Larry: I've owned a pool about 25 years....I never thought about cleaning the filter from the INSIDE.....brilliant idea. I really enjoyed the rooster, dog and your grandchild. After watching tons of "professional" videos about cleaning your filter, YOU came up with the best idea!
Thanks Larry! I am a retired engineer that was going to make a back wash tool but, when I saw your video that saved me a lot of trial and error! Thanks again! Good video and great idea, simple and effective.
BRILLIANT idea, Larry. I've been thinking the same thing myself: why clean from OUTSIDE, when you want to PUSH the dirt OUT from the INSIDE!!! Thank you for these simple instructions.
Simply put, I agree with ALL of these other comments. Larry, you ARE a genius! I just bought a house with a cartridge pool filter and have been thinking of a way to backwash the cartridges to save time and do a more efficient job. Your idea is perfect. Love the video and THANK YOU!!!
The concept of cleaning from inside to out is spot on. I now use a simple hose sprayer which spreads the water as the handle is turned. Same thing but even cheaper, works well if you have a relatively high pressure from you water supply. Loved the telling the dogs to 'Shut up'! Cracked me up.
Larry, you are a genius! I built one for my husband and only had one correction. My brother, the nuclear engineer, pointed out that I had the wrong sex for the hose end. One more trip to the hardware store and we're all set! This was a fun project and I even impressed the guys at Home Depot! LOVED the special effects!!
Thank you Larry; I like your style. I've had the same question about cleaning the filter from the outside. From now on it will be done with the tool you created which I will build as you have. It was good hearing a dog barking and a rooster crowing. I grew up in that kind of home and it was nice to reminisce about the past. Thanks again.
Very informative video for those not in the know of cleaning a paper cartridge filter. I too used the garden hose with frustrating results. I'll try this one. Thank you!
Very cool. Love the extra “sound effects” in your video. Really emphasizes the DIY of your idea. The first time I cleaned my pool filters, I had the same thought as you - I’m just forcing the dirt further into the filter media! I absolutely hate cleaning the pool filters, and I’m willing to go to extreme lengths to get them as clean as possible to extend the cleaning cycle. I made a contraption almost identical to yours, but it wasn’t at all effective. My water pressure is apparently not as high as yours as the spray from the head (I used exactly the same one) wasn’t nearly as strong as what you get in your video. I also tried a black plastic shrub head that has like fifteen “streams” coming out instead of the 360 degree “mist”. Neither seemed to work very well, as the perforated PVC pipe core of the filter blocked the flow from going out to the filter and almost all the water simply came out the bottom - there was very little going through the paper. I came up with a similar concept that seems to work very well for me. I use air to push the fine particles (and oils etc.) out of the paper. The air isn’t blocked by the perforated PVC core and finds its way to every portion of the filter. I soak them for a while in cleaner, then use my shop-vac with the hose connected to the output (blow) side. I just stand the filter up and use my hands to kind of form a seal with the top of the filter as I stick the shop-vac hose into the filter. It’s kind of fun to watch the bubble foam come out all over the filter. I then hose off the filter, the “conventional way” and repeat the soak/blow/hose cycle again. My theory/feeling is that the combination of soap in the paper, getting blown out of (rather than into) the filter helps to dislodge the particles and oils embedded in the filter paper. NOTE: I don’t use the full pressure of the shop-vac (I let some air leak out) because I’m afraid the pressure from inside the filter might rupture the bands and blow the filter up like a huge balloon. After cleaning this way, the pump pressure is always as low as when I installed the filters brand new.
Love how natural you are. You are correct, i noticed how dam dirty the inside of my filter was. I have a wand that i will use next time to clean the inside. Nice tool you developed!!
I gave you a thumb up for telling the dog to shut up, and I liked hearing that rooster . By the way, your idea is brilliant, I'm going to home Depot to get started, thanks
Larry, great informative video. I've tried TSP but have better luck with dish washing detergent in water in my little 1 gallon garden sprayer. Hadn't thought about the shrub sprayer. Will assemble one tomorrow but will probably just kink the hose to shut off flow. Thanks for the idea.
LMAO!!!! This is the best How-to video ever! Mr. Larry, you should start a web series on your other inventions you have because this one is great! I had been thinking of different ways to clean my cartridge filter correctly and you turned on the light in my head for me. I had to fire my pool guy, cause he was not spending the time or effort to clean my filters. Great job!!
