Backwash - Goodyear

Written by Matt Young

Setting Up for Backwash:

  1. Turn the heater OFF via online controller 
  2. Turn the Prominent controller flow OFF 
  3. Turn off the following units via on/off switch: 
    • Aquagen 
    • Ozone Generator 
    • Oxygen Generator
    • U.V. System 
    • Booster pump 
  4. Attach the rapid fill white hose to the water inlet in the pump room. Quick attachment fitting. (Hose kept in the outdoor salt storage) 
  5. Fill gutter 3/4ths full (use rapid fill hose if needed)
  6. Open vacuum port in pool (Prop open with a ring) 
  7. Open vacuum valve in pump room
  8. Turn the pool motors off via ‘STOP’ button on each VFD screen 
  9. Close the Surge valve
  10. Switch valves to the Backwash position on ONE filter per backwash cycle 
  11. Double check everything
  12. Turn pool motors on with the ‘BACKWASH’ button on each screen. Press simultaneously 
  13. The motors will automatically shut off after the backwash timer is complete 
  14. Switch valves on the backwashed filter to normal operation position 
  15. Switch valves to Backwash position on the next filter to be backwashed. Repeat ‘BACKWASH’ preset timers for all filters, one at a time. 

Resetting After Backwash:

  1. Insure filter valves are back to normal operating position, as labeled
  2. Close vacuum port in pool 
  3. Close vacuum valve in pump room
  4. Allow the pool to fill completely with the rapid refill hose
  5. During Refill - Add 1 gallon Liquid chlorine to the pool 
  6. Allow pool to refill before next step
  7. OPEN Main Drain 50% 
  8. OPEN Gutter/Surge Valve 100% 
  9. Turn both pool motors on via the VFD ‘START’ button on each screen, Simultaneously 
  10. Turn on the booster pump
  11. Visually check that the contact tanks water level is rising
  12. Drain air out of the filters via the three pressure relief valves 
  13. Close pressure relief valves when contact tanks are full & bubbles have stopped in the pool. 
  14. Adjust heater bypass pressure (50-60 gpm) 
  15. Allow the pool to run for 20 minutes before next step
  16. Turn on Prominent flow 
  17. Turn heater on via the online controller 
  18. Turn ON the following units via on/off switch: 
    • Aquagen 
    • Ozone Generator 
    • Oxygen Generator
    • U.V. System 
  19. Clear alarms when completed - Test chemicals - Monitor as needed