Re: Cleaning the filter: Do those pleat brushes actually wor
kenandshari said:
"Filter Flosser" ... does a ... decent job ... but nothing like what they show in the advertisements.
This is good to know, especially since I'm leery of magic solutions.
Filter makers say not to PW filters, but using a lower power spray has not caused any problems
I've used my 2600 psi pressure washer on the filter in the past - but it is just too easy to blow a hole right through the filter, even when using the fattest stream ... so I kind of avoid the pressure washer nowadays (that thing will blow a hole in concrete if you let it).
kenandshari said:
Blaster 1000) ... is OK ... Just put the filter on it, turn on the water, and it rotates and rinses.
My filters are huge, so I don't think that will work.
kenandshari said:
you can water the grass at the same time.
Funny thing. I've washed my filters on the lawn, and it killed the grass. I'm not sure why. I figured maybe it was the chlorine in the crud that was washed off the filter?
if you try the brush, please post a review for the rest of us.
What I'm wondering is whether the brush gets
inside the pleats better, since they're so tightly packed. But maybe the soaking gets inside the pleats just as well?
soaking the filters overnight with Dawn in a Roughneck trash can
Heh heh ... I tried that.
I came up with the seemingly bright idea of soaking the pool filter in this big green recycling bucket:
So, I put the little filter inside the big filter in the big recycling bucket:
And I dumped a vitamin-bottle-full of laundry detergent inside:
Then I proceeded to attempt to fill the can with the garden hose:
However, my bright idea of soaking the filter had this fatal flaw:
So now I'm trying to figure out what is big enough to hold that huge pool filter so that I can soak it for a day or so in laundry detergent or dawn dish detergent.