Hi. New house, old pool.
I replaced the existing sand filter with a cartridge.
I did search, and from my understanding it’s okay to do, but where exactly does all the debris go when you vacuum with a Cartridge filter in place?
The skimmer basket is gone because it’s replaced won’t the vacuum plate, the pump basket I’m sure will catch some junk, does that mean all the other leaves / debris ends up in the pleats of the cartridge?
I just vacuumed for the first time and I did my best to skim out leaves from the bottom, but some stubborn ones I did vacuum up.
Is there a risk of clogging the cartridge since you can’t backwash?
I did read about adding a 3-way so you can vacuum to waste, but curious if there’s any concern with vacuuming.
I live in a 4-season climate, so pool will only be used for one season and I plan on cleaning filter out at the end of the season.
Thanks.
I replaced the existing sand filter with a cartridge.
I did search, and from my understanding it’s okay to do, but where exactly does all the debris go when you vacuum with a Cartridge filter in place?
The skimmer basket is gone because it’s replaced won’t the vacuum plate, the pump basket I’m sure will catch some junk, does that mean all the other leaves / debris ends up in the pleats of the cartridge?
I just vacuumed for the first time and I did my best to skim out leaves from the bottom, but some stubborn ones I did vacuum up.
Is there a risk of clogging the cartridge since you can’t backwash?
I did read about adding a 3-way so you can vacuum to waste, but curious if there’s any concern with vacuuming.
I live in a 4-season climate, so pool will only be used for one season and I plan on cleaning filter out at the end of the season.
Thanks.