A swimming pool is basically a large dirt magnet, so it's important to vacuum your pool regularly. The pool's filter system usually takes care of debris suspended in the water, but once that debris settles onto the bottom of the pool, it stays there until you physically remove it. If y...
The simplest kind of filter is a sieve: something with holes that are big enough to trap some particles and small enough to let others through. Some vacuum cleaners do use filters like this to stop bigger particles of dust and dirt—but how do you catch smaller dirt particles as well?
In order to vacuum your Doughboy pool, you must attach a portable vacuum head to a pool hose connected to the filter pump system on your pool. Turn your pool filter pump off, then remove the top of the skimmer by turning it. For most models, it is a counterclockwise twist to the cov...
You need to place the multiport filter valve on the drain. It can help to limiting the waste position. It should be efficient once you can use a push-pull filter valve or a cartridge type filter. Keep brushing thoroughly while vacuuming. Once it all done, the pool should be cleaner and...
Thecylinder head, inside which the present motor generates the vacuum necessary for the suction activity; Thefilter system, necessary to separate the dust from the air. It can be made of fabric, bag or cartridge (washable or HEPA);
Allow your pool to sit unused with the filter system running overnight. This should allow the clarifier to clump the particulates together and allow the filter system to remove most of them. Vacuum out any clumped particles on the bottom of the pool that the filter did not remove. Keep the...
On D.E. or sand filters (not cartridge filters), a backwash valve with a damaged gasket can leak water into the backwash line or hose, even after the valve is returned to the filter position. If water trickles out of the backwash hose while in filter mode, it’s time to fix or ...
You do not want to get any flocculant in your filter, or you’ll need to replace the filter medium. To that end, you also need to ensure you vacuum to waste. This means you can’t use floc if you have a cartridge filter. Try muriatic acid. If draining and floc don’t work, you...
While the bacteria in your filter might do a great job of getting rid of nitrites, nitrates are another story. You can give your filter a turbo charge by using a media that traps nitrates, removing them from the water. You can also use a bio-media, a media that uses bacteria to filte...
If your filter pressure is high, your water flow is weak or your pool is cloudy, it's time to backwash! Here's how to backwash a sand filter.