Re: Not even sure which questions to ask - new to pool owner
What did I do ... did my last post mess up the page width?
What did I do ... did my last post mess up the page width?
jblizzle said:You need to be looking at your equipment and see if the pump stays full of water when it is off and whether you see bubbles entering the pump while it is on.
This is NOT the official forum recommendation. Our recommendation is to backwash when the pressure rises 20-25% over the clean pressure. Much beyond this and the flow rate and thus filtration is greatly reduced.Divin Dave said:When the pressure rises about 8 above your benchmark, then that's when the filter really needs backwashing.
It doesn't hurt to backwash sooner, but new water to replace what got backwashed out costs money.
Safetybob said:Before you get your test kit in, make an excel spreadsheet, if your a computer person, with rows for everything you can test for. You don't have to do every test every day (I do CYA once a week for example). Include a remarks row so you can write down what you have added or done to the pool. That way you won't be guessing about how much clorox you added and such.
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