Great video, I had the same thought but hadn’t made a device yet.....you make good sense and cut down my number of try outs for us home inventors, if you added a spinning centrifuge to it I think it would be hard to beat........you have a friendly non condescending way to deliver your idea....love the dog and the rooster....keep them in your next video The reason the filter suppliers don’t make a good solution is to keep selling us new filters.
Anyone that has ever cleaned an automotive air cleaner knows you clean one from the inside out.. WHY pool people can't seem to figure this out is beyond me.. Props to you sir. I have made an adapter for my leaf blower and I blow them out while they are soaking in my garbage can full of cleaning solution. It works pretty well also. Then I rinse them off..
indianxbullet I do similar to your idea. I soak them for a while in cleaner, then use my shop-vac with the hose connected to the output (blow) side. I just stand the filter up and use my hands to kind of form a seal with the top of the filter as I stick the shop-vac hose into the filter. It’s kind of fun to watch the bubble foam come out all over the filter. I then hose off the filter, the “conventional way” and repeat the soak/blow/hose cycle again. My theory/feeling is that the combination of soap in the paper, getting blown out of (rather than into) the filter helps to dislodge the particles embedded in the filter paper. I don’t use the full pressure of the shop-vac (I let some air leak out) because I’m afraid the pressure from inside the filter might rupture the bands and blow the filter up like a huge balloon. After cleaning this way, the pump pressure is always as low as when I installed the filters brand new.
Love your idea. Ill be going to the hardware store tomorrow to get the parts. I have always thought that washing from the outside is not good. Thank you.
Larry I've been cleaning pools for 30 years and I've always wondered the same thing why is there no way to clean a cartridge filter from the inside. I've experimented with different ideas but I think you came up with a very practical solution and I will use it thank you.
Thanks Larry, I'm also surprised that no one offers a cleaning solution that goes on the inside. I'm going to build your design next weekend and will give it a try.
Love the video and the realism of having to quiet the dog down while recording. I can related.. So I have been considering what you have done for a while and only think about it when I am cleaning it, this weekend, I am going to do something like this!
Great post. You are so right. I have tried all methods from the OD too. They help a little, but not too much, even when you angle the spray downward rather than directly into the filter. I will try your method after I assemble your tool. I am watching again and writing down your nomenclature.
That tool is awesome! That's a no brainer...just like cleaning your air filter! I'm heading to the hardware store now to make one! As for cleaning solution, I use good ole dawn dish soap, borax, and baking soda! The youngsters watching probably never heard of 20 mule team borax? Great vid sir!!
I was disappointed.....when I subscribed and clicked on our page...hoping to see your fresh diy approach to other vexxing problems...but, there were none!! Thanks for this one!
I'm new to cleaning filters & this is exactly what I thought! You have to clean it from the inside! I was surprised to find what you did - No tool available to clean from the inside. I have 8 filters to clean now (4 pool & 4 spa) & am going to make one this week. You really should've patented this and marketed it but thank you for sharing your idea. I love making stuff like this (I'm making my own spa cover lifer now). You're a smart dude and just saved me a bunch of time figuring this out on my own. I do like the idea of the Blaster to finish the job but you're correct - You have to loosen it up first from the inside. Will have to decide if the $150 for the Blaster is worth it. Could probably make one of them too, lol.
Mahalo Larry🤙🏾Your idea and video are brilliant and humorous. 🤙🏾🤗💯 Parts list from Plumbing department sprinkler section. 1) 3/4" X 24" sprinkler riser 2) 360° brass shrub head 3) 3/4" to 1/2 reducer adapter 4) 3/4" to 3/4" hose adapter 5) plumbing tape. I am getting the supplies later this week.
funny video and I appreciate the heads-up. I actually made this thing but it will not work properly as there's too much plastic structure inside the filter blocking the water jet.l I was hoping it was the answer to a problem I've been doing pools for 15 years, I'll keep trying
You made my day. Love your video, I hold myself from falling down laughing. Btw your thinking is the same minding of me, I never taught I would have seen someone else saying that. Great video keep doing some. Cheers and have a great day.
