It's that time when my grids need a good TSP soak. Has anyone ever tried a (soft) scrubbing with a soft-bristled brush to accelerate the process?
Scrubbing DE grids with a soft brush
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Max, I've never in all my years here heard of anyone doing that.....so I'd take that as a recommendation to not do so. It would seem to me to be a huge risk for damaging the grids?
I'm sure if I'm clueless and wrong someone will correct me.
Use and care for DE filters
Maddie
I'm sure if I'm clueless and wrong someone will correct me.
Use and care for DE filters
Maddie
I was thinking the same thing... but at the same time, if the brush is soft enough, why not? I'll post pics when I do it- hopefully this weekend.
Check out the price for a new set of lungs before you start scrubbing. Mine are at least 8 years old and never require anything other than a squirt from the hose to expose their skins.
You're risking pushing DE further into the grids to the point you won't be able to get it out. Just soak and rinse.
I have a new set sitting in the box; I like to have a backup so one can be in use while the other soaks. The skins on this one are "dirty" after a good hosing and holding water more than I'd like. Too little DE and the dirt was able to get into the material? Who knows. Back story- I've got poor grading in the backyard, and after a solid downpour (like we've had in recent weeks in Dallas), I get a lot of soil runoff into the pool and so I've been backwashing frequently and hosing down weekly. I can still get them to brand-new pressure, so technically they're still good without a soak- they're just to the point where I'm not able to get them toothpaste-commercial sparkling and was thinking about alternatives.
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