PLEASE VACUUM TO WASTE How to clear a cloudy pool in 24 hours. By using the flocculation process to create a chemical reaction and destabilise the particles.
You said to backwash when vacuuming, but it is really best to use the WASTE setting and not put all this mess through your filter. If you vacuum on backwash a fair bit will be right back in your water once you put it back to regular filter mode.
Clarifier and flocculant are not the same thing. Clarifier clumps smaller particles together for easier filtration. Flocculant drops the large particles out so they can be vacuumed to waste. They work better when used together. As the other commenter states though, don’t filter with the flocculant present as it will clog up your filter. Vacuum to waste after 24 hrs of settling time.
I have two skimmers. One I use a small ball where suction is pulling or draining water to waste. The ball should stay at the bottom at all times this is to get the best suction when vacuuming. It will be stronger than without the ball. Fill pool to capacity while putting one to two water hoses in pool continuously adding water while vacuuming.
My water level drops super fast when I vacuum. It sucks.Yours does not drop as fast. I suspect my pool pump is too strong. Also vacuuming kills your lower back! Oh well...at least a clean pool looks nice afterwards.
thanks. Yes i used the wrong word in the video. i made a note in the text. Anyway i did a new video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jnHnnm8oPi8.html
I had 2 pool techs both of 10-15yrs of experience tell me NOT to use flocculant as it will hardened your sand to something like concrete and ruin your filter. Flocculant is sticky and was told they shouldnt even sell those in stores. There are other ways to clear up a pool.
Thanks for your comment, and i am saying that it does not do that. Used this many times and cleaned many sand filters. Sand gets clumped whether you use flocculants or not. Its good practice to just open the sand filter every 6-9 months and scoop of the debris that has collected. Thereafter give the sand a mix with your hand. Maybe he is referring to a specific flocculant that does that so i can only talk from the ones i have used.