Nice one Larry! Not to mention have I been forcing it into the fibers with the hose attachment and then tried the spinner and have been getting soaked. Will build this tomorrow! Ps props on delivering this video amidst all that. You have some concentration! Hahaha or married for a while 😂
You should patent that. Really good idea I always wondered why they recommend spraying from the outside knowing that only pushed the dirt into the fibers.
This looks like a great way to maybe clean slightly dirty filters I tried on my filters that were used for a month and a half in the Arizona desert climate but this tool did very little went back to power washing them
Video was great! Would love to see a list of the parts in the description. I too nearly lost it when the dog barked and the rooster crowed. Keep it up would love to see more.
Rockstart! Well done sir - thank you for the great idea! to be honest, I have always thought "it needs to be cleaned from the INSIDE" however, I never executed on that simply because.. well, im lazy. Now that you have laid out the plan, im going to get the parts and give it a go! keep rocking sir!
I'm going to make u a video... It consists of using a 4 inch metal HVAC vent cap on one end of the filter, then another on the other side, but with a 3/4 in hole cut into it... I then take a plastic hose connector and install it to the hole, making sure when installed it has the hose connection on the outside... These vent caps fit nice and snug... Connect a hose, turn it on, let it run... If u have good pressure, u get a lot of the gunk in the creases out...
Spraying from the outside will work. Just aim the water at a downward angle to the filter, not directly into it. Start at the top and work your way down and around the entire circumference. After completing the first pass, I turn the filter upside down and repeat. Remember that one end of the filter is marked as "bottom" (or is it top?). When Larry had his magic wand inside the cartridge, I couldn't see any dirty water coming out. Maybe it's my eyes.
Same here, I was hoping he would do it on cement to see if dirt actually come off. Good idea but I think the the spray pressure might need a little higher. Wish he showed the filter pressure reading for after. Regardless, it’s cheap enough to build I might want to try to make one. Maybe there there are stronger spray heads available, or add a sprinkler body to boost the spray. Currently I just rinse off the excessive dirt, let it dry completely, then use a vacuum plower to blow out the dried dirt. Dirt are easy to remove when they are dry.
This is the greatest video I have ever seen. First off, it was extremely helpful. I am going to buy these items tomorrow because I've wanted to clean out my filters this way but never really thought about what would work. Then we get the roosters screaming, "shut up!" Unintentionally funny and intentionally informative. Outstanding work!
SHUT UP. ...... OH THAT GOT ME. I have to subscribe and i am on the pathway to doing exactly that. cleaning the filter from the inside, glad i found your video to fast track my already building curiosity. hip hip.
Larry, this is Lawrence. I want to thank you for this practical method. I immediately went to the hardware store and purchased the items needed (actually I have 1/2 pipe) and when I got home and used it on the filter...it worked. I wonder would having 3/4 pipe increase the water pressure?
Larry and folks: innovative concept. But first look inside any of the cylindrical paper cartridge pool filters and you'll see an inner cylinder shell with a limited number of small holes -- so inside out cleaning is the right direction BUT the inner cylinder, necessary to prevent the filter from imploding under pressure, presents such a small access to the filter pleats themselves that this can't realistically clean the entire filter up and down and around very efficiently. I suspect and the video shows that you'll have to hose off the outside pleats anyway since much of the area will remain dirty. So how much "efficiency" have you actually gained? I'd like to see comments from people who assembled and used this on how much BETTER this technique worked than simply hosing the outside at a 45-degree angle. I believe that's why no companies sell such a product commercially -- because they know better from simple engineering. Thanks for the very entertaining video anyway!
I think this is correct and that the only way to deal with this is to entirely seal the inner chamber of the filter while you inject high pressure water from one end and force the water out through the pleats instead of just allowing it to bounce off the plastic structure and run down to the bottom.
Sorry…been servicing pools for 42 years, I know many and I mean many, pool guys. Many hundreds of years experience total, all do it the same way. A nozzle, the cone shaped kind with a single and small hole in the end. A shut off valve screwed to it, sprayed at the outside of the filter in a systematic top to bottom way.
Larry: I've owned a pool about 25 years....I never thought about cleaning the filter from the INSIDE.....brilliant idea. I really enjoyed the rooster, dog and your grandchild.
After watching tons of "professional" videos about cleaning your filter, YOU came up with the best idea!
