Filter Instructions
DE-65 and EC-40 Filters (fingers)
1. Filter pressure should be around 10 psi.
2. To backwash:
- shut power off
- open valve in back of filter, bump handle up & down
- turn power on
- run pump for 1 minute
- shut power off
- close valve on back of filter
- turn power back on
- add 5 - 1lb. coffee cans of DE into skimmer
3. Run the pump 10-12 hours per day. (eg. 8am to 8pm)
4. Always keep chlorine in the skimmer baskets - 2-3 sticks or pucks.
5. Shock pool every other Sunday night with 3 - 1 lb. bags, then run the
filter all night.
6. Clean skimmer baskets every few days.
7. To vacuum:
- Turn valve, close main drain if you have one
- Put vacuum hose in pool so it fills with water
- Vacuum (if the pool is very dirty, shut pump off, empty pump basket near
filter, put the lid back on
tighten handles, turn pump back on
8. Test the chlorine and PH levels 2 times per week
- Chlorine should be kept at 1.0 - 3.0 parts-per-million
- PH should be 7.4 - 7.6
(if this is off, go to a pool store with a quart of pool water and and they
will test it and tell you
what the appropriate chemicals to use are for your water)
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