As the title says I added some DE to sand filter 1/4 cup with bucket of water slow and psi went up one but the pressure coming out of return jet is really slow now?? Thoughts did I do something wrong?
Adde DE to Sand Filter... return pressure slow Now... Help...
- Thread starter Davisfamily
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 59,722
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Had you just backwashed and your filter pressure was at normal clean pressure? One psi rise should not shut down flow unless your filter was all ready dirty.
- May 3, 2014
- 59,722
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
- May 3, 2014
- 59,722
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No -- under normal conditions, when your filter gets dirty, you have to backwash when your filter pressure rises by 1 psi over clean pressure.