Thanks Larry! I am a retired engineer that was going to make a back wash tool but, when I saw your video that saved me a lot of trial and error! Thanks again! Good video and great idea, simple and effective.
BRILLIANT idea, Larry. I've been thinking the same thing myself: why clean from OUTSIDE, when you want to PUSH the dirt OUT from the INSIDE!!! Thank you for these simple instructions.
Shut up! I'm trying to do a video! hahahahaha I about pee'd my pants! Aside from that, I appreciate the engineering. Well done, sir!
That was my favorite part!
😂LMAO
Simply put, I agree with ALL of these other comments. Larry, you ARE a genius! I just bought a house with a cartridge pool filter and have been thinking of a way to backwash the cartridges to save time and do a more efficient job. Your idea is perfect. Love the video and THANK YOU!!!
The concept of cleaning from inside to out is spot on. I now use a simple hose sprayer which spreads the water as the handle is turned. Same thing but even cheaper, works well if you have a relatively high pressure from you water supply. Loved the telling the dogs to 'Shut up'! Cracked me up.
Larry, you are a genius! I built one for my husband and only had one correction. My brother, the nuclear engineer, pointed out that I had the wrong sex for the hose end. One more trip to the hardware store and we're all set! This was a fun project and I even impressed the guys at Home Depot! LOVED the special effects!!
Thank you Larry; I like your style. I've had the same question about cleaning the filter from the outside. From now on it will be done with the tool you created which I will build as you have. It was good hearing a dog barking and a rooster crowing. I grew up in that kind of home and it was nice to reminisce about the past.
Thanks again.
You’re the MAN! Can’t wait to build it! Thank you!
Brilliant. I found this in the garage when I bought my house. For years I didn’t know why it was there. Thank you.
Very informative video for those not in the know of cleaning a paper cartridge filter. I too used the garden hose with frustrating results. I'll try this one. Thank you!
Very cool. Love the extra “sound effects” in your video. Really emphasizes the DIY of your idea.
The first time I cleaned my pool filters, I had the same thought as you - I’m just forcing the dirt further into the filter media!
I absolutely hate cleaning the pool filters, and I’m willing to go to extreme lengths to get them as clean as possible to extend the cleaning cycle.
I made a contraption almost identical to yours, but it wasn’t at all effective.
My water pressure is apparently not as high as yours as the spray from the head (I used exactly the same one) wasn’t nearly as strong as what you get in your video.
I also tried a black plastic shrub head that has like fifteen “streams” coming out instead of the 360 degree “mist”.
Neither seemed to work very well, as the perforated PVC pipe core of the filter blocked the flow from going out to the filter and almost all the water simply came out the bottom - there was very little going through the paper.
I came up with a similar concept that seems to work very well for me.
I use air to push the fine particles (and oils etc.) out of the paper. The air isn’t blocked by the perforated PVC core and finds its way to every portion of the filter.
I soak them for a while in cleaner, then use my shop-vac with the hose connected to the output (blow) side.
I just stand the filter up and use my hands to kind of form a seal with the top of the filter as I stick the shop-vac hose into the filter.
It’s kind of fun to watch the bubble foam come out all over the filter.
I then hose off the filter, the “conventional way” and repeat the soak/blow/hose cycle again.
My theory/feeling is that the combination of soap in the paper, getting blown out of (rather than into) the filter helps to dislodge the particles and oils embedded in the filter paper.
NOTE: I don’t use the full pressure of the shop-vac (I let some air leak out) because I’m afraid the pressure from inside the filter might rupture the bands and blow the filter up like a huge balloon.
After cleaning this way, the pump pressure is always as low as when I installed the filters brand new.
I second that you should patent this. Awesome idea. I can't wait to try it.
Love how natural you are. You are correct, i noticed how dam dirty the inside of my filter was. I have a wand that i will use next time to clean the inside. Nice tool you developed!!
I gave you a thumb up for telling the dog to shut up, and I liked hearing that rooster . By the way, your idea is brilliant, I'm going to home Depot to get started, thanks
Great idea, and it only makes sense to push the dirt out of the filter from the inside. And thumbs up for the roosters input as well .
Larry, great informative video. I've tried TSP but have better luck with dish washing detergent in water in my little 1 gallon garden sprayer. Hadn't thought about the shrub sprayer. Will assemble one tomorrow but will probably just kink the hose to shut off flow. Thanks for the idea.
