Hi please tell me how long to backwash ?

[hrsdennis]

diddo the pool idiot. Sierrasmom, Matt had the correct answer. He was not in any way putting you down for answering the question about size, ect. He would not do that. It is just that size does not matter. Your question was a good one, people new to pools need to know this.

You may have more questions before you are a pool expert, we are all here to help.

Later, Dennis

[sierrasmom]

ok thanks i have a filteration problem i think .i can backwash and i have good pressure and then there is hardly any pressure .i just dont understand what is wrong i believe this is my trouble ...thanks for all your help

[hrsdennis]

Hi again, The first thing I would check would be an air leak in the hair and lint pot. By looking through the clear lid you should be able to tell if it is full of air or water. If it is full of air try greasing the o ring. If it is full of water how long does the filter run at full pressure after backwashing, before loosing pressure?

Let us know, Dennis

[matt4x4]

Hi Sierrasmom,
As posted above, yes, I was not trying to be a smarta__ with you, I understand that you are new to the pool thing, I was really just trying to make a point that some people (especially those with some knowledge of this stuff) should not ask irrelevant questions especially directed to newbies who could get easily confused - the KISS principle still works well in most cases.
My point was that backwashing is directly related to the amount of dirt the filter has collected and nothing else - well, maybe the flow rate of the pump, but I think you know what I mean....
I don't know if you've allready checked this, but some people forget to check teh lint basket in teh pump and only ever check the skimmer basket - sometimes crud in teh pump basket can make your system act up too, aside form that, yes, a suction side air leak could be the problem - suction side means before ot at the pump - many times the gasket for the pump lid or a low water level can be to blame, if you're within about 1" of the bottom of the skimmer with your pool water level, that can be to blame.

[sierrasmom]

ok thanks it has water in it no air that i can see ..it runs 30 ,minutes then it loses pressure .could this be a hose stopped up thanks for all your help and thanks Matt for your help to ...

[hrsdennis]

Hi, it appears an air leak is not your problem. My second choice is the filter is trying to clean dirty water. It could be the algae that is clogging the filter. In this case you would need to get the right chemicals into your pool to kill the algae and backwash the filter often until it clears up.

If the water is clean, I’m stumped.

Dennis

[sierrasmom]

ok my husband changed sand yesterday because someone told him that was whats wrong .but that is not it it still will not keep good pressure when you hook the vaccumm up to it ...I dont know what else to do other than scream ..it has new sand but is still acting up when i hook my aqua bug up sorry all the questions