Ways to Speed Up Filter Cleaning on Your pool Route

Cleaning 50, 60, 70, and 80 pool filters every four to six months is a lot of work. It can be a daunting and discouraging task for sure. Through the years I have come up with many ways to speed up the filter cleaning on my route. You'll find these methods to be effective and of course, some tools will also make your filter cleaning job a lot easier and faster.




Let's start with some simple tools that you can add that will enhance your filter cleaning and make the job much faster. I like the Multi-Tork socket set and these are a great way to get through your day and speed up getting the clamp on and off of the filter. It's amazing how two or three extra minutes really make a difference and also it makes a difference in the fact that you're not using a lot of energy to get the filter clamps on and off. You can learn more about the Multi-Tork socket set from their website.

https://multi-tork.com/

They have sockets for every filter clamp and this is one way to speed up your day out there. I recommend getting a set of Multi-Tork sockets for your filter cleanings. With that, you're also going to need a pretty good cordless drill. The drill should have plenty of torque and I like the Home Depot brand of drill the Rigid brand. Once you start using the multi Multi-Tork you'll be amazed at how much time you've saved on your route with your filter cleaning.

The cyclone filter cleaning tool is relatively new and this is a great way to clean the cartridge filters on your route. The fact that you're not bending down to clean the cartridge filter is a plus. The cyclone also is great because the cartridge spins and you don't have to bend down and turn it. This is a great tool to use in your cartridge filter cleaning on your pool route you can learn more at their website.

https://cyclonefiltertools.com/

Something else that I have implemented is breaking up the filter cleanings by type of filter. I'll clean all of my DE filters first since they're messier and in a sense more time-consuming to clean. I also don't like carrying the diatomaceous earth around all the time and by breaking it up into filter types I can load my truck with DE and all the grids I need for the DE filters and not have to worry about the last half of the filter cleaning when I switch over to cartridge. You can do it, either way, you can do the cartridge filters first and the DE filters second but I find that breaking it up into categories makes it much easier and mentally easier because you know that once you get to DE filters out of the way the cartridge filters, although maybe a little more time consuming to clean, is much more pleasant.

 I also carry plenty of spare parts O-rings, clamps, bolts anything that I would need for a particular filter on my route. Having to go back for a grid or an o-ring is a huge time waster. You can be at your supplier for 30 minutes waiting for the part then you have to drive back to put the part on and you've just lost an hour of your day because you did not have an o-ring for the filter on your truck. You want to carry all the spare parts, pressure gauges, screens, stem O-rings anything that you're gonna need for the filter cleaning you should have them on your truck and you should not need to go back to your supplier for anything during your filter cleaning time or during that day.

 I also make a list of all of the filters that need new grids and new cartridges and I will change those during the filter cleaning times on my route. This will eliminate at least four or five filter cleanings each time as I replace all the DE grids in the DE filter every 36 months and I also replace all the cartridges in the quad four type cartridge filters every three years or 36 months as well. Timing this during the filter cleaning season is a good way to save time and also save your customer the expense of being billed for a filter cleaning and then a month or two later new filter elements.

 If you follow these tips you're going to have a really easy time with your filter cleaning. I wouldn't say this will make it enjoyable but getting through your day faster and more effectively it will make the filter cleaning time much easier.

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