LMAO!!!! This is the best How-to video ever! Mr. Larry, you should start a web series on your other inventions you have because this one is great! I had been thinking of different ways to clean my cartridge filter correctly and you turned on the light in my head for me. I had to fire my pool guy, cause he was not spending the time or effort to clean my filters. Great job!!
You explained the problem and had a better solution than 4 other videos I watched about this. And you made me laugh! Great job!
Larry, you forgot to show the drop in the pump pressure after cleaning. Great tool! I'm on my way to Home Repot to get the parts. Thx!
Your collection of nick nacks and dilly bobbers is amazing! Great video, take care.
Larry what a great idea!!!!!!! Well done sir.Just got back from Home Depot and it works amazing. Love it. Thinking outside the box.
Great video, I had the same thought but hadn’t made a device yet.....you make good sense and cut down my number of try outs for us home inventors, if you added a spinning centrifuge to it I think it would be hard to beat........you have a friendly non condescending way to deliver your idea....love the dog and the rooster....keep them in your next video
The reason the filter suppliers don’t make a good solution is to keep selling us new filters.
Nice video. Explained the engineering, assembling, cost and process of this method of cleaning.
Anyone that has ever cleaned an automotive air cleaner knows you clean one from the inside out.. WHY pool people can't seem to figure this out is beyond me.. Props to you sir. I have made an adapter for my leaf blower and I blow them out while they are soaking in my garbage can full of cleaning solution. It works pretty well also. Then I rinse them off..
indianxbullet
I do similar to your idea. I soak them for a while in cleaner, then use my shop-vac with the hose connected to the output (blow) side.
I just stand the filter up and use my hands to kind of form a seal with the top of the filter as I stick the shop-vac hose into the filter.
It’s kind of fun to watch the bubble foam come out all over the filter.
I then hose off the filter, the “conventional way” and repeat the soak/blow/hose cycle again.
My theory/feeling is that the combination of soap in the paper, getting blown out of (rather than into) the filter helps to dislodge the particles embedded in the filter paper.
I don’t use the full pressure of the shop-vac (I let some air leak out) because I’m afraid the pressure from inside the filter might rupture the bands and blow the filter up like a huge balloon.
After cleaning this way, the pump pressure is always as low as when I installed the filters brand new.
Love your idea. Ill be going to the hardware store tomorrow to get the parts. I have always thought that washing from the outside is not good. Thank you.
I too have been looking for a cleaner to push dirt OUT. This is essentially a BACKWASH, which most MFRs do not recommend. Good hack boss!
Adding a ball valve makes this tool work nicely.
Larry I've been cleaning pools for 30 years and I've always wondered the same thing why is there no way to clean a cartridge filter from the inside. I've experimented with different ideas but I think you came up with a very practical solution and I will use it thank you.
Love this video. Thank you for sharing, rooster and all!
Gonna try to build one of these today!
Thanks Larry, I'm also surprised that no one offers a cleaning solution that goes on the inside. I'm going to build your design next weekend and will give it a try.
There is a cleaning solution...it was on the Pentair filter cleaning video.
Love the video and the realism of having to quiet the dog down while recording. I can related.. So I have been considering what you have done for a while and only think about it when I am cleaning it, this weekend, I am going to do something like this!
Great post. You are so right. I have tried all methods from the OD too. They help a little, but not too much, even when you angle the spray downward rather than directly into the filter. I will try your method after I assemble your tool. I am watching again and writing down your nomenclature.
That tool is awesome! That's a no brainer...just like cleaning your air filter! I'm heading to the hardware store now to make one! As for cleaning solution, I use good ole dawn dish soap, borax, and baking soda! The youngsters watching probably never heard of 20 mule team borax? Great vid sir!!
I was disappointed.....when I subscribed and clicked on our page...hoping to see your fresh diy approach to other vexxing problems...but, there were none!! Thanks for this one!
This makes so much sense! Thank you for sharing!!!
I'm new to cleaning filters & this is exactly what I thought! You have to clean it from the inside! I was surprised to find what you did - No tool available to clean from the inside. I have 8 filters to clean now (4 pool & 4 spa) & am going to make one this week.
