How To Backwash and Clean Above Ground Sand Pool Filter
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2013
- This video will show you how to use the different settings to backwash and clean your above ground pool sand filter.
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Thanks for the video just got my indoor pool running yesterday and this helped me a lot thanks again
Thanks! Lost my owners manual. You answered my questions. Great vid.
Easy to understand and no nonsense. Thanks.
You're welcome. Glad this helped yah out
THAK YOU!!!! my moms friend gave us a sand filter and i had NO idea how to work/take care of/use a sand filter!! was about to drive to elizabeth NJ and just start crying. THANKS!!!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching
Hey dude. Thanks a bunch for this!!
Thanks great video easy to follow and understand. I bought my home which came with a beautiful pebbletech inground pool. I knew nothing about pool care but was determined to learn and that's what I did from videos like yours. You can't always go by what neighbors and friends tell you because they may not know. Like I had an in law volunteer to get me started. He had me back wash the filter once till it ran clean then add the DE which I later discovered was over twice what the Hayward 3600 took. The filter elements kept clogging between each other.
Thanks for watching
I take back everything I said. I've been doing it wrong and didn't realize the backwash was on the opposite of the filtering because it was scratched off!! What a dope I am!1 Thank you
lol...That's why I made these videos for you guys. Hope it helped out.
The instruction manuals are hard for me to comprehend. Thanks for saving my family and me from the unneeded frustration!
Glad I could help!
Guy you are a life saver . I haven't done my pool cleaning right since I've bought, I didn't know what I was doing wrong, I bought said filter from a family friend so I didn't get all instructions. After about a week the stickers to the damn pump washed off after a few hard rains. So for about to months maybe three smh yeah I know I didn't know I needed to have the drain hose hooked up for back wash, that it was only for the rinse cycle. But lol about a day ago, I was multi tasking with fixing a carburetor on a four-wheeler. while I was doing that I took a wrong step to cleaning the pool. I ended up hooking up the hose during the backwashcycle I started to notice that the glass that supposed to tell you what's going on with your water started to work which it didn't ever work so that's why I knew I felt like I was doing something wrong so I was like oh my gosh I think I figured it out finally but then I guess debris got around the pump area and it started making a really loud noise so I thought I broke it so I turned it off and I let it sit overnight thinking that I broke it it's about a $200 to $250 pump so I was scared lol. Wow guy you my friend are -my- life saver because not any where else did I see that step anywhere I want to thank you you are a God blessing. So much!
Glad this helped you out. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting this video cause I had no idea on how and what to do on my sand filter. They never showed me and well I lost my book on the filter. My pool has been really cloudy and i've been spending money like crazy tryin to clear it up. I never even backwashed or rinse my filter at all. So I watched your video and went outside and did what you said WOW!!!! That water was nasty green and omg I can't believe that. SO thank you so much :)
No problem at all. If it stays cloudy make sure the chlorine and pH are where they're suppose to be at. I have a video that shows how to flock a pool if it's co cloudy you can't see the bottom.Clear Up A Cloudy Swimming Pool Fast With Blue Shield Flock Get Rid of Algae if it's just a little cloudy, shock, and then a treatment of baking soda should clear it up for you.
You should be able to download a copy of your filter manual by going to the manufacturer's website. If you don't find it on their website call support & ask where to find it on line.
Where your pool
Great, thanks for the tip. I have been using baking soda, but last week I started to use Borax.
I've heard that you can use that, just never tried it myself.
Super helpful! Thank you.
Thanks again! Today I was able to vacuum, backwash, and rinse with the help of your vids. I got my pants a little wet but I guess that's part of the deal :)
You made a awesome video for 2019 keep up the good hard work.
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Thanks for the video. Just did it. Skimmer sucking good and it is working as new.
Glad this helped you out
Thank you very much, for a clear and helpful explanation. Much appreciated, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, buddy i really appreciated now i have a great looking pool plus now i know how to do an extra chore 👍
Glad I could help
Very easy instructions thanks and GOD bless!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this. Just tried to backwash mine without any hose hooked to the end. Wasn't given one and directions don't state to install one. Just sprayed water everywhere lol. Searched and found this video, now I understand why I just made such a mess. I need a hose on that end!
