Hello everyone,
My roommates have an in ground Doughboy swimming pool that is always neglected. I asked them if they ever clean out the pool filter and they said no. It has been years since the filter was cleaned (at least 5 years). The filter is a Hayward Pro Grid D.E. Filter however I am not sure of the model number right now. So onto my questions which hopefully someone can answer!
Supposedly they never use the "filter" option. They always use "recirculate" or "backwash".
The recirculate mode is supposed to bypass the filter right?
The pool had loads of leaves, bugs, etc. one day so I turned the filter on. It was set to "recirculate".
If the "recirculate" mode bypasses the filter then how did it get rid of the stuff? I am assuming it would just spit it right back into the pool after going through the hoses.
I'd like to clean the filters as one time I changed the valve over to "filter" to see what it would do and it blew a large black cloud into the pool! They said it was all of the algae and debris in the filter. I notice it is a D.E. filter. I am assuming since the filter hasn't been cleaned in "who knows how long" and they use the "backwash" setting a bit that there is probably no DE in the system.
Will the filter still operate good without DE?
Obviously the filter will not be "as good" as if it had DE but the roommates will never clean the filters or put DE in so I am just trying to get it to where I can use the "filter" option to suck out stuff on the bottom of the pool. The pool is by no means a "sparkling oasis" and it never will be due to the lack of maintenance. :|
Thank you for your help as I am a total swimming pool maintenance newbie!
Mark
My roommates have an in ground Doughboy swimming pool that is always neglected. I asked them if they ever clean out the pool filter and they said no. It has been years since the filter was cleaned (at least 5 years). The filter is a Hayward Pro Grid D.E. Filter however I am not sure of the model number right now. So onto my questions which hopefully someone can answer!
Supposedly they never use the "filter" option. They always use "recirculate" or "backwash".
The recirculate mode is supposed to bypass the filter right?
The pool had loads of leaves, bugs, etc. one day so I turned the filter on. It was set to "recirculate".
If the "recirculate" mode bypasses the filter then how did it get rid of the stuff? I am assuming it would just spit it right back into the pool after going through the hoses.
I'd like to clean the filters as one time I changed the valve over to "filter" to see what it would do and it blew a large black cloud into the pool! They said it was all of the algae and debris in the filter. I notice it is a D.E. filter. I am assuming since the filter hasn't been cleaned in "who knows how long" and they use the "backwash" setting a bit that there is probably no DE in the system.
Will the filter still operate good without DE?
Obviously the filter will not be "as good" as if it had DE but the roommates will never clean the filters or put DE in so I am just trying to get it to where I can use the "filter" option to suck out stuff on the bottom of the pool. The pool is by no means a "sparkling oasis" and it never will be due to the lack of maintenance. :|
Thank you for your help as I am a total swimming pool maintenance newbie!
Mark