All About Swimming Pool Sand Filters

All About Swimming Pool Sand Filters

Swimming pool sand filters are one of the ways to make your pool crystal clear and clean. This type of product used to collect sand as a means of removing debris from a body of water. Sand in a container or tank is included, water is pumped into the tank top and inside the distributor. This makes the pool water to "rain" and the flow through the media. As the water flows, dirt and dust will be collected and removed from the water. The debris behind and kept theClean water is returned to the pool.

What are some of the items found and connected with a sort of filter?
1 Multi-valve or valve

What are some of functions of a standard multi-port valve found?
Ø Filter - to filter normal and extraction.
or BACKWASH - To clean the filter bed of dirt.
or RINSE - Use after the backwash cycle to ensure that all waste from the dirty water tank is emptied.
or WASTE - By-passTank for draining or lowering the pool water level and for vacuuming heavy debris directly to the sewer system.
or circular - Water is recycled through the valve, bypassing the filter.
or CLOSED - Turn off the flow from the filter pump

Internal parts
2 tank or container - the main body of the device.
3 Top Speaker - Allows you to make the pool water in the tank, and distribute water in the tank.
4 Media - Captures dirt from the pool of water asflows.
Side 5 - the media can pool water in the tank and flow back out to the pool.

Like sand filters are clean?
Most filters have a valve that features commonly referred to as a multi-valve. The multi-port valve must be directed various settings allow the flow of water in many ways direct. One of the directions BACKWASH. In the backwash mode, the water level inside the tank in reverse flow. Instead of the waterthe top of the tank down, the pool water is placed at the bottom of the tank through the side. This causes the sand to be stirred, dirt and debris that was washed in the tank through a separate drainage system. Many multi-port valves have a spy for the visualization of this process. As the backwash water, use the sight glass, to examine the water as the water is visibly clean the water level should be completed as the pump and valve station hoursput RINSE mode. Reenergizing the pump mode allows the wash water in the standard operating system and allowed to flow to occur in the settling tank. Waste dirty water is emptied during this process.

Note: This process will lower the water level of the pool. Once the level goes down pool chemicals may be additional. A replay of water needed for the type and amount of chemicals needed is determined.

What happens if you do not backwashenough?
Where washing is not "clean" the media, it is time for the unit, remove the empty tank and replace the sand. The media will deteriorate over a period of time, it becomes hard and crunchy, and form channels. In this case, the surf will not be enough to allow proper filtration. It 'important to note the following when carrying out this task.

1 If the filter is not broken by time, eliminating the multi-way, dome-top or highHalf of the tank, remember, new O-rings are available, which should be in the area of ​​disassembly. Old O-rings expand and crack for a period of time and must be replaced regularly.

2 Carefully remove the old media from the tank. This can be accomplished with one or digging sand vac tool (a tool that sucks with a garden hose and air hose, made of sand from the filter tank.

3 Inspect the bottom, check for damage or cracks. Replace all side shootsThe failure to prevent bypassing of sand in the pool again.

4 Prepare for filling the tanks with new media (check the instructions for the filter and using the size and type, which is recommended).

5 Fill the tank half full with clean water

6 Slowly and carefully the new media in the tank. Be careful not to make the house connections in this process. Add to wait for is the right amount for the filter size.

7 To bring together the parts removed, the upperHalf Dome, and the valve, O-rings, if necessary.

8 Place the multi-port flush valve can regulate new media, check for leaks, once settled, turn the pump back and adjust the valves in place of filter. Start the pool pump and begin normal operation.

How many times the sand should be changed?
Size of the filter, swimming pool, with swimmers and weather conditions determine the deadline for amending the charge and the filter.

This type of filterfor many years as an effective means of filtering pool water. The maintenance of the valve and filter provide many years of service, keep your water crystal clear, pleasant and ready for fun.

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