Hose bib connection on Waste line?

[MarkC]

When you backwash you want the full flow of the pump to be able to go to waste. If you restrict the flow with a hose your backwashing will not be nearly as effective. The roll up 1.5" hose is deffinately the way to go.

[Poconos]

In post #5 you kind of imply you want to dump the waste into a septic system? You really don't want to do that simply because the quantity of water is not desireable. If you mean a municipal septic, that still doesn't make sense unless there is some 'STUPID' code that says you can't dump to a storm sewer or even on your lawn. As a modification of MarkC's comment about the rolled up waste hose you could even punch holes in it and seal the end to distribute the dump over whatever length you want.
Al

[salinda]

I was told if you try sending it into the sewer through a nearby cleanout (I have one), that there is a possibility of sewage backing up into the building. The waste lines at a residence might not be able to handle the flow--they're not really designed for that. In my neighborhood, we shouldn't dump to the street storm drain because it sometimes goes straight into the Bay. I was told to install a "blow-down pit." Now we have a cartridge filter and just bought new cartridges and there is no backwashing involved.

I do have a brass ball-valve on my equipment that diverts a small amount of water for draining purposes. It is installed between the heater and the filter. If you use a cartridge filter, that is an option....

[NullQwerty]

So, what do people with DE filters do? I've got one so I'm trying to figure it out.

Are they just expected to buy a seperation tank to filter out all the DE? Because that would make DE filters twice as expensive as any other style.

I don't have a seperation tank and everytime I drain, I have no idea what to do with the out pouring water with DE mixed. You can't dump that in the sewer, or your lawn, right?