What is the difference between rinse and backwash?

What is the difference between rinse and backwash?

Backwash runs it through the sand in the opposite direction. Rinse is to clear any dirt out of the clean side of the sand before you start sending it back to the pool.

How long should I rinse my pool filter?

Rinse the filter for about 1 to 2 minutes or until the water in the sight glass is clear. NOTE: Any electric heater must be off. Stop the pump. Turn the lever to RINSE, start the pump and rinse for about 15-30 seconds.

Is filter to waste the same as rinse?

Rinse: This cleans the water filled inside the filter tank. Drain/Waste: Opting the drain or waste setting will remove pool water without forcing it through the filter. Backwash: This clears out any debris, dirt and other contaminants that may have accumulated on the filter.

What does multiport valve Rinse do?

The RINSE Position: This position moves water through the filter tank in the normal direction (top to bottom for sand, bottom to top for DE), but when the water re-enters the MPV, it is directed out the WASTE port, not RETURN.

Should you rinse after backwash?

In order to ensure against residual blowback into the pool, once you’ve finished backwashing it is highly advisable to rinse the filter. Just as the backwash lifts and flushes the sand, the rinse reseats the sand in its original position for optimum filtration.

How do I backwash and rinse my pool?

Here’s how: Set the multiport valve onto the “backwash” position. Switch the pump back on for 2 minutes or until the water in the sight glass runs clear. Then turn the pump off. Set the multiport valve onto the “rinse” position.

What does rinsing a pool filter do?

The rinse cycle keeps dirt from returning to the pool after filter cleaning. As its name suggests, the rinse cycle on a swimming pool filter uses water to clear away any dirt or debris that remains after cleaning out the filter.

Do you have to rinse after backwashing a pool?

In order to prevent residual blow back into the pool, once you’ve finished backwashing it’s highly advisable to rinse the filter. Just as the backwash lifts and flushes the sand, the rinse resets the sand to its original position for optimum filtration.

What is the waste setting on a pool filter?

Waste. This setting draws water from the pool and sends it straight to the waste outlet without passing through the filter. You would use the ‘Waste’ setting to drain or partially drain your pool or you may use it when vacuuming if there is a lot of dirt and debris on the bottom of your pool.

Do you rinse after vacuuming to waste?

Once you have finished vacuuming, turn off your pump. Take out all your vacuuming equipment and put them back into storage. If you vacuumed on waste, you will need to turn your filter to the “rinse” setting, turn on the pump and let it run for about 30 seconds, and then turn the pump back off.

What is rinse setting on pool filter?

The ‘Rinse’ setting should be used after backwashing and again run just for a minute or two. On this setting the water is flowing through the filter in the normal direction but once again is being sent to the waste pipe rather than being returned to the pool.

Do you vacuum a pool on backwash or waste?

Don’t use any metal object that can rust as a weight. 8. Vacuuming pool with filter valve in “backwash” position. When a pool is vacuumed with the sand filter valve in the “filter” position, the dirt and debris that passes through the pump ends up inside the filter on top of the bed of sand which is where you want it.

When to use the rinse setting on the pool filter?

The pool filter rinse setting is used after backwashing the sand filter and it is used to clean the sand or other filter medium in the filter housing.

When do you use the filter position setting?

This setting is used to filter the water through the sand. It is the pool filter valve positions setting that your filter will spend most of its life on. Mostly it will be used when the pool pump runs on your timer to keep the water in the pool clean. The filter setting is also the one you will use the most when vacuuming your pool.

When do you use the backwash valve on a pool filter?

You use the backwash setting to clean the sand in the filter, often immediately after you vacuum the pool. The backwash setting will be the multiport valve position you will use the second most frequently, after the filter setting.

What does the rinse cycle on a sand filter do?

In a sand filter, the rinse cycle allows water to flow back down through the sand to flush out any remaining dirt and debris from the filter and piping.