

This causes mineral build up on tile, pebble tec, stone, water features, etc. CALL or EMAIL Blue Cactus Pool Service LLC to schedule your pool filter clean today! We can also help with a pool filter repair or new pool filter install.Īs you are probably aware, the water throughout the Valley is very hard. This puts undo stress on the entire pool equipment set up. This increased PSI causes the pool pump and pool motor to work harder. As a pool filter gets dirtier, the pressure inside the filter rises.
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If financial concerns are the main reason holding you back from getting your pool filter cleaned more often, we would be happy to show you how to do it yourself.Ī clean pool filter is also tied directly to the performance of the pool pump and pool motor. Learning to clean your own filter is not hard. The more often they can be cleaned out the healthier the water will be. Whether you have a cartridge filter or a DE filter, they work very hard collecting all kinds of dirt, debris, and junk out of the water. Some people are shocked to hear this, but pictures do not lie. Every other month or monthly would be ideal. At minimum, we would recommend cleaning the filters 3 or 4 times each year. Most of the pool filters we see are not cleaned nearly enough. Your pool filter is VITALLY IMPORTANT to the health of your pool.

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Give Blue Cactus Pool Service a call to get started on a free quote! 623.889.1366īlue Cactus Pool Service LLC is fully licensed and registered with the state of Arizona. Upgrading your filter and getting new PVC piping installed is more affordable than most people think. Most DE filters are 48 to 60 s/f and most cartridges range from 325 to 525 s/f of available surface area to filter. 3 to 4 square feet is all most sand filters can handle at any one time. Also sand filters only have a TINY surface area that can actually filter. They just aren't able to filter out as small of particles as cartridge filters or DE filters. As discussed in our earlier Blog Post, sand filters often struggle. Also, anytime you have a chance to switch from a sand filter to either a cartridge filter or a DE filter you should definitely upgrade. Pressure from normal operation can eventually cause the filter to crack or explode. The fiberglass shell of this sand filter can be weakened by age and the sun. Not only is the pool filter performance very poor, it can also be dangerous at this stage. When your pool equipment has gotten this old, it is definitely time to replace.
