Backwash hose ideas??

[MarkC]

Mine is plumbed into the sewer line but I have seen set ups where the line is run to the cleanout

You don't mean the same line that your toilet runs to do you. Our township is pretty strict about adding water to the sewage system unneccesarily. Storm sewer would probably be OK.

[traceyb]

Very simple and hidden is to use 2" pvc piping. By the coupling and glue them all together until you get your 25'. I bought the angled one for the end and and attached a piece that would take the screw cap for the winter months. I used my tiller with the two end tines off and tilled up the yard about 4-6 inches deep and buried it. Under the angled piece that sticks up out of the ground close to the filter, I placed 1 red brick behind and up against it for stability while I backfilled around it. This allows us to use only about a 4-5 ft hose that inserts into the angled attachment and flows nicely to the woods.
At your hardware store study the parts...you'll get it.
Good luck.
I'd attach a photo, but it's mostly under the ground HA HA

[Pool_Mike]

~~ Update ~~

I still have not done anything.

But I tried to be macho and had my wife turn on the pump while I hold the hose on the other end.

End results was a mess and I got wet.

Let me tell you, it is a pain in the @$$ holding that hose and then putting it up.

Man I really want to get away from this hose. I was told that Home Depot sells some what like a water hose that goes from your filter backwash connection and there is a nozel on the other end that you spray like a gun.
Is this BS or not? Is there something like that???


Many thanks for all the great ideas.

[Pool_Mike]

Anyone here know if you could use an pool vacuum hose as your backwash hose??

Like this: http://www.cheappoolproducts.com/Swi...0~product.html

[KurtV]

According to Waste you can (about five posts up) and I've yet to see him steer anyone wrong.

[Pool_Mike]

According to Waste you can (about five posts up) and I've yet to see him steer anyone wrong.

I must of missed that one. I'll give that a shot.

[waste]

Mike, if you go with the vac hose, be sure to put the 'vac head end' at the effluent end (the end that 'swivles' will make a huge puddle if connected to the multiport). Also secure it with a SS clamp to keep it from getting blasted off.

(Thanks Kurt!)