Have a question about running the pool 24/7 during the SLAM. When we are not home, do we run it on recirculating? During the week, we aren't home a lot during the day since we both work and have kids in activities in the evenings, normally we have the pool on a achedulea. Just planning ahead for the work week.
Not Sure Where to Start - Or What We Are Doing Wrong
- Thread starter Pogueld
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- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Recirculate will keep the chlorine moving around and you'll also have an idea of how long the filter can go. If in doubt, recirculate.
YAY! FC is up to shock value, actually a little higher (28 instead of 24).
Pool is already looking better. I feel like I'm catching on!
Pool is already looking better. I feel like I'm catching on!
Have another question. My husband and I are wondering about cleaning the sand in the filter. It has never been cleaned. He has noticed over the last couple of weeks that the flow doesn't seem strong when the pump is on. We had the booster pump replaced as it was still under warranty. We don't know if the replacement of this pump has anything to do with the low pump flow or not. We have a golden retriever who is HYPER and LOVES the pool. She is in and out of the pool ALL day - literally, no joke. She runs around and plays outside, runs to the pool, jumps on the ledge, rolls around, goes back to the yard, rolls around in the dirt (we lived on 3 treed acres and only have sod right around the house), and runs back to the pool. This repeats over and over. Every time she gets out of the pool, you can see the dirt come off of her. Plus she has long hair and sheds, soooo we are thinking that we might have quite a bit of gunk in the sand. We also have another golden, much less active, but she does get in when she's hot, takes a swim out to the deep end, then comes back after she's cooled off. This is the third summer we've had the hyper, playful golden and we've never cleaned the sand (or knew that we might need to). Curious if we should even worry about this right now? My husband is pretty mechanical, being an airplane mechanic), so we know he could do it, but we don't even know where to begin on how to take the cover off of the filter. But again, just curious if we should even worry about it at this point in the SLAM process.
Thanks again everyone!!:bowdown:
Thanks again everyone!!:bowdown:
The booster pump has nothing to do with the filter ... it does not pump through the filter, it takes water from the plumbing after the filter and sends it to the cleaner.
You could always do the Deep Cleaning of your Sand Filter to see if that helps.
You could always do the Deep Cleaning of your Sand Filter to see if that helps.
Well, if it seems like the cloudiness at the end is not clearing, then the cleaning could be helpful.
Any opinion if we should worry about even trying the deep clean of the sand filter before the SLAM is finished?
Dave, Any recommendations on how much to order? Is it better to order a little at a time, do they expire? I can see running out of the FC test and the CYA test before the summer is out for sure.
Dave, Any recommendations on how much to order? Is it better to order a little at a time, do they expire? I can see running out of the FC test and the CYA test before the summer is out for sure.
A sign that you need deep cleaning is if you see sand or dirt blowing into the pool from the return eyeballs. The sand can become "channeled" which will let dirt pass through..
If you arent blowing dirt back in the pool, then wait to clean it.
If you stop the SLAM now to clean the filter, you will have lost the days progress and the $ spent on the bleach youve used. Its especially important to stay on top of the slam the 1st couple of days and keep the FC level at 24.
I would hope the PB gave you an owners manual for your filter and it will instructions on how to open it. If not, then write down the make and model of it and you can find the manual online. Or post a pic of it and we can guide you through how to open it.
If you arent blowing dirt back in the pool, then wait to clean it.
If you stop the SLAM now to clean the filter, you will have lost the days progress and the $ spent on the bleach youve used. Its especially important to stay on top of the slam the 1st couple of days and keep the FC level at 24.
I would hope the PB gave you an owners manual for your filter and it will instructions on how to open it. If not, then write down the make and model of it and you can find the manual online. Or post a pic of it and we can guide you through how to open it.
That was my gut instinct. Take one step at a time. I don't recall seeing any dirt filtering back through the eyeballs, so we will definitely wait on that . Thanks again. I just can't thank you guys enough.
Your thoughts on how much refill agents to order for the summer?
test regents do expire but not all at the same rate. The colored ones for TA and CH are most suceptible to going bad the quickets, but should be ok for 18 months from when they were made. Generally I would say replace the regents every year. How long have you had your kit?
I would say at least replace the colored regents if their age will be +18 months at end of summer.
Since you're slamming, get 2 of thre R0871 and that will be plenty for the slam + rest of the summer.
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I would say at least replace the colored regents if their age will be +18 months at end of summer.
Since you're slamming, get 2 of thre R0871 and that will be plenty for the slam + rest of the summer.
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- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Do the deep clean after the SLAM is complete. Doesn't sound like you have a problem that deep cleaning would cure.
Most of the stuff including dog hair should come out when performing just a regular backwashing.
You think the flow doesn't feel as stong, is there a chance you have the pump running at a slower speed then before ??
What is your filters "Clean" pressure and what's it running presently ??
Most of the stuff including dog hair should come out when performing just a regular backwashing.
You think the flow doesn't feel as stong, is there a chance you have the pump running at a slower speed then before ??
What is your filters "Clean" pressure and what's it running presently ??
I bought my kit last summer, but never used it because the water looked good all summer (confession time) - won't make that mistake again
Will continue to ask for advice on this forum and read Pool School, to be sure we don't get in this mess again!
Good to KNOW!!! My husband was beginning to think the dog was all of the problem - Lol!
hmmm, my husband is the one who thinks the flow isn't as strong. I'm not sure about pump speed - where would you find that information? and when you ask for clean pressure do you mean on the filter pressure guage? Today, the pressure gauge after backwash, was at 10%. The pump has been on recirculating since we couldn't watch it through the night and while we are at church, but it would get to 20% early today in about 2 hours (while doing the SLAM), which might not be unusual because of the algae gunk I was brushing up. The algae growth just might be all of the problem, huh?
Will post tomorrow on the pressure and see if I can find out about pump speed.
I simply cannot thank you enough for your time!
You mean the pressure was 10psi and rises to 20psi ... That is a 100% rise. Ideally you want to clean the filter by 12-13psi. That is the downside of the efficient DE filters
Wow - seems like we might be back washing every 1/2 hour? Does that seem right?
We have a sand filter, not sure if it's DE, too?
We have a sand filter, not sure if it's DE, too?
