 Keeping a clean pool filter is essential to maintaining clear water. Before breaking down the steps to cleaning your filter, it is important you know what type of filter you have. There are three types of filters: sand, cartridge, and diatemacous earth (D.E.). A sand filter contains either filter sand or ZeoSand as the filter media. A cartridge filter contains one or more white paper cartridges, and a D.E. filter contains large grids coated with D.E. powder. Cleaning a Sand Filter
There are three ways to clean a sand filter: backwashing, using a chemical sand filter cleaner, and changing the sand. Backwashing
Backwashing your sand filter is important to cleaning the sand of dirt, algae, and other build-ups. To backwash your filter, turn the pool off, turn your multi-port valve to ‘Backwash’, turn the pool on for about 2 minutes (or until the sight glass clears up), turn the pool off, turn your multi-port valve to ‘Rinse’, turn the pool on for about 30 seconds, turn the multi-port valve back to ‘Filter’, and turn the pool back on. Chemically Cleaning Your Filter
There is a chemical designed to clean your sand filter. This half-gallon bottle, called ‘Sand Filter Cleaner’, is added through the pump basket and backwashed into the sand filter. Once in the filter, the pool is turned off for 8-10 hours to let the cleaner work. Then the pool is backwashed and rinsed, then normal filtration is resumed. For more in-depth instructions, contact your snagadeal Pool tech. Changing Your Sand
Every 2-3 years it is necessary to change out the sand in your filter with new sand/ZeoSand. To schedule a sand change, contact our Service Department. Cleaning a Cartridge Filter
To clean a cartridge filter, the first step is to remove the cartridges from the filter and rinse them off to loosen any dirt built up in the cartridge. After rinsing the cartridges off, it is essential to soak the cartridges in a cartridge filter cleaner. For more in-depth instructions, contact your snagadeal Pool tech. Cleaning a D.E. Filter
Instructions for cleaning a D.E. filter can be complicated and confusing. This resource on cleaning a D.E. filter should be plenty helpful for those DIYers. For everyone else, we recommend contacting our Service Department. And there you have it! A guide to cleaning your filter, regardless of what type filter you have. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us directly , visit our Facebook page, or leave a comment below. If you feel like cleaning your own pool filter is a little overwhelming we have Pool Filter Cleaning package for 89.00Order Now! Pool Filter cleaning should be done twice a year to extend the life of your Pool equipment and keep energy costs to a minimum and keep your Pool healthy. Snagadeal's filter cleaning service is available in Cypress Spring,Tomball,Katy,Jersey Village,Waller,Willow Brook | 