You should be able to get one on Amazon
Buy a backwash hose. Amazon or eBay or local pool supply store. I love mine. 25 ft is ok but i would like 50 ft better. They are about $20-$25.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for instructions
No problem. I'll be creating so more pool videos soon
Awesome video, thanks
Thanks for watching
great video
Thank you!
Just a heads up, you're calling the filter "the pump, and the pump "the filter".
It happens to people who over explain , they mix things up
@@theone-jm3gl ah, ok
thank you for your help
very helping
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I noticed at the very end the vacuum poor and brush was still in the water do you put it on backwash and still use the vacuum ?
Thank you sir
the video indicated that i needed to close both the the input and output from and to the pool. DO i need to close these to backwash and rinse so the water in the pool doesn't run into the sand filter?
Mine is instaled with plastic pipes do i need to remove them to backwash it
And do i need to plug tupe to pour water inside the filter
I have a Pentair Sand Dollar (SD35) sand filter. Several weeks ago, I had a local change the sand in the filter. Ever since then I have been having the following problems:
1. When I backwash, only clear water comes out of the backwash hose. Normally, when the pressure increases by 10 psi (from 10 to 20 psi), there is filtered stuff from the pool which is washed out of the filter.
2. After backwashing, the psi is 10, however after about 2 hours or so of ‘filtering’ the psi increases to 20.
Any idea of what is wrong and how do I fix it? No sand is in the pool itself. Thanks!
Thanks a bunch.
Thanks for watching. Hope this helped you out.
I´m having trouble with too much pressure after backwash and rotate to Recycle. I had to buy a new pump and the pressure was strong enough to blow the new strainer cap off and breaking the strainer basket. Two months ago I replaced the sand in the filter and all worked well until I decided to backwash. How can I relieve the pressure in the tank because it was like an explosion when the strainer cap blew off. All valves were open.
thanks!
Thank you
No problem. Hope this helped you out
What in my doing wrong, when after I backwash my filt er I havedebris coming back into the pool when I put the filter back into filter mode?
Need help on my hotel pool pump psi always comes up even after backwash few days after cleaning it repeats
Thanks
great video. What kind of chemicals do you use and how often to keep the water crystal clear. thanks.
I've had really good luck using baking soda to keep the water crystal clear. Just make sure the pH is where it's suppose to be at. Here's a video that explains it that I did.How To Keep Swimming Pool Water Crystal Clear Using Baking Soda For PH Level
Greatly appreciate the video. I learned a lot because the douchebags that installed my pool threw away the manual.
:( ... Husband let most of the sand out when he closed the pool last yr. added 1 1/2 bags , thought it was ok then started loosing pressure , turn it off & pressure builds back up for a while ? vaccumed on waste out to remove dead algae out , then back washed & its blowing the sand out can you please tell us what to do
how long donyou leave the filter on
Hi great video thnk u!!
I’m just opening my pool Aftr long winter, & I’m hving hard time gtn al the sand off the bottom of the pool
Any suggestions on what I can do that I hvnt already done?? Ty
Usually you can vacuum it out
Homeowner Repair Ty. I know I understand that but still hving hard time gtn all sand out!!! Ty for replying
....and by the time you finish backwashing you've created another pool in your backyard lol
Yah no kidding...lol
Just moved into a home that has the same exact sand filter. Never owned a pool before. Wish me luck. I am going to attempt to vacuum first before doing the backwash. Do you have any videos on vacuuming? My set up is 3 return pipes, 2 skimmer pipes, one main drain and one vacuum pipe.
Here's a video that will show you how to hook the pool vacuum up to the filter. How To Connect Hook Up Use Above Ground Swimming Pool Vacuum and Hose With Sand Filter
So when u backwash and after that when u turn on filer does it support to come sand out on pool
No sand should not shoot into the pool. You may want to shut the filter off then set to the rinse cycle until the site glass is clear. Then switch back to filter setting. Hope this helps you out.
Turn filter or pump on?
Thanks for the video. By the way...what's the recirculate setting for?
