Maintenance
Backflushing
Do not backwash when using Steinbach Filter Balls. If the lter throughput
decreases, we recommend washing the lter balls by hand. If necessary,
exchange the lter balls.
1. Switch the pump
o by pulling the power plug.
2. Connect the backwash line (see secon "Connecng the backwash line").
3. Press and hold down the valve lever
on the valve head
.
4. Set the valve lever to the "BACKWASH" posion and release it.
5. Connect the pump's power plug to the power supply.
6. Backwash the system unl clean water emerges from the backwash line (max. 2
minutes).
7. Switch the pump
o by pulling the power plug.
8. Press and hold down the valve lever
on the valve head
.
9. Set the valve lever to the "RINSE" posion and release it.
10. Connect the pump's power plug to the power supply.
11. Let the pump run for 20 to 30 seconds to remove any residue in the valve head.
12. Switch the pump
o by pulling the power plug.
The backwashing is completed.
Exchanging the filter medium
The lter medium used (quartz lter sand or Steinbach lter balls) should be
exchanged every 2 to 3 years, depending on the operang period and the
amount of dirt on the device.
1. Switch the pump
o by pulling the power plug.
2. Close the shut-o valves or block the water ow to the pool's connecng hoses.
3. Open the screw cap on the drainage opening
by twisng it counter-clockwise.
4. Completely drain the water from the lter vessel
via the drainage opening.
5. Place the screw cap on the drainage opening and screw it down by turning it counter-
clockwise.
6. Undo the locking ring
by turning the screw counter-clockwise. Use the Allen
wrench
for this purpose.
7. Put aside the locking ring and its screws.
8. Slowly turn the lter vessel on its head and discharge the quartz lter sand or the
lter balls.
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