- Jul 29, 2009
- 203
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
Long story short: I have a canister filter that replaced a sand filter. The plumbing is set up with a diverter valve that diverts the water to waste instead of returning to the pool. The problem is that it diverts the water to waste after it goes through the filter. So if I vacuum to waste I end up just returning relatively clean water to waste and I need to clean my cartridges too often.
I was thinking about moving the diverter so that it goes to waste before entering the filter but... work. And, I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not. I mean: Why would they install the diverter after the filter if not for a good reason? Also, I would only really need it once a year when I do the opening muck-out.
My thought is to simply remove the drain plug at the bottom of the cartridge canister and just dump the waste water on the ground there. Yea, it's messy but I'm OK with that and it would save me many hours of work.
Any thoughts or ideas?
Thanks!!
I was thinking about moving the diverter so that it goes to waste before entering the filter but... work. And, I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not. I mean: Why would they install the diverter after the filter if not for a good reason? Also, I would only really need it once a year when I do the opening muck-out.
My thought is to simply remove the drain plug at the bottom of the cartridge canister and just dump the waste water on the ground there. Yea, it's messy but I'm OK with that and it would save me many hours of work.
Any thoughts or ideas?
Thanks!!