What pressure is too high for de filter?
How High is Too High? This one’s easy. Once your pressure hits 10 PSI higher than your normal operating level—that is, the highest number of your range—it’s time to make a move. This is a staple of your normal maintenance routine: if your PSI reaches this point, it’s time to clean your filter.
What should the pressure be on a Hayward pool filter?
Hello JohnGarrity – The pressure does usually rise slightly after adding DE. 4.5 pounds of DE would be correct for the Hayward DE3620. As far as the starting PSI, every pool is different. A starting PSI of 15.5 is not unusually high. It sounds like the filter is working properly.
What should the pressure be on a de filter?
The pressure on the DE filter is starting out normal and rising to 30 psi within an hour. When the filter is shut off, it goes back to normal then takes an hour to rise again. I know nothing about DE filters but it sounds to me like this is a mechanical issue. Jeff said he cleaned the DE filter.
What should my pool pump and filter pressure be?
I know this is kind of a vague question..but I just want to get an Idea of where I should be sitting on the reading of my pressure gauge. Pool pump and filter are about 22 feet away from the pool. Same level..plumbed with 1 1/2″ PVC pipe. I just started my pump and filter system up yesterday and the pressure gauge is reading 14 PSI.
What should the pressure be on a sand filter?
As long as the PSI is no more than 10 PSI above the ideal, you don’t have to do much. But when the PSI reaches 10 or more PSI over your ideal, it’s time to clean the filter. Pull out the cartridge to clean it, or backwash a DE or sand filter. If the pressure goes back to the ideal, you’re done.
Hello JohnGarrity – The pressure does usually rise slightly after adding DE. 4.5 pounds of DE would be correct for the Hayward DE3620. As far as the starting PSI, every pool is different. A starting PSI of 15.5 is not unusually high. It sounds like the filter is working properly.
The pressure on the DE filter is starting out normal and rising to 30 psi within an hour. When the filter is shut off, it goes back to normal then takes an hour to rise again. I know nothing about DE filters but it sounds to me like this is a mechanical issue. Jeff said he cleaned the DE filter.
What should the PSI of a pool filter be?
As far as the starting PSI, every pool is different. A starting PSI of 15.5 is not unusually high. It sounds like the filter is working properly. It started at 15.5 and raised to 26 psi after operating a few hours in a dirty pool. Have you noticed DE coming back into the pool?
As long as the PSI is no more than 10 PSI above the ideal, you don’t have to do much. But when the PSI reaches 10 or more PSI over your ideal, it’s time to clean the filter. Pull out the cartridge to clean it, or backwash a DE or sand filter. If the pressure goes back to the ideal, you’re done.
