Pool Plumbing Part 3

Hayward Pump & Filter Tune Up Parts List
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Summer is just around the corner and making sure you have a fined tuned swimming pool pump and filter can make you have an awesome summer.
In this lesson we will tell you what parts should be replaced, and also how and why they have to be changed.

Pool Filter Backwash Hose
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Most new pool owners have no idea what “backwashing” is and will have no idea what a backwash hose is either, so this mini plumbing lesson will show you and explain to you where and what the backwash hose is.
The backwash hose connects to the backwash valve on the swimming pool filter and then will [...]

What is a pool filter pressure gauge?
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Your Swimming pool filter will have something on it called a “pressure gauge”. These gauges can be found in different places depending on the brand and the model of the pool filter.
The pressure gauge is there for many reasons and the most important reason being that it shows the internal pressure of the filter [...]