Open the drain plug located on the bottom of the filter allowing the water inside the tank to be drained out.
Earth pool filter maintenance.
If you notice the pool filter gauge rising and the water return flow diminishing it s time to clean your diatomaceous earth filter.
De pool filters should be backwashed every 1 3 months and dismantled and deep cleaned twice a year.
Pool skimmers and returns.
1 by backwashing the filter.
Follow the manufacturer s instructions for de pool filter maintenance.
Both protect you and your pool from harm.
Depending on your setup you might have a cartridge filter a sand filter a diatomaceous earth d e filter.
Carefully remove the top of the filter tank.
Or if you have a salt water system a salt water chlorinator.
With its ability to remove dirt particles as small as 2 microns in size a diatomaceous earth de pool filter has the ability to maintain crystal clear pool water.
Some pool filters may have bolts instead of clamps.
Because the filter filters out such small dirt particles it s important to keep it clean.
Fortunately because of the backwash capability on de filters cleaning it is easy.
While regular cleaning and maintenance scheduling depends on the kind of pool filter you have there are some clear signs that a pool filter needs to be cleaned no matter what type you have.
Without a functioning filter system your pool will soon be a cloudy polluted and unswimmable mess.
The reason is because for all pool filters as they fill up they become clogged.
This process can be done at three levels.
Or 3 by extracting and cleaning each grid in the assembly.
Remove the clamp holding the top of the tank to the bottom of the tank.