Bypass filter and just circulates the water
Its usually used for salt water pools. When you out in your salt bags at the beginning of the season, it bypasses the sand filter so the salt chunks can dissolve and not affect the filtration system.
Hello. Is better to let water pressure go up 10lbs from starting pressure then backwash or backwash regularly? Thx
I usually make it a habit to backwash every few days to keep the sand clean.
Hello great vids .I have a problem with my Sand Filter, can't figure it out, I am getting no pressure showing on the gauge when the pump and filter are running in filter or normal mode, i also do not see water in the glass that is attached to the sand filter.The water has good flow, the pump sucks it into the skimmer then into the filter and returns it to the pool with excellent flow but it shows no pressure on the filter gauge,the gauge is new,, when i backwash it the glass on the filter fills with dirty water, when i rinse it ,,the glass fills with water but like i said when i run it in normal of filter mode i see no water in the glass, and i see no pressure on the pressure gauge ,also the return is sending some sand back into the pool.Thanks
Hey Guitar Hack, LOL, It sounds to me and what I have experienced? That you have to much Sand in the Filter and it is Plugging your lined up?
@@andrewfuller5836 Hey Thanks for the response, I've been standing in my pool shed for 7 years waiting for an answer.Maybe this year I can finally swim throughout the summer. Lol just joking .Have a great summer.
My parents have had an inground pool for about 15 years, i'm pretty sure it's never been cleaned. I'll be sure to do it myself since my dad things nothing needs maintenance.
If it's a sand filter the sand may need to be changed. Going to change mine this year
What is the recirculate setting use for Please
It's probably too late but the recirculate takes the filter out of the loop. I only use mine when I put shock treatment in the skimmer and I don't want it to go straight into the filter.
isn't there supposed to be a rubber gasket in the multi port valve...
Nice video, when would you use the recirculation function on the six way valve?
You would use it if you wanted to by-pass the sand filter for some reason. I've never had a need to use this setting.
Thank you for the fast response and it seems like. most people wouldn't have the need for that function. Another weird thing is I have six functions on my valve and then I noticed there was a seventh one which was just the letter N ?
reddevilvs1 If the valve isn't labeled with a winter setting (storage) that may be what that N is for. You may want to research the manufacturer on line to double check to see what they recommend.
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How much sand and water do
You actually
Put in to filter pump to begin with, it does not say, I have a Krystal clear sand filter pump for an 18ft by 9ft pool, no idea how much water to add to
Sand? X
This video will explain how to change the filter sand, and how to tell how much the filter needs.ua-cam.com/video/3JYp7B41tgM/v-deo.html
i dont see the water moving in the glass container when im backwashing the filter
Should the psi read 0psi when the pump is off or stay at a reading?
i think his gauge is not working, a common problem
Thank you very much for the video. I'm a new homeowner and the house we bought has an inground salt water pool. I have been in touch with a pool company and they tested the water sample I brought in and it had a chemical in it that shouldn't be there. They advised me to drain the pool a couple feet at a time and refill it and repeat that a few times. The only problem is I just figure out how to backwash it with this video and I'm not sure how to drain it. Instead of having a hose coming off the filter to drain on the ground it has a pvc pipe going in to what I assume is the city sewer. Is there anyway you could explain to me how I would drain the pool. One other thing is when I backwashed the filter the clear glass has three slots in it and water started shooting out of it. was I doing something wrong? Thank you very much for the video.
Richard Goans What was the chemical that shouldn't be there.
wanderlust estate
My Hayward filter did not come with a a hose for the waste line and it is leaking. Should I add a hose like you did and how do I keep it from leaking?
They sell a long discharge hose that works better then the tube that I have. I actually want to remove it and add the proper hose. If there's a leak on that discharge line, check to see where the leak is coming from. Check the threaded pipe that sticks out to see if it's leaking on the threads. Here are some discharge hoses on Amazon. www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pool+discharge+hose&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Apool+discharge+hose
So do you then have to get a hose and add back water to the pool that you just lost from the backwashing?
It depends how long you leave it on. If it’s just to clean the algae out, you shouldn’t have to.
