How To Deep Clean Your Pleated Pool Cartridge Filter 

Thanks, I did not think of washing the oils out with Cascade or even Dawn although Dawn may be too soapy. You are right in that you don't need the high-priced magic cleanser. Thank you for reaching out.

I am glad that it worked.

Thanks a bunch.

You are welcome. Be careful with the acid. Thanks for watching.

Hi Rich, I am glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

I took 2 of those buckets, cut the bottom off of one and used some construction adhesive to secure both of them together at their openings. Then just used a bunch of Flex Seal around the rim where they bind (both inside and outside), sealed with Flex Tape and boom... my filter fits in there perfectly and I don't have to fill a giant Rubbermaid trash can

Costco sells a large black storage container with a yellow lid for $7. Works perfectly for my spa filters

Thanks for the tip.

Most ppl should be able to hold their breath for a minute. So, just hold your breath? It should take no more than 30 seconds to pour the acid in, then just hurry up and get to a different area before breathing.

It’s just for the safety nazzis on RU-vid 😂🤣 good enough for them.

What do you mean it worked for Corona virus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You're welcome.

Hi Jolene Weiss, first of all, thank you for subscribing. To answer your question, yes, I did have the water tested and, it needed one gallon. It probably needed a gallon of acid because I am bad about getting the water tested. As far as the pool enclosure, it was here when we bought the house. Thanks for watching.

Hello Jolene ... Pool enclosures are common in gulf states due to alligators helping themselves to a swim when it gets hot. They may even be required if you have an inground pool installed.

Ok

Yea so this doesn't really work.

One gallon. I used one gallon because that is what the pool needed at the time.

It depends on what you are going to clean oil or calcium from the filter.

I would use a 5 gallon plastic bucket. I think you will have a hard time covering the top of the filter with water in a gallon paint bucket. Make sure that your bucket is plastic and clean!

@@fixitjohn Ooof. Yeah, don't know what I was thinking. I meant a 5-gallon paint bucket filled with water. So that would add 2 cups of muriatic acid instead of the full gallon?

@@integralpix yes 2 cups of acid should be plenty. Thanks for watching.

I just did not want to pour it on the ground.

By putting the filter lid back on the housing.

Yes that acid is scary! Thanks for watching.

K

I would wait 24 hours. I hope this helps.

Hi Jonneville, no, I did not test it after putting the acid in the pool. I went by what pinch a penny told me to add. It would have been a good idea to have the water tested again after the acid. Thanks for your comment.

@@fixitjohn why do u get it tested? Why not use test strips? They’re just as accurate as taking your water to a testing facility

Cause test stips suck! Sometimes they are easy to read and sometimes they are hard to decipher. Im a pool boy myself and I use them everyday and Im getting tired of wasting my time with them. Im actually thinking about upgrading to a spin tester myself

This is what has probably eaten away at the bands

then I would only do this if you wish to lower your PH.

I would wait at least 24 hrs.

@@fixitjohnand if in doubt test the water for alkalinity and pH before swimming.

No! They were not that dirty.

Thanks

I do to at least every two weeks.

muriatic acid

@@fixitjohn thank you John.

Hydrochloric acid seems to be whay it is known as in the UK.

I have not been good at it lately. It probably should be done once a year. Thanks for watching.

@@lynnnguyen7968 It really did not have much yuk on them. I did put a whole gallon of acid in there. Thank you for watching.

I will try to remember next time. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the info. I will try it. Thanks for watching.

No they were in one peace when I pulled them out. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for your comment. It is a little more than $20.00 dollars for our filters. But one of my viewers suggested using a dishwasher pod to clean the oils.

Thanks for the tip. Someone else mentioned that too but he did not mention phosphate-free. That helps me and my other viewers.

@@fixitjohn The primary food source for algae is phosphates so that’s why.

@@fixitjohn Speaking of pools, I struggled with yellow algae for years. Wasted tons of money on shock. All that shock screwed up my pool chemistry, including out of control, cyanuric acid and calcium levels. Eventually, you end up draining the pool because there’s no way to correct it other than through draining. Ever since I began adding PoolRx to my pump basket I’ve never had an algae problem. Best $100/year I’ve ever spent. It releases chelated copper which kills algae. I have a pebbletec pool and have never had a problem with staining. The PoolRx also requires way less pool chemicals to maintain chemistry. So you end up saving a ton of money on shock. One unit lasts 6 months then add a booster but keep the unit in there. That lasts another six months. Then replace unit. I only use Dichlor if I need cyanuric acid otherwise I use straight liquid chlorine at night because sunlight will destroy it. The liquid chlorine will not mess with your chemistry, but Dichlor will it will raise your stabilizer or cyanuric acid level. I also avoid calcium based shock because even though it’s the most powerful, it will raise your calcium level, which is a huge problem.

@@AereForst ok, thank you

Good to know

Any idea how much baking soda to use to neutralize a water/acid solution?

Ok

Thanks for asking, the pool needed a gallon of acid so I really would not call it poison unless you drank it. Thank you for watching.

K

It will stop covid 19 though.

Thanks for the tip.

Very true. Soak in dawn it will get it out

@@tattoogoddess85 Hi Tattoogoddess85, that would clean it up too especially the oils that the acid will not clean.

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