Cartridge, DE and sand filters, plus the valves, cleaners, timers and plumbing that sit on the equipment pad. If the water's cloudy or the pressure gauge keeps climbing, this is the page.
A filter problem often looks like a heater or chlorinator problem, because low flow trips both. We check the filter first.
We open the filter and look. Cartridges get inspected for tears and scale. DE grids and manifolds get checked for cracks. Valves get rebuilt or replaced. Tanks that are cracked get replaced, because a patched tank under pressure isn't worth the risk.
If the filter is undersized for the pump, which happens a lot after a pump upgrade, we'll tell you. A bigger filter means longer between cleanings and easier on the pump.
In our hard water, cartridges scale up and lose capacity even when they look clean. Acid washing helps once or twice. After that they need replacing, usually every two to three years with weekly cleaning.
We service Pentair Clean & Clear, Hayward SwimClear and StarClear, Jandy CL and CV, and the common DE and sand filters.
Cartridge filters every three to six months in normal use, or when the pressure rises about ten psi over clean. More often in a windy yard or after a green pool.
Scale. The cartridges are plugged with calcium that a hose can't remove. An acid wash or new cartridges fixes it.
Cartridge is simpler and uses no backwash water, which matters here. DE filters finer. For most residential pools in the Conejo Valley we lean cartridge.
Call, text or send the form. We call back to schedule a visit.
(805) 492-6991Already a weekly customer? Call the office and we'll send your tech.
