Intex Pool Filter Pressure

savata

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Apr 29, 2024
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Hello all,
I just installed a new INTEX sand pool filter (300gph). I filled it to the middle line (between min and max), with Quickrete pool filter sand.
I backwashed for 2 to 3 minutes and rinsed for a minute after that.
When I run it on Filter mode the pressure guage reads around 14 PSI (in the yellow zone). If I place it in neutral and run it that way it runs around 9 PSI (green).
Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do to ensure that the pump operates in the green zone, given that the sand is new and clean.
 
Hello all,
I just installed a new INTEX sand pool filter (300gph). I filled it to the middle line (between min and max), with Quickrete pool filter sand.
I backwashed for 2 to 3 minutes and rinsed for a minute after that.
When I run it on Filter mode the pressure guage reads around 14 PSI (in the yellow zone). If I place it in neutral and run it that way it runs around 9 PSI (green).
Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do to ensure that the pump operates in the green zone, given that the sand is new and clean.
You're getting 14 psi on a 5 gallon/minute Intex pump?