Carefully remove the top of the filter tank.
Earth pool filter maintenance.
1 by backwashing the filter.
Fortunately because of the backwash capability on de filters cleaning it is easy.
Without a functioning filter system your pool will soon be a cloudy polluted and unswimmable mess.
Some pool filters may have bolts instead of clamps.
If you notice the pool filter gauge rising and the water return flow diminishing it s time to clean your diatomaceous earth filter.
2 by extracting and cleaning the grid assembly.
For more information on backwashing see our guide on how to backwash a hayward de filter.
Or if you have a salt water system a salt water chlorinator.
The reason is because for all pool filters as they fill up they become clogged.
Follow the manufacturer s instructions for de pool filter maintenance.
Open the drain plug located on the bottom of the filter allowing the water inside the tank to be drained out.
Pool skimmers and returns.
With its ability to remove dirt particles as small as 2 microns in size a diatomaceous earth de pool filter has the ability to maintain crystal clear pool water.
Both protect you and your pool from harm.
For a more thorough cleaning you can extract and clean the grid assembly.
Or 3 by extracting and cleaning each grid in the assembly.
De pool filters should be backwashed every 1 3 months and dismantled and deep cleaned twice a year.
Because the filter filters out such small dirt particles it s important to keep it clean.
This process can be done at three levels.