Cleaning Pool Bottom Is Difficult With A DE Filterby Mary
We have a DE earth filter. Having difficulty getting the bottom clean. What is a broken grid that you mentioned in another question? Can you sweep debris to main drain and full port out, or do you need to run the vacuum through the pool filter? Thanks Mary Thanks for the question Mary I'm not too sure what you mean that you're having difficulty getting the bottom clean. Is DE coming back through the returns and settling to the bottom? Has the filter lost suction? Are you vacuuming, but there's no suction from the skimmer? There could be many reasons why it's difficult getting the bottom of the pool clean. A grid is the internal part of the DE filter that captures the dirt and debris from the pool. The grid is coated with DE and the dirt sticks to it. It is then back washed out and fresh DE is put into the skimmer to replace the DE that is lost through back washing. When a grid gets torn or ripped, DE will go through the hole and be returned back into the pool. Grids get torn and DE gets put back into the pool for a variety of reasons such as age, too high of water pressure, filter manifold or the multiport is bad. I'm unfamiliar with the term "full port out" but I will assume it means WASTE. This answer is yes you can, but you'll need to top off the water because you're going to be losing water. You can also vacuum to FILTER. This will cause the dirt to be trapped in the grids. You'll back wash this out when the filter pressure reaches 8 - 10Psi over your "just back washed" pressure. Hope this helps. If this is not the answer you need, simply contact me again and give me a little more detail and I'm sure I can help. Robert New Question: Why Am I Getting DE On The Bottom Of The Pool Date: June 13, 2011 The pool got cloudy one day (salt water) so I back washed and shocked pool. Now the DE I added is just going right through filter and ends up on bottom of pool. Reading it seems that one of the filters might have a hole in it. Does this sound right to you? Answer: From: Robert Date: June 13, 2011 Thanks for the question This is a problem that many DE filter owners have; DE going back into the pool through the returns. I've answered several questions about this very issue and many of the links can be found here: Pressure Builds Up In 30 minutes And DE Flowing Back Into The Pool WHY AM I GETTING DE BACK IN THE POOL? DE Filter Problem..DE Coming Back Into The Pool.. Purex Filter With Unicel DE Grids..DE Keeps Coming Back Into The Pool.. Several Tears In The Filter Panels Of My DE Filter..Loss Of Suction.. We Are Getting Chunks Of DE In Filter Basket... The main issue is a torn DE grid that will allow DE back into the pool. There's much troubleshooting in the links above that will apply to your situation. Due to space and to make it easier for other visitors that may have similar issues, I'm going to merge this question with this link: Cleaning Pool Bottom Is Difficult With A DE Filter You can also find your question on the pool Q&A page in the "DE Filter" category: Swimming Pool Questions and Answers Hope this helps and have fun and safe swimming season. Robert |
