DE Filter Cleaning

[DavidD]

The owners manual for my perflex filter says to soak the "fingers" in muratic acid and water in a 1 to 1 ratio OR use other commercial filter element cleaner mixed in accordance to the package instruction (I use muratic since it is on hand). It says to do this yearly. I always do this at closing since I'm breaking down the filter anyway and have had great success. The fingers go in gray and come out white. My neighbor and I have the same filter and we discovered the top of the filter (with the fingers/tubes hanging below) fits perfectly into a 5 gallon bucket so I follow the directions and let it soak for a half hour or so. I then rinse with a hose using a high pressure nozzle. You should definitely check your manual for cleaning instructions. If it is a Hayward, you can find manuals here:
http://www.haywardnet.com/products/M...fm#FiltersD_E_