I am new to sand filters, when I backwash do I need to plug my skimmer up? isn't backwashing pulling water from my pool?
Back washing pulls water through your skimmer to backwash junk out of filter. Just be sure to rinse after back washing. My daughters pool installer did not tell her this, and she was wondering how sand was getting in her pool. 😆😆
Those clear hoses You didn't get these at no pool store?? Because I remember when I was young the old pool the hoses kept getting holes so my dad went to get those specially cut did u do the same?
It was a used pool. I set it up in our yard and those hoses came with it. Not sure where the previous owner got them from.
HomeOwnerRepair
Nvm that hose is specifically from Hayward but looks similar to the stuff my father had cut but way thicker to prevent holes and leaks from a rubber place lol
I put it on backwash and water is barely coming out. What do I do?
What kind of damage have I done if I set the filter to backwash and the line from the pool is off?
Thanks for the video!
If it wasn’t left or if it didn’t run for very long it might be ok
@@HomeOwnerRepair Thanks. Yeah it was only the 1 min my local pool store recommended. - My real issue is leaking from the valve, which started after changing the sand. I'm going to swap out the gasket. I also may have not cleaned enough. I'm not sure though. - keep up the great work
duleep jayman .like to do swimming pools back wosh
Turn the filter on off or the pump?
is sand suppose to come out the sandpro filter when in back wash?
No is should stay out n the filter
so every time you vacuum, you suppose to put it on backwash? I have the filter off when I vacuum. Am I doing it wrong?
It depends how dirty the bottom of the pool is. If it's not too bad you can use filter. Then back wash and rinse the sand. If it's really dirty you may want to vacuum on waste so that the algae and debris does not end up in the filter sand buy instead bypasses the filter and goes out. This video will explain the different filter settings. Thought it might help you out ua-cam.com/video/zXQbpJqhbmU/v-deo.html
HomeOwnerRepair oh ok thank you
Gevorg Parsyan The sand should stay in the filter. when you back wash and rinse the filter you're cleaning the debris out of the filter sand.
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hi, i got the same filter u had. my pool so dirty how to clean it
Check out our other pool videos they should help you
I backwashes for about 5 minutes and the little glass still has green gunk in it do I need to backwash until all of that is gone
Is the pool water green or clear
why is it that I just bought my sand filter and im trying to backwash it but when i turn off the system im opening up the drain hole to connect the pipe...water starts gushing out...not able to attach the holes. am i doing something wrong? my pool is dirty and trying to clean it....Im suppose to backwash, rinse and filter...when you first buy the sand filter right????
Mayra Acosta there should be a knob up near the pool that "locks" the water coming thru the tubes. I lock them and that seems to reduce all the water gushing out while I'm preparing to backwash. I don't know what kind of pool you have so I might have just confused you. also, yes, it's backwash, rinse, filter. make sure you shut the filter off when changing those settings.
Would you put the backwash hose in place of the hose that says "to pool" ?
I'm afraid of backwashing into my pool lol
The skimmer hose goes to inlet on the filter and the return or outlet on the valve (this hose connects to pool return jet under water). Hope this helps you out.
do you leave both the water intake AND output valves open during this whole process? I thought you had to shut the one that goes back into your pool Is that not correct??
When you set the filter to backwash it will by-pass the swimming pool return, and go out of the waste outlet, as shown in the video.
HomeOwnerRepair OK so I leave BOTH valves OPEN right.
bgallop66 If your sand filter is like the one shown, you should be able to set the valve to back wash.
I tried to back wash to get everything out the pool but it looks like it not doing anything... Any suggestions?
Are you trying to clear a cloudy pool, or are you trying to clean out your sand filter?
How come the sand is not coming out with the dirt during the backwash?
When would someone want to backwash and when would someone want to put the filter to waste?
Backwash to clean the sand. Filter to waste when trying to vacuum dead algae off of the bottom of the pool. Waste will bypass the sand. Hope this helps you out
I'm about to vaccum dead algae from off of the bottom of my swimming pool, so I'm assuming I set the pump to the "Waste" setting... should I Backwash after....??
Regards
Glyn
But what if the pool water is swampy? How am I suppose to know?
