Confused re filter cleaning

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Champaign, IL
Pool Size
22000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Hayward Aqua Rite Pro (T-15)
The article at
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Opening your pool- An easy to follow guide

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says:

“While the pool cover is still on, users should take a few minutes and give their filters a good cleaning.”

how does one clean the filter if the cover is still on, meaning the returns are plugged? Seems removing the cover and opening the returns, etc, needs to happen before cleaning/backwashing the filter.

Thanks for the help.
 

Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter

This post will walk you through the anatomy of a sand filter, and then provide a video at the end for how to deep clean your sand filter. The filter used in the photos and videos is a Hayward S180T top mount sand filter. The images are of a similar filter. Obviously not all filters are...
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To deep clean a sand filter, you don't backwash it, you open it and carefully flush it out with a garden hose.
 
Somebody just mentioned cleaning their cartridges in the spring before.

I'm a put it away clean kinda dude, regardless of filter type. Regardless of topic for that matter. :ROFLMAO:

stretchphoto said:
So I should refer to the deep cleaning guide for instructions on cleaning the filter before removing the cover, yes?
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It was just a suggestion. It can be done before, during or after. (Providing the equipment is above water level or you have plugs/valves to stop the gravity flow)
 
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Ok. So after removing the collar at the bottom of the multiport, the multiport doesn’t seem to want to come up from the main body of the filter. I have a Pentair Tagelus filter.

Any advice, anyone?

Thanks.
 
stretchphoto said:
Ok. So after removing the collar at the bottom of the multiport, the multiport doesn’t seem to want to come up from the main body of the filter.
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Do you have unions to remove the plumbing? Without unions the MPV stays attached to everything else because of the PVC.


Here is somebody's that added unions so the MPV could be removed to get into the filter. (Ignore the writing)

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Newdude said:
Do you have unions to remove the plumbing? Without unions the MPV stays attached to everything else because of the PVC.


Here is somebody's that added unions so the MPV could be removed to get into the filter. (Ignore the writing)

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Yes. The unions are removed.
 
Thank you so much. I don’t know why I didn’t see that when I searched for the name of the filter.

Due to time constraints I think I’m going to defer cleaning the sand until next spring. But I really appreciate the link.
 
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