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CLEAN AND CLEAR
®
PLUS Cartridge Filter Installation and User’s Guide
Cleaning the Filter Cartridges
1. Follow Opening the Filter (page 4) exactly.
2. Remove hair and lint strainer pot lid from the pump and clean
basket. Replace strainer basket and secure strainer pot lid.
3. Remove the compression spring and spring adapter by pulling
them straight up.
4. Separate the top manifold from the filter's cartridges and lay
the manifold to the side. See Figure 8.
5. Carefully remove each cartridge element separately.
6. Using a garden hose with a straight flow nozzle, wash down
the entire filter element. Wash from the top down, holding the
nozzle at a 45-degree angle to the cartridge (See Figure 9).
Pay special attention to the area between pleats.
7. For cartridges used in pools or spas where high levels of
perspiration, suntan lotions and other oils are present:
a. Soak the cartridge for at least one hour (overnight is most
effective) in one of the following:
• A commercial filter cleaner
• One cup trisodium phosphate (TSP) to five gallons of water
• One cup dishwasher detergent to five gallons of water
b. Rinse the cartridge to remove oils and cleaning solution.
8. Direct the water spray to wash out the inside of the tank body and bottom manifold.
Water and debris will drain out through the open drain plug.
9. Check gasket around outer lip of bottom plate. Gasket must be firmly and evenly set
around the entirety of the outer lip.
10. Place bottom manifold, four (4) cartridges and top manifold in place. Make sure the
spring and standpipe assembly are retained on the top manifold.
11. Be certain the O-ring is in position in the lower tank half and free of debris.
12. Follow Installing the Filter Lid and Clamp Ring exactly (page 5).
Heed all manufacturers' instructions and warnings when using
polyhexamethylene biguanide sanitizers or other cartridge filter cleaner
solutions.
Figure 9
Figure 8
Top Manifold
Compression Spring
and Spring Adapter
Failure to remove all oils and cleaning solutions before acid soaking will result
in permanent restriction of water flow through the filter and will cause premature
cartridge failure.
When to Clean Your Filter
Proper operation can prevent avoidable repairs and maintenance.
Use the pressure gauge to determine when to clean your Clean and Clear
®
Plus Cartridge Filter for proper
operation. The pressure reading increases as dirt is filtered from your pool. This buildup of pressure will vary due to
different bathing loads, temperature, environmental conditions, etc.
Clean your filter when pressure reads between 8-10 psi higher than the “Original Starting Pressure” recorded in
Table 1 (page 1), or when significant reduction in flow is noticed.
Note: When using a variable speed pump the “Original Starting Pressure” will be dependent on the pump speed
(RPM) when recording the original operating pressure.
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