So do I do this after I vacuum the pool???
***** Yes, That will help to clean the filter out
I would l think it shouldn't take more then 30 seconds. Your water looks fine!
Thanks Karen, I take care of my pool. Love to swim, it's awesome exercise.
For several years I was using the waste out to backwash. The handle is always in the filter position 12 o'clock blocking the backwash (6o'clock) and was scratched out so I never saw the backwash setting. the water was always clean when it came out and never had an issue filtering. I changed the sand after 6 years and now my multiport valve is leaking after the backwash or the waste out. I was going to repair it but the spider gasket is $32.00 so I got a brand new multi-port valve online for $67.00. IF I DIDN'T SEE YOUR VIDEO AND IF I KNEW THE BACKWASH WAS AT 6 O'CLOCK. (scratched out) I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN. I THOUGHT I WAS THE POOL MAVEN!! NOT. Everything in your video was spot on about the sand issues and now I have a new valve and I know where the (BACKWASH) IS!! You had to see all the green stuff coming out after I had leaf scraps and dirt in there! Now I know as much as you!! Thank you again!! Karen Now I am at %99 of my pool knowledge!:-)
How do you shut your pool filter off ? Do u just unplug it ? I know , it sounds dumb , but it is my first pool :)
Evelyn Guzman Right now yes I unplug mine, we're in process of having an electrician wire it with a switch, that's how it should be wired. Hope this helps you out
+Juzh123 it can ruin the valve. It's recommend that you shut the filter off when changing the valve position
After I vacuum on backwash i put the setting back on filter..at that point i see alot of sand shooting into the pool? Do you know why this happens?
I'm not sure. After the backwash you should set it to rinse and then filter. Let me know if this helps
Hi, I did that and sand still shoots into the pool ? I took apart the filter and inspected everything and it looks ok still doing it ?
I did not see which direction you turned the handle to bring it back to filter
So how would you deal with a neighbor backwashing his pool and it's comming over on our property??
Release a skunk..lol
Does this cause your pool to go low on water and have to top it off?
If you run it on backwash for a length of time yeah it will lower the water level in the pool
When do I unplug it since I don't have a timer
+Jr Fields Usually I'll let it run for a few hours in the morning and a few hours at night
I have the same machine. My psi is about 40. Can anyone help me on what to do. Thank you
The sand needs to be changed every 3-5 years so your sand may be muddy with debris causing the high psi.
hi dude....can i take water out of the pool with this sand filter ?
mayan zamir You could probably back wash some of the water out. If you need to drain the entire pool you could use a garden hose and siphon it out, it may take a long time, but free if you have a garden hose.
mayan zamir Check this video out ua-cam.com/video/yEMd0Aq2a_A/v-deo.html
I have like no pressure when I try to backwash and the Hayward Aqua Critter doesn’t work.
Does anything come out when you use the backwash setting?
@@HomeOwnerRepair yeah, but the flow is weak. I contacted Hayward and they connected me with a service rep and think the laterals need to be replaced.
What do the other settings do?
This video should help you out ua-cam.com/video/zXQbpJqhbmU/v-deo.html
i accidentally set the handle to Closed so the gauge went above the red level and now the handle won't even budge. I just turned off the pump and now i need help!
karim banhawy Can you press the handle down to relieve the pressure inside?
it's fine now. I figured it out. I just had to unscrew the air valve beneath the gauge as air was trapped inside the filter. the moment i did this, the indicator went down to green instantly. It's a very sneaky trap every pool owner should be aware of.
What's the recirculate setting do ??
It circulates the water around in the pool
It bypasses the filter.
You're gonna have to put more water back in there!
thats what your auto fill is for
@@Rhapbus1 is auto fill on auto censor?
And the rinse cycle resets the fingers after backwash.
Thanks for watching.
I'm new to owning a pool and the video was helpful, but he kept saying we have to shut off the filter but never showed us how??
Your actually working the switch to the pump that's the only way to turn the filter on or make it work. That's why you get used to saying,"turn the filter on or off". The pump runs the filter that's where everyone is getting confused.
Nice video, but very audio is not very clear as the water is so loud.