Do not use ANY Floc with a cartridge filter. You will gum up and destroy the filter as you cannot vac to waste.What I did was floc the pool so everything sinks and then vacuum to waste
My bad, I didn't know you can't vacuum to waste with a cartridge filter. How in the world would you vacuum out mud on the bottom then?Do not use ANY Floc with a cartridge filter. You will gum up and destroy the filter as you cannot vac to waste.
Carefully. Here are 3 options I can think of:My bad, I didn't know you can't vacuum to waste with a cartridge filter. How in the world would you vacuum out mud on the bottom then?
My pool installer said to run my pump about 2500 rpm 24-7 and keep the cartridges clean. Option 3 sounds good once I it settles to bottomw.Carefully. Here are 3 options I can think of:
1 - Filter/vacuum like normal and rinse the cartridge(s) very often (UGH!)
2 - Install a 3-way valve between the pump and filter which would allow waste to get by-passed; MUCH like a MPV
3 - Rent an auxiliary sump pump to by-pass your main filter and pump junk to waste that way
This X's 100Do not drop the water level in the pool very far while you are doing that. Your area is saturated with water. The shell could pop out of the ground.
Most hardware storesIf I need to remove silt/mud from the floor, where does one rent a portable filter/vac for removal?
One last question. Just noticed the valve on my return line looks like it shows "closed" but all my jets are running. I have never turned this valve (yet); been this way since my pool was installed. Which direction should my handle be in?
I have a similar set-up, and my valve (normally closed like your is right now), goes to a separate stub-out for a fountain. I only use it occasionally. Do you have such a feature or extra stub-out somewhere?I have never turned this valve (yet); been this way since my pool was installed.
I believe you are correct. I forgot I had them run a line (and cap) for future water feature. Therefore, that valve needs to remain closed.I have a similar set-up, and my valve (normally closed like your is right now), goes to a separate stub-out for a fountain. I only use it occasionally. Do you have such a feature or extra stub-out somewhere?
Something else Ive noticed with my Hayward c7030 filter is the gauge typically sits at zero PSI, unless I run the quick clean mode on my pump which increases PSI to 4-5. Been like this since my pool was installed. Is that normal?I have a similar set-up, and my valve (normally closed like your is right now), goes to a separate stub-out for a fountain. I only use it occasionally. Do you have such a feature or extra stub-out somewhere?
I think you are fine at the moment. My Hayward is a single cart, but it acts the same way. Next to no psi registers on low, but when I Put it on high the PSI jumps up a bit. With a VSP, your psi can vary a bit. Also, because you have a 4-cart filter, it has a much larger capacity to hold dirt and junk whereas mine must be rinsed about every 3 weeks or so. That's one of the benefits of having a larger filter. So just watch it. When you finally do see a fairly higher psi jump with the pump on a higher rpm, it may be time to clean. When you do, reassemble and run the filter on high once more and make note of the clean/high rpm psi reading. Jot that down for future reference as your "baseline" pressure. Over the months, make note of the reading on that same rpm. When it increases by 25%, it's time to clean.Something else Ive noticed with my Hayward c7030 filter is the gauge typically sits at zero PSI, unless I run the quick clean mode on my pump which increases PSI to 4-5. Been like this since my pool was installed. Is that normal?