Vogue Industrial ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL manual Stage 4 Pool Maintenance & Operating Guide

STAGE 4 - POOL MAINTENANCE & OPERATING GUIDE

STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT

Surface Skimmer- This will be found at the top side of the pool wall just under the top rail, the skimmer draws water

and surface debris off the pool over a floating weir; debris is caught in the skimmer basket with
the water being filtered. The skimmer basket will need to be checked and cleaned of debris
on a regular basis. With the pump switched off; remove the skimmer lid and lift out the
basket.	SKIMMER
The water level must be maintained at least half way up the skimmer opening. Be aware
that when the pool is in good use and heated evaporation can account for water loss of	P/T NIPPLE	UNION
		P/T SOCKET
between 2” to 3” per week, even with the summer ‘bubble’ cover in place when the pool is	SOCKET
not in use!	INLET	P/P SOCKET
		UNION
Return Inlet- Found in the wall about 12” underwater. This returns filtered water back to
the pool.
	POOL

Circulation Pump- A self-priming continuous rated pump with a pre-filter strainer pot draws

the pool water from the skimmer and delivers it to the filter. The strainer pot basket will need
cleaning on a regular basis. To carry this out, ensure the pump is switched off, close the
			Closed
suction valve in front of the pump and turn the multiport valve to ‘closed’, remove the pump
lid, usually held on with two thumb knobs or a clamp band. Remove the basket and clean				PUMP
out, replace basket, top strainer pot up with water if required, replace lid ensuring that lid				UNION
						P/P SOC
‘O’ ring is in place and tighten, open valve and return multiport valve handle to ‘filter’ and						UNION
switch pump on.		Ball			PUMP	6” FROM
						GND LE
		Valve
A pump is ‘primed’ when the strainer pot is full of water. If the water level in the pool drops
below the skimmer opening or you take an attached vacuum head out of the water you will
loose prime.
	W

To ‘prime’ the pump. Ensure the pump is switched off, close the suction valve in front of the pump

and turn the multiport valve to ‘closed’, remove the pump lid, fill strainer pot up with water, replace lid ensuring that lid ‘O’ ring is in place and tighten, open valve and return multiport valve handle to ‘filter’ and switch the pump on. The pump should prime within a few minutes, if not- repeat the above process, if this still fails call your pool supplier.

Filter & 6-Way Multiport Valve- The filter (silica sand unit) is placed by the side of the FILTER

circulation pump. The multiport valve will found on top of the filter, easily identified by a black selector valve ‘handle’.

RINSE

RECIRCULATE

WASTE CLOSED

The sand filter takes soiled water from the pump and under pressure enters the top of the filter, this is then forced down through the sand, the sand traps debris and fine particles within it, allowing clean filtered water out of the bottom of the filter back to the pool - see dia.1 below.

BACKWASH

The pressure gauge found on the multiport valve records the back pressure on the sand thus,as the sand becomes dirty the pressure will increase. When the pressure gauge has increased by approximately 20-30% a backwash cycle is required see dia. 2 below.

REGARDLESS WHETHER YOUR FILTER IS DIRTY OR CLEAN IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU BACKWASH AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO REMOVE CHEMICAL RESIDUE.

SOILED POOL WATER FROM CIRCULATION PUMP

CLEAN FILTERED WATER RETURNED TO POOL

POOL WATER FROM CIRCULATION PUMP

SOILED POOL WATER TO WASTE

FILTER SAND FILTER SAND

dia.1 NORMAL FILTER CYCLE 13 dia.2 BACKWASH CYCLE