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Smearm
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Post subject: filter just shot a brown cloud into pool after vacking  Posted: June 19th, 2011, 10:36 am |
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Hi Everybody
I just got my pool pretty clear, I vacuumed to waste, turned off the filter, switched it back over to filter, turned the filter back on, and it shot an enormous brown cloud into the pool for about 5 seconds. What does this mean?
thanks
Andy
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JasonLion
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Post subject: Re: filter just shot a brown cloud into pool after vacking Posted: June 19th, 2011, 10:58 am |
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The most common reason for that to happen is if you were vacuuming with the filter set to backwash, instead of filter.
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Smearm
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Post subject: Re: filter just shot a brown cloud into pool after vacking Posted: June 19th, 2011, 11:29 am |
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I was vacuuming to waste (not backwash) - I had a lot of fine silt at the bottom. After being done vacuuming I disconnected it and turned the filter back on to filter mode and a giant brown cloud shot out of it.
Does this mean I should backwash the filter, the pressure is at about 20... it stays typically between 17 and 25
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Post subject: Re: filter just shot a brown cloud into pool after vacking Posted: June 19th, 2011, 11:42 am |
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Did you switch to rinse for 30 seconds before going back to filter? Very fine silt can pass right through the filter, and there could have been a fair amount of silt still in the piping when you switched back to filter. Rinse clears out anything in the pipes.
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Smearm
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Post subject: Re: filter just shot a brown cloud into pool after vacking Posted: June 19th, 2011, 1:19 pm |
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No, I didn't.
I switched it right back to filter.
Ughh.
At least I know now.
Thanks
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