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  1. #1
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    May 2006
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    Default Re: Leaving Pump On With High Pressure

    Thanks everyone. I ended up going back out side after 1 hour of letting the pump run.

    At that point it was already at 21 PSI so I shut it down for the night. It's good to know though that I shouldn't let it continue to run at high PSI because I probably would have in the future.

    Thanks again!

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    Dec 2004
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    Orlando, Florida, USA.
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    Default Re: Leaving Pump On With High Pressure

    My DE filter runs about 22psi when it is clean. I backwash around 30psi.
    I had a problem when the system was new where the filter grids got covered with plaster paste. I didn't know this was happening. I backflushed quite often (for a week or so) and the pressure would return to normal after each cleaning but quickly get back uo to 25 -30psi within a day or so. Finally I disassembeld the filter and found the plaster paste all over the gids. The backwashing was not cleaning the grids thoroughly. After I washed the grids clean (done without removing grids) with a garden hose the problem never returned. I was just a new pool start up problem.
    I don't know if this helps or not.
    Good luck

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