You really should've patented this and marketed it but thank you for sharing your idea. I love making stuff like this (I'm making my own spa cover lifer now). You're a smart dude and just saved me a bunch of time figuring this out on my own. I do like the idea of the Blaster to finish the job but you're correct - You have to loosen it up first from the inside. Will have to decide if the $150 for the Blaster is worth it. Could probably make one of them too, lol.
Great video Thank you Sir I will try it .
Mahalo Larry🤙🏾Your idea and video are brilliant and humorous. 🤙🏾🤗💯
Parts list from Plumbing department sprinkler section.
1) 3/4" X 24" sprinkler riser
2) 360° brass shrub head
3) 3/4" to 1/2 reducer adapter
4) 3/4" to 3/4" hose adapter
5) plumbing tape.
I am getting the supplies later this week.
Thanks for the parts list
THANK YOU. I was scrolling looking for this.
Thank you Larry for such a great contraption. Am definitely going to build one for my filter. Joburg, South Africa
My Man you got this down. Thank you for the heads up. I will be going to the store tomorrow.
I cant belive I've been doing this wrong all this time..... Thanks for the great tip
Awesome video. Just bought a cartridge filter. Will try this. Thanks!
Sure glade I came across your video. New to the Pool life. Great to have your knowledge of cleaning filter cause I have same type of filter...
Brilliant. Heavy equipment shops use similar concept on large canister air filters while wet then with light air pressure.
From 3:04-3:08, "I wholly support and endorse this mans innovative product"...I am an unofficial chicken translator!
great idea,, very practical ,, "SHUT UP!!" made me laugh!!
funny video and I appreciate the heads-up. I actually made this thing but it will not work properly as there's too much plastic structure inside the filter blocking the water jet.l I was hoping it was the answer to a problem I've been doing pools for 15 years, I'll keep trying
You made my day. Love your video, I hold myself from falling down laughing. Btw your thinking is the same minding of me, I never taught I would have seen someone else saying that. Great video keep doing some. Cheers and have a great day.
I was thinking just like you have to make my own.... Now I know all the parts that I need :-) Thanks
Nice one Larry! Not to mention have I been forcing it into the fibers with the hose attachment and then tried the spinner and have been getting soaked. Will build this tomorrow! Ps props on delivering this video amidst all that. You have some concentration! Hahaha or married for a while 😂
You should patent that. Really good idea I always wondered why they recommend spraying from the outside knowing that only pushed the dirt into the fibers.
Good idea! That dog cracked me up.
Gonna make one tomorrow. Honestly, you should patent this.
This looks like a great way to maybe clean slightly dirty filters I tried on my filters that were used for a month and a half in the Arizona desert climate but this tool did very little went back to power washing them
Finally someone with common sense great job.
I like this guy. Good stuff!
Video was great! Would love to see a list of the parts in the description. I too nearly lost it when the dog barked and the rooster crowed. Keep it up would love to see more.
Thanks for your information, it makes perfect sense.. definitely gonna try it
He should market first that. He did a good job thinking it thru. I did get a kick out of the dog barking too.. Great video...
You, sir, are a genius! And funny to boot!
Thank you, This is one of the most informative vids out there
Rockstart! Well done sir - thank you for the great idea! to be honest, I have always thought "it needs to be cleaned from the INSIDE" however, I never executed on that simply because.. well, im lazy. Now that you have laid out the plan, im going to get the parts and give it a go! keep rocking sir!
Excellent ... Spot On!
Thanks for info I was just getting ready to build something
thank you. This is the most logical thinking about how to clean a filter......Brilliant
You should make these and sell them. I would be a customer for sure. Thanks for the video.
You Sir are a very clever and practical man !
i'm giving you a thumbs up just for that "Shut up!" as the dog barks! LOL! hilarious!
Great video Larry! Thanks for sharing. Gonna make one with what I got in the garage.
Excellent Larry thank u..
Awesome video. I going to make one of those cleaners. I love cheap and that thing was cheap, and easy. Love the dog and rooster too.
Great video! Useful advice! Love the "shut up" 😆
Awesome job and funny vid. Only issue with this is alot of canister filters have pvc pipe inside with holes blocking most of the actual paper filter.
