My current method to clean debris from the pump strainer basket is to turn off the pump circuit breaker, slowly vent the filter until there is no more air draw, and then take off the strainer basket cover and clean out the basket. The problem with my method is that inevitably there is some backflow from the basket to the incoming suction line which pulls out some of the debris before I remove the cover to clean the basket. After starting up again, that upstream debris ends up back in the basket so that the basket is immediately "dirty" again.
Is there a better way to do this so that I can remove ALL the debris at each clean out?
Is there a better way to do this so that I can remove ALL the debris at each clean out?