How often should you backwash and rinse?

As a general rule, you should be backwashing your pool about once a week or in conjugation with your scheduled maintenance. Another industry standard is to backwash when your filter’s pressure gauge reads 8-10 PSI (pounds per square inch) over the starting level or “clean” pressure.

Why do you need to backwash and rinse the pool filter?

Why you NEED to Backwash and rinse the Filter? When you filter your pool, a lot of dirt and debris is caught in the filter sand. Your filter will become clogged and will need to be backwashed and rinsed to clear it. You will need to do this every 2 weeks or when your automatic pool cleaner moves slowly around your pool.

When do you not need to backwash your pool?

As much as backwashing is vital to emptying clogged filters, there are times when it isn’t necessary. For instance, live algae can pass easily through your filter system and get back into your pool. If you have an algae problem, don’t backwash; instead, vacuum directly to waste.

How often should you backwash your sand filter?

If you have a sand filter, backwash it every month and tear it down twice every year. When Not To Backwash As much as backwashing is vital to emptying clogged filters, there are times when it isn’t necessary. For instance, live algae can pass easily through your filter system and get back into your pool.

What’s the best way to clean a pool filter?

When your pool is very dirty you would vacuum on the waste setting so the dirt goes straight out of the system without passing through the filter so it doesn’t clog up the filter. If you have a heavy infestation of algae then often the tiny particles won’t get trapped in the filter so will go straight back into the pool.

How long does it take to rinse a pool filter?

Backwashing continues until the water coming out of the filter runs clear; a process that typically takes two to three minutes. The rinse cycle gets turned on immediately after the backwash cycle and lasts 30 seconds to one minute.