First time cleaning filters. Look OK?

[Bwdonohues58]

Hayward C3030. New 6 months ago. I took it apart per TFP guidelines. I hit the carts with a filter flosser. Lotsa dirty water went down the drain for 5-10 minutes. Emptied the tank and cleaned it all up. Put them back in and It’s back running now. Here are some before and after photos. Question 1. Are these so dirty that I should clean them more often? I did not notice any pressure increase before I started. No. 2: Did I clean them up well enough?

 

[mknauss]

Look fine to me.
What does

I did not notice any pressure increase before I started.

mean? You can wait until your filter pressure rises by 25% over clean pressure if you wish.
Since you are indoors, I would suggest soaking the filters in TSP water when you clean them to remove the body oils, lotions, etc that build up.

 

[JamesW]

New 6 months ago.

For a commercial operation, you should do it much more often.

It looks like possibly some rust staining.

Are you seeing any evidence of iron staining anywhere?

 

[Bwdonohues58]

Are you seeing any evidence of iron staining anywhere

No rust or stains anywhere. I think it’s skin cream, oils etc. I will start doing it more often. An overnight soak in TSP is a good idea.

 

[JamesW]

I would suggest getting a second set that you can use to swap out as needed so that you can soak one set while using the other set.

 

[Bwdonohues58]

Yes. I already have a second set still in the shrink wrap. I will definitely start swapping them out next time.