So this weekend I took the plunge and opened up my DE filter for the first time since we bought the house, and I'm guessing it was the first time it had EVER been opened. I intended to clean the internals, which I did, but then decided before reassembly that it was pointless since all of the leaves were missing about 25%of their mesh...
I wanted to switch to a sand filter anyways because I hate dealing with DE.
Anyways, 48 hrs later I'm the proud new owner of a Hayward 30" sand filter that I installed myself and aside from some cosmetically challenged piping, it seems to run great.
The pool has been sitting idle for a few days and it was really windy today. You couldn't see the drain at the bottom in broad daylight (8' deep).
I turned the pump on and it started up around 18 psi but over about 30 mins it rises to 30+ psi. I backwash and it drops back down to 18. I've done this several times tonite and it seems pretty predictable and I assume this is going to be the norm until the water clears up... But I wanted to check and make sure I didn't screw something up that is causing the pressure to rise quicky...
Thoughts, feelings, encouragements?
I wanted to switch to a sand filter anyways because I hate dealing with DE.
Anyways, 48 hrs later I'm the proud new owner of a Hayward 30" sand filter that I installed myself and aside from some cosmetically challenged piping, it seems to run great.
The pool has been sitting idle for a few days and it was really windy today. You couldn't see the drain at the bottom in broad daylight (8' deep).
I turned the pump on and it started up around 18 psi but over about 30 mins it rises to 30+ psi. I backwash and it drops back down to 18. I've done this several times tonite and it seems pretty predictable and I assume this is going to be the norm until the water clears up... But I wanted to check and make sure I didn't screw something up that is causing the pressure to rise quicky...
Thoughts, feelings, encouragements?