Hi group,
I decided to try to open my pool myself this past weekend despite not yet having a test kit. I’m a complete newbie to this and figured I’d get started on the basics while I waited for my test kit to arrive. My issues are best summed up as these:
1. When I put my filter inline, I lose flow about an hour after backwashing it. Bypassing the filter I get lots of flow.
2. I can’t seem to get my spa jet pump to prime, I think there’s air in there but can’t figure out how to purge it.
below is a narrative of the steps I’ve taken so far
After removing the cover, I found a slightly cloudy pool with a light green tint (not too bad really). I removed all the winter plugs, brushed the sides of the pool, and disassembled my Hayward DE filter. I hosed out the filter assemble and reassembled it.
After I was able to get the filter pump primed; I let it run overnight. I tried to vacuum the bottom but there wasn’t much suction to speak of. The next day I went to my local pool store and purchased a bag of DE and scooped 5 lbs in to a skimmer. I also added 40lbs of water softener salt and a gallon of 10% liquid chlorine from walmart.
I let that run overnight and the water looks very clear despite my complete lack of flow. I have some DE powder in my spa as result of several backwash attempts via a de separation tank that is inline.
In hindsight I think I should not have run my de filter after cleaning it without charging it right away.
Any guidance is appreciated, just keep in mind I don’t yet have a way to test the water (my test kit is arriving soon I hope).
Thanks in advance. Peter
I decided to try to open my pool myself this past weekend despite not yet having a test kit. I’m a complete newbie to this and figured I’d get started on the basics while I waited for my test kit to arrive. My issues are best summed up as these:
1. When I put my filter inline, I lose flow about an hour after backwashing it. Bypassing the filter I get lots of flow.
2. I can’t seem to get my spa jet pump to prime, I think there’s air in there but can’t figure out how to purge it.
below is a narrative of the steps I’ve taken so far
After removing the cover, I found a slightly cloudy pool with a light green tint (not too bad really). I removed all the winter plugs, brushed the sides of the pool, and disassembled my Hayward DE filter. I hosed out the filter assemble and reassembled it.
After I was able to get the filter pump primed; I let it run overnight. I tried to vacuum the bottom but there wasn’t much suction to speak of. The next day I went to my local pool store and purchased a bag of DE and scooped 5 lbs in to a skimmer. I also added 40lbs of water softener salt and a gallon of 10% liquid chlorine from walmart.
I let that run overnight and the water looks very clear despite my complete lack of flow. I have some DE powder in my spa as result of several backwash attempts via a de separation tank that is inline.
In hindsight I think I should not have run my de filter after cleaning it without charging it right away.
Any guidance is appreciated, just keep in mind I don’t yet have a way to test the water (my test kit is arriving soon I hope).
Thanks in advance. Peter
