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How often do you need to backwash? I do it about once a month and it takes about 15 minutes. This year I have a lot of "stuff" in the water when I opened and I already changed the DE once and will probably change it again this weekend but I am anticipating only once a month after that.
Chris H, I see you're on , any tips for my neighbors?
I remember cleaning my fish tanks with DE filters years ago and it worked wonderfully (at least the fish thought so). Who better to decide than a fish? I blew down my DE last night in about 15 mins, as Vinny said. I think it is easy and my pool is always crystal clear with minimal chlorine.My friend has actually been filtering that pool using a brand new sand filter for about 2 weeks. They have used gallons of bleach, a box of shock, 10 lbs of pH increaser, and algaecide..and who knows what else. The cover containing a winter's worth of leaves and debris fell into the pool when they opened. To top it off, it was never properly winterized. ..Today they called for reinforcements..a pool company. I can't wait to hear what they said!
always winterize your pool...