as a pool professional in NC, you can use dish detergent vs. a expensive pool detergent like filter magic. Lemon Joy works best but no more than a teaspoon for one dosage. put in the pump, turn to backwash, be sure to rinse good, and back to filter. it make take several dosages but it works just as good. You may see a little foam or bubbles coming from the return lines but it wont last for long.
Lots a bubbles. Drain/clean/refill. Purge filter of soap residue. k
The cleaning schedules varies from filter to filter, but a general guideline on any swimming pool filter is to take a reading when the filter is clean, then clean the pool filter when the pressure rises about 10 psi.
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I wouldn't. If it was good to clean a pool with, it would be called "Dish and Pool Soap". Pools should be cleaned with materials specifically designed to clean pools - they have ingredients to keep algae and other organisms to a minimum, and they disinfect the water and such.
A little dish detergent will help break the surface tension.
Keep your pool water clean is a very challenging task. You can use some pool supplies like Dust Net, Water filter, water vacuum cleaner for remove dust from surface, etc. Keep switch on your water filter for 24/7 hrs for cleaning water or remove small dust particles from the water. Clean your water filter after every 7 days it makes clear passage through the filter, it helps your water clean regularly. If you do not clean your filter then your filter get chocked up and water will not pass through the filter. You can chlorinate you pool water it also help to keep your pool water germs free.
There is no filter at the bottom of a pool. Perhaps you are looking at the hydrostatic valve which is there in case your pool is emptied and Will make sure that the pool wont float in ground water.
Usually, there is a cylinder shaped canister near the pump. You have to remove top and lift filter out and clean thoroughly with hose.
Clean the Filter!
You don't have to change the pool filter for years Unless it gets damaged. You do however have to clean the pool filter whenever the presure leading to the filter gets too high. This indicates a dirty filter that is not allowing water to get through effectively.
This is what your filter gauge will read when it is first start with a new and clean filter cartridge / D.E. or sand.
Drain the pool water, give the tiles some good pressure washing. It is best to use a surface cleaner from bestcargurus making sure that no moss and algae are stuck on the tiles. Then fill it up again with clean water