Filter with Multiport Valve
- Filter pressure should be around 10 psi
- To backwash:
- shut power off
- turn multi-port valve to “backwash”
- turn power on
- run pump for 1 minute
- shut power off
- turn valve back to “filter” position
- turn power back on
- add 5 – 1lb. coffee cans of DE into skimmer
- Run the pump 10-12 hours per day. (eg. 8am to 8pm)
- Always keep chlorine in the skimmer baskets – 2-3 sticks or pucks
- Shock pool every other Sunday night with 3 – 1 lb. bags, then run the filter all night
- Clean skimmer baskets every few days
- To vacuum:
- Turn valve
- Put vacuum hose in pool so it fills with water
- Vacuum (if the pool is very dirty, shut pump off, empty pump basket near filter, put the lid back on,
tighten handles, turn pump back on
- Test the chlorine and PH levels 2 times per week
- Chlorine should be kept at 1.0 – 3.0 parts-per-million
- PH should be 7.4 – 7.6(if this is off, go to a pool store with a quart of pool water and and they will test it and tell you
what the appropriate chemicals to use are for your water)
EC-65 & EC-40 Filters (fingers)
- Filter pressure should be around 10 psi
- To backwash:
- shut power off
- open valve in back of filter, bump handle up & down
- turn power on
- run pump for 1 minute
- shut power off
- close valve in back of filter
- turn power back on
- add 5 – 1lb. coffee cans of DE into skimmer
- Run the pump 10-12 hours per day. (eg. 8am to 8pm)
- Always keep chlorine in the skimmer baskets – 2-3 sticks or pucks
- Shock pool every other Sunday night with 3 – 1 lb. bags, then run the filter all night
- Clean skimmer baskets every few days
- To vacuum:
- Turn valve
- Close main drain if you have one
- Put vacuum hose in pool so it fills with water
- Vacuum (if the pool is very dirty, shut pump off, empty pump basket near filter, put the lid back on,
tighten handles, turn pump back on
- Test the chlorine and PH levels 2 times per week
- Chlorine should be kept at 1.0 – 3.0 parts-per-million
- PH should be 7.4 – 7.6(if this is off, go to a pool store with a quart of pool water and and they will test it and tell you
what the appropriate chemicals to use are for your water)