Sadly most filter cartridges will never live to be that old because they are not being cleaned properly.
Pressure wash pool filter roof.
Pounds per square inch psi is a standard unit for measuring pressure and the most common factor used in determining when to backwash a pool filter.
Instead soft washing with a garden hose is least likely to chip dent or crack the tiles or panels.
A little bit of pressure is good too much pressure however and the fibers of spun polyester can separate or develop small holes.
Your filter removes tiny debris from the pool water keeping it consistently clear.
Before we get into how to clean a pool filter properly we first should look at what not to do.
Place emphasis in flushing the debris out from between the pleats.
Pressure washing pool filters never pressure wash a cartridge pool filter.
A filter s pressure gauge is the tool used to measure a filter s psi.
Pressure washers use 1 300 to 2 800 pounds per square inch to strip dirt moss and even paint from a surface.
Also most pool equipment has a maximum pressure rating of 50 psi and the area between 30 and 50 is your safety margin as a pool owner.
To keep an eye on the pressure every pool filter has a pressure gauge.
Use moderate pressure from a regular garden hose no pressure washers and maintain at least a 45 degree angle to avoid damaging the filter.
While this would seem like the perfect tool for cleaning the gunk out of your filters the reality is that the paper the filter is made from is simply not strong enough to handle pressure washing.
You should never operate a pool system above 30 psi and anything above this pressure should be regarded as dangerous.
Pool filters and most pool equipment is designed to operate normally up to 30 psi.
As quickly as possible after removing them from the water rinse the filters off.
Pressure produced by the pump keeps water flowing through the filter.
Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options.
An increase of a quater or a third of your filter s clean operating pressure is a sign of a dirty filter.
I have heard stories of pool owners taking their filter cartridges to the car wash or using their own pressure washer to clean the pool cartridge.
By comparison a fire hose sprays at 150 to 300 psi.
The average garden hose sprays water at 40 to 80 psi.
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Most filter cartridge manufacturers recommend that high pressure cleaning not be used with pool filter cartridges.
But another vital part of keeping the pool clean is the pool filter.
