dust it would be a swiffer duster or a feather duster...you would not be able to use wet cloths or sprays on the shade as it is made of paper and would ruin it. The base, on the other hand, would be fine to clean with a wet cloth and/or spray pledge. I have mine for about 6x months now, and I have a lot of dust due to two cats in a tiny apartment, but my shade never appears dirty. It's still as bright white as the day I bought it. Good luck to you!
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I bought the pond vac to remove dead "sludge" from the bottom of my water garden ponds.It will certainly pick up sand. I must admit though,that the vacuum power requires constant "tickling" to maintain the vacuum power (the placement of the vacuum has to be ideally below the pond level being vacuumed.
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It works well with dirt and mud, so I'd assume it also works for sand. No sand here.....
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Karen, I am not using any filter on the input. The water source is relatively free of sand / chunks / etc. However, the water does have a high iron content which does build up a sludge on the impeller and rotor (magnet attracts the iron) that needs to be cleaned about every 3 to 4 months (operates continuously using captured groundwater). The pump / impeller can be removed pretty easily for cleaning. Hope that helps. If necessary, I would imagine it would not be too hard to extend the inlet with some vinyl tubing and put some kind of screen on the tube ... maybe a filter from an aquarium aerator or something like that. The concern would be that the filter plugs up if too fine a mesh. Karen, I am not using any filter on the input. The water source is relatively free of sand / chunks / etc. However, the water does have a high iron content which does build up a sludge on the impeller and rotor (magnet attracts the iron) that needs to be cleaned about every 3 to 4 months (operates continuously using captured groundwater). The pump / impeller can be removed pretty easily for cleaning. Hope that helps. If necessary, I would imagine it would not be too hard to extend the inlet with some vinyl tubing and put some kind of screen on the tube ... maybe a filter from an aquarium... » Read More Karen, I am not using any filter on the input. The water source is relatively free of sand / chunks / etc. However, the water does have a high iron content which does build up a sludge on the impeller and rotor (magnet attracts the iron) that needs to be cleaned about every 3 to 4 months (operates continuously using captured groundwater). The pump / impeller can be removed pretty easily for cleaning. Hope that helps. If necessary, I would imagine it would not be too hard to extend the inlet with some vinyl tubing and put some kind of screen on the tube ... maybe a filter from an aquarium aerator or something like that. The concern would be that the filter plugs up if too fine a mesh. « Show Less
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You can use sand, if the sand is fine. It should flow through the water wheel part.
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I really do not know, but I used sand because I thought it'd make it more stable. The plastic seems thick enough for water though.
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I think bleach water painted on the sand joints may remove it after it sets & then is washed with just a garden hose before it drys out. If the sand grout is old some may be washed out {some}? with any pressure washer! A wire scrub brush could work with bleach water also!
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Okay, I just got some table salt and put it in one hand. Then my husband and I went into the backyard, opened up the sandbox, put some sand in the other hand and looked. We both agree that the sand particles are slightly smaller than the salt. We've used this sand for several years now, without problems, and will continue to order it when we run low. We keep it in an above-ground sand table, with a sturdy cover, so it's always clean. I hope this helps.
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To be honest...I haven't taken the base apart. The water well and parts are plastic. As far as cleaning goes...there are several areas that you will need qtips to get to...if you are going to put EOs in it...I wouldn't suggest...did you see picture of build up?
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I was able to take the screen off the top and insert a brush on a pole. I added some swimming pool shock to the water I cleaned it with and got it fairly clean, but it was a very nasty job (had been a year in use before cleaning). I also found it better not to put dirt in the planter (washed out), but set a pot inside with draping flowers and it is very nice. I get lots of compliments on these barrels so I think they are worth the effort since they are in the front of my house.
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I cleqan the cleqar globe with a sponge and dish soap. The stem I have no idea how to clean that
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We have a vacuum and just jump in and vacuum it out. We skim the top when we need too, but the sand filter works really well, so we only need to vacuum if the wind has dumped a lot of stuff in it. Ours is a pretty little vacuum, it hooks to the water hose.
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I use this on my 2000g pond with a sand gravel filter. No cleaning filters.. just use air. This would be overkill for 200g. Look at little giant pumps.