Cleaning De Pool Filter Fingers

Cleaning your de filter involves three basic steps.

Cleaning de pool filter fingers.

Place the pool filter valve in the backwash position then start your pool pump. Pool lubricants and some gel type pool clarifiers can add oils to your pool which eventually is trapped in the filter grids. When the water coming out of your discharge hose is clear shut off the pump and return the valve to its normal position. Have a good sprayer that isn t too hard to trigger so your hand doesn t get tired.

Backwashing will clear out all the dirt and debris inside your de filter. In most cases it can be good fertilizer for your lawn or garden. Backwashing is just a fancy way of saying get the old de out of the filter. The best thing to clean the fingers and grids with is high pressure from your garden hose.

As you spray off your de filters the run off needs to go somewhere. Always wear rubber gloves and eye protection while working with muriatic acid. You can disassemble your filter and use a garden hose to clean off the de and rinse the filter housing. Backwashing cleaning the manifold and grid and adding new de.

Step 2 submerge the dirty pool filter cartridge in the soapy water. But the beauty of most de filters is that you can get the old earth out without disassembling them. Add 1 cup of liquid dish soap per 5 gallons of water. Hayward offers a wide variety of pool care products and filters for home use.

If you have a local pool store nearby you can also pick up some filter grid cleanser that will also help you clean the grids and fingers even better. Clean your hayward pool filter thoroughly with a commercial cleaner degreaser before submerging it in acid. Fill a bucket deep enough to submerge the pool filter cartridge in warm water. This is the key to cleaning your de filter grids and fingers.