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pool professional. Acid washing should be done only by trained profes-
sionals who have proper safety equipment and acid disposal facilities.
Specialty Filter Cleaners (for Degreasing and Scale Removal)
Filter Cleanse Great Lakes Biochemical Co.
6120 West Douglas Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53218
Filter Kleen GFC Chemical Co.
P.O. Box 3827
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Filter Kleen Haviland Products Co.
421 Ann St. NW.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Spa Cartridge Filter Clean Leisure Time Chemical Corp.
Los Angeles, CA
KLEEN-IT or Biolab Inc.
Kwik-Strip P.O. Box 1489
Decatur, GA 30031
POOL MAINTENANCE
Vacuum Cycle:
1. Attach vacuum hose to skimmer connection.
2. Adjust suction line valves to provide sufficient flow through vacuum tube.
3. Proceed to vacuum. Filtered water will be recirculated back to pool.
Vacuum to Waste Cycle:
If dirt load in pool has built up to the point that vacuuming to waste (bypass-
ing filter) is desirable, proceed as follows:
1. Disassemble filter.
Hazardous pressure. Filter may explode if incorrectly disas-
sembled. To avoid severe injury or major property damage, exactly fol-
low instructions under “Disassembly” (Page 8)!
2. Thread a 1-1/2” 90 degree PVC elbow into female adapter on filter base
(see Figure 18).
3. Attach hose to elbow as shown in Figure 18; run hose to waste water dis-
posal area.
NOTICE: Be sure all waste water disposal meets applicable local and state
standards and codes.
4. Make sure Tank Drain Port is closed or plugged.
5. Adjust valves on suction pipe for vacuum operation.
6. Attach vacuum hose to skimmer connection.
7. Start filter pump; vacuum pool.
8. Adapter can be left on collar for future cleaning.
Outer Seal Ring.