I'm going to make u a video... It consists of using a 4 inch metal HVAC vent cap on one end of the filter, then another on the other side, but with a 3/4 in hole cut into it... I then take a plastic hose connector and install it to the hole, making sure when installed it has the hose connection on the outside... These vent caps fit nice and snug... Connect a hose, turn it on, let it run... If u have good pressure, u get a lot of the gunk in the creases out...
Dude ! You the man.. THANk YOU .. I love your solutioln!
You did a darn good job Larry thank you and blessings!!!
Love this video!!! Thank you for the idea plan on making on ASAP.
Love the shout out to the Dog! Thank you for the Video will look in this.
Making one of these out of my sprinkler parts asap. Ive thought of this for awhile and never tried anything.
love the Rooster commentary ....lmao ...
good video
Great video thank you I will try it
Great video Mr. Larry!
You should see a Patent Office, get a small manufacturing co. to make a few hundred of them, and distribute a few to each pool supply dealer.
my Husband is in the garage building one now. Great job!
Spraying from the outside will work. Just aim the water at a downward angle to the filter, not directly into it. Start at the top and work your way down and around the entire circumference. After completing the first pass, I turn the filter upside down and repeat. Remember that one end of the filter is marked as "bottom" (or is it top?). When Larry had his magic wand inside the cartridge, I couldn't see any dirty water coming out. Maybe it's my eyes.
Same here, I was hoping he would do it on cement to see if dirt actually come off. Good idea but I think the the spray pressure might need a little higher. Wish he showed the filter pressure reading for after. Regardless, it’s cheap enough to build I might want to try to make one. Maybe there there are stronger spray heads available, or add a sprinkler body to boost the spray. Currently I just rinse off the excessive dirt, let it dry completely, then use a vacuum plower to blow out the dried dirt. Dirt are easy to remove when they are dry.
Nice Larry!
Nice vid Larry .. I have the same problem and you have show me the light :) cheers from down under !!
Totally lost it at 1:39! Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the great video....love the dog too!
Great video
This is the greatest video I have ever seen. First off, it was extremely helpful. I am going to buy these items tomorrow because I've wanted to clean out my filters this way but never really thought about what would work. Then we get the roosters screaming, "shut up!" Unintentionally funny and intentionally informative. Outstanding work!
SHUT UP. ...... OH THAT GOT ME. I have to subscribe and i am on the pathway to doing exactly that. cleaning the filter from the inside, glad i found your video to fast track my already building curiosity. hip hip.
Great video!!! I'm on it! Loved your video and interestng addition of your pets!!
Good thinkin! the simplest things are often the best
This has serious issue i never understood this wasn't a aready available thank you for the video
That looks brilliant! I will have to try that myself.
Shut up now that’s live action. Love it.
Larry, this is Lawrence. I want to thank you for this practical method. I immediately went to the hardware store and purchased the items needed (actually I have 1/2 pipe) and when I got home and used it on the filter...it worked. I wonder would having 3/4 pipe increase the water pressure?
Awesome video. Informative and entertaining.
Larry and folks: innovative concept. But first look inside any of the cylindrical paper cartridge pool filters and you'll see an inner cylinder shell with a limited number of small holes -- so inside out cleaning is the right direction BUT the inner cylinder, necessary to prevent the filter from imploding under pressure, presents such a small access to the filter pleats themselves that this can't realistically clean the entire filter up and down and around very efficiently. I suspect and the video shows that you'll have to hose off the outside pleats anyway since much of the area will remain dirty. So how much "efficiency" have you actually gained? I'd like to see comments from people who assembled and used this on how much BETTER this technique worked than simply hosing the outside at a 45-degree angle. I believe that's why no companies sell such a product commercially -- because they know better from simple engineering. Thanks for the very entertaining video anyway!
[t's gotta be better than not doing it.
I think this is correct and that the only way to deal with this is to entirely seal the inner chamber of the filter while you inject high pressure water from one end and force the water out through the pleats instead of just allowing it to bounce off the plastic structure and run down to the bottom.
Larry would be a great neighbor.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Very entertaining too!
Sorry…been servicing pools for 42 years, I know many and I mean many, pool guys.
Many hundreds of years experience total, all do it the same way.
A nozzle, the cone shaped kind with a single and small hole in the end.
A shut off valve screwed to it, sprayed at the outside of the filter in a systematic top to bottom way.