so, I just got a new sand filter/swg set up for my intex pool...tried to hook up the vacuum on a pole with a nice long hose and it was vacuuming for a few minutes and then just stopped pulling anything thru the hose. I tried hooking up to the pump directly, tried hooking up inside the pool on the port that sucks water out to the pump...in the end, it just would not work and when I tried to move my dial to backwash there was so much pressure built up, I thought it was going to break before it moved...I had to backwash and rinse 3 or 4 cycles to get it to let go of the pressure and let the handle turn freely as it should...am I just dense in some way? I really thought I understood, but maybe I am missing something? I had it set to "filter" assuming that the water needed to go thru the sand to be cleaned before going back into the pool...is that correct or do I need to set it on some other setting?
I thought it was clogged with leaves, couldn't see very well due to crud floating around...but in the end, it didn't seem to be the case...
thanks in advance for any help/advice
I thought it was clogged with leaves, couldn't see very well due to crud floating around...but in the end, it didn't seem to be the case...
thanks in advance for any help/advice