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Posted by Steve B on May 5, 2007, 11:52 am
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>>
>>>I have a Hayward C1200 catridge filter and it's a hassle to clean the
>>>filter.
>>>
>>> I have been reading about sand filters and DE filters, so I decided to
>>> do some research and they don't seem to be clear winners either.
>>>
>>> The sand filter requires back washing, but I don't know how clean you
>>> really can achieve by back washing alone. Seems to me one may have to
>>> replace all the sand in there once in a while. Also it is not clear to
>>> me if the water has to be travelling through sand to get to the bottom,
>>> will the filtration be fast enough to circulate the water?
>>>
>>> The DE filter requires the powder to be added, since the powder are so
>>> fine, will it again cause the water movement to be inefficient?
>>>
>>> Right now after a while my pump won't prime because the catridge gets a
>>> lot of grease and dirt and I have to wash the filter thoroughly for the
>>> pump to prime. I hate cleaning catridges, it is a very laborious task
>>> because you have to reach into each fold to clean the interior surface
>>> area and this is no small task. If you don't clean it enough the grease
>>> and dirt will again impede the flow and water does not circulate as
>>> quick as possible.
>>>
>>> There is no perfect filter?
>>>
>>> MC
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>> I have a DE filter, and I'm happy with it. No matter what you have, you
>> either have the option to pay someone to take care of it, or learn
>> yourself and spend the time it takes to keep the pool right.
>>
>> You sound like someone who needs to hire a pool guy.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> I do not have the luxury of hiring a pool guy. I have to do it myself
> because my pool is not accessible to anyone, the house is a wrap around
> house with the pool in the central courtyard. To get to the pool one must
> have the keys to the front and back doors. I am not yet comfortable to
> hand my door keys and security alarm code to a pool guy, and I am too busy
> to sit around and wait for the pool guy to come by (if I sit and wait
> might as well take care of it myself).
>
> I am just not sure the catridges are meant to be cleaned between each
> fold. Now if there are catridges I can disassemble and unfold it and
> spread it out so I can hose it down, then it's easier but with the
> standard catridges I don't know how you can really thoroughly clean it, it
> seems an impossible task to me.
>
> MC
>
Alright, then, if you're stuck with the job, I'll help you. Look at your
pool filter cartridge. Some have a dome on the top, and if you stick a
broom stick or pointed rod inside, it will rest on the impression in the top
of the dome at top. You can then shoot a stream of water on it with a hand
sprayer, and it will spin around, throwing off the gook that needs to come
out. It is also a good idea to soak them in chemical once in a while, even
a little bleach. Get you a big trash can with a lid, and re use the water,
as some of the chemicals are expensive. If there's a hole in the top of the
cartridge and you can't use the broom handle trick, look around and buy some
old type of turntable, perhaps at a yard sale, and sit it on there. You
want it to spin while you are spraying it. It's messy, but it's fun. Rinse
it a lot, that's dead skin and old farts you are washing off there.
Steve
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