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The only way I was able to vacuum with a cartridge filter was to cut the PVC piping between the filter and the pump and install a tee that would accomodate a backwash hose. On the return line I installed a ball valve to divert the water without going back into the pool.
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If you have a pool pump and a swimming pool cartridge filter and possibly a heater the Plumbing to and from the equipment pad should be connected on the suction side of the pump to the skimmer. On the discharge side of the filter or heater that pipe goes back to the pool. Your pool vac head and hose should connect into the skimmer at some point inside the skimmer to be able to vac the pool. You have to attach the vac head to a telepole, connect your vac hose to the vac head, feed the hose into the water thus filling the hose - until you reach the loose end of the hose. Place the palm of your hand over the loose hose end while it is still under water - trapping the water in the hose- then while hand still on hose end place that end into the skimmer pulling your hand away just before you plug it into the skimmer hole. At this point your should have some sort of suction at the vac head. It may or may not have much suction depending on how the system is plumbed and at what hp the pump is rated. In other words a 1/8th hp will not produce the suction that a 1/2 hp or 3/4 hp will. If this does not work for you and you don't have those tools as described above you then may resort to a vac that will work off your garden hose -- if you have enough water pressure. The more water pressure the better.
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the water filter cartridge is broke off in the water filter housing. how can I get the broken part o?
the water filter cartridge is broke off in the water filter housing. how can I get the broken part out. Kenmore 106.52582202 sise by side.
When you vacuum-backwash-rinse why do dirt particles come out of the water returns?
If dirt returns to the pool while you are vacuuming, it means there is a hole or broken item in the filter. If filter is a cartridge filter the could be a hole in the cartridge. DE filter, hole in filter fabric or broken plastic manifold. Sand filter - broken plastic fitting maybe.
Dirty water coming your of return when vacuuming with a cartridge filter?
Cartridge is not installed correctly or you have a crack in the manifold allowing dirty water to pass by the filter.
How do you vacuum your pool and what setting do I put my pump on?
You leave your pool filter set to filter hook up hose with a vacume attachment vacume with filter set to filter or to and then backwash you filter if you have a sand type filter you can also vacume while filter is set to waste but you will need to add water when done. If you have a cartridge type vacume set at filter then remove filter cartridge and clean or replace.
How do you vacuum to waste with a cartridge filter?
The answer is that, generally, you can't. At least not with the standard plumbing that is installed with a cartridge filter. Why? Nearly all SAND filters come with a valve that lets you direct the water as needed for regular filtering and backwashing, and they usually include a option for backwashing to waste. This type of valve is rarely installed as part of the plumbing in a cartridge fiter installation. What you might need to do is to add a separate valve AFTER THE PUMP BUT BEFORE THE FILTER. This will allow you to direct the water to waste prior to the filter. Hope this helps ...
Can you use flock with a cartridge filter?
When you use flock you should not put it through the filter.When vacuming flock out of a pool with a sand filter you vacuum to waste. However you don't have that luxury with a cartridge filter. The ideal solution would be to put a 3 way valve between the pump and the filter and set it up so that one of the ports can be run to waste while at the same time shutting of the water to the filter.
How do you get the water clear?
You filter it.
Can water filter remove lead from water?
Yes they can but only if you buy an iron removal filter cartridge then you should be fine.
How does a cartridge pool filter work?
A cartridge pool filter works by collecting the particles filtering through the pool. It allows water to pass through, but not solid objects.
Can aluminium sulphate added to a cartridge filter pool?
Alum is recommended for use in a sand filter but not a cartridge filter as it will gum it up. Because cartridges will only filter out about a 15 micron particle sometimes a pool will have a lot of particulates that pass through the cartridge. Especially if it is more than two years old. You can get some temporary help by adding a scoop (1lb.) of DE (diatomaceous earth) through the skimmer. This will drop your particle size down to about 3 microns. Clean the cartridge after the pool is clear. You may have to clean the cartridge a few times. Watch the pressure gauge on the filter and when you get about 8 lbs. higher than when you started, clean the cartridge and add another scoop of DE and keep doing this till the water is clear. If you need to superchlorinate to kill algae do that first.
Types of pool filters?
The sand filter This type of filter uses sand or other sand like media to run the water through. The cartridge filter This uses a fine membrane through which the water is run. The de filter this is a cartridge filter where the membrane is coated with dietamatious earth making it a very effective filter.
How often should a water filter cartridge be changed?
It is difficult to provide a definitive answer as to how often one should change a water filter cartridge. This would depend on the water quality as well as water usage, but the average is usually every 2 to 4 months.
