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swimming pool pump and filters macsmom723 06-14-2007
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Posted by macsmom723 on June 14, 2007, 10:38 am
I have a 24' round above ground swimming pool. I am using a 1.5 hp hayward
pump with a gpm rate of 70. My filter is a DE 50 filter with a gpm rate of
50. Is this a problem that the pump is pumping more than the filter can
handle?

Posted by tom on June 14, 2007, 10:59 am
wrote:
> I have a 24' round above ground swimming pool. I am using a 1.5 hp hayward
> pump with a gpm rate of 70. My filter is a DE 50 filter with a gpm rate of
> 50. Is this a problem that the pump is pumping more than the filter can
> handle?

While the set-up should be balanced, as long as the pump doesn't
exceed the filters pressure limit, you should be okay. Tom


Posted by macsmom723 on June 14, 2007, 12:20 pm
My filters psi (maximum working pressure) is 50. Here is my problem. I
asked for a 1 HP pump and the pool store gave me a 1.5HP pump. I hooked
it all up and now my filter is not putting out much pressure back into the
pool. I can literally cover the water coming into the pool with no effort
with my hand. I have to backwash at least once a day and "bump and swish"
about every 1/2 hour to get any pressure at all. I am thinking that maybe
the pump caused some damage to my DE filter which in turn is causing my
filter to not work efficiently. By the way, my water has been blue and
cloudy since last week. I can see the bottom but not clearly. I am
wasting everything out of the pool when I sweep and nothing is going into
the filter other than water. I have tested my water and all areas are
within normal limits, but my water is just not clearing up. Any
suggestions would me appreciated.


>While the set-up should be balanced, as long as the pump doesn't
>exceed the filters pressure limit, you should be okay. Tom

Posted by Bob F on June 14, 2007, 1:49 pm

> My filters psi (maximum working pressure) is 50. Here is my
> problem. I
> asked for a 1 HP pump and the pool store gave me a 1.5HP pump. I
> hooked
> it all up and now my filter is not putting out much pressure back
> into the
> pool. I can literally cover the water coming into the pool with no
> effort
> with my hand. I have to backwash at least once a day and "bump and
> swish"
> about every 1/2 hour to get any pressure at all. I am thinking that
> maybe
> the pump caused some damage to my DE filter which in turn is causing
> my
> filter to not work efficiently. By the way, my water has been blue
> and
> cloudy since last week. I can see the bottom but not clearly. I am
> wasting everything out of the pool when I sweep and nothing is going
> into
> the filter other than water. I have tested my water and all areas
> are
> within normal limits, but my water is just not clearing up. Any
> suggestions would me appreciated.
>

Have you asked the pump supplier about this?

Bob



Posted by Bob F on June 14, 2007, 7:44 pm

> My filters psi (maximum working pressure) is 50. Here is my
> problem. I
> asked for a 1 HP pump and the pool store gave me a 1.5HP pump. I
> hooked
> it all up and now my filter is not putting out much pressure back
> into the
> pool. I can literally cover the water coming into the pool with no
> effort
> with my hand. I have to backwash at least once a day and "bump and
> swish"
> about every 1/2 hour to get any pressure at all. I am thinking that
> maybe
> the pump caused some damage to my DE filter which in turn is causing
> my
> filter to not work efficiently. By the way, my water has been blue
> and
> cloudy since last week. I can see the bottom but not clearly. I am
> wasting everything out of the pool when I sweep and nothing is going
> into
> the filter other than water. I have tested my water and all areas
> are
> within normal limits, but my water is just not clearing up. Any
> suggestions would me appreciated.
>

Does it have pressure before you add the DE?

Bob



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