What is a backwash?

Backwashing is running water backward through a sand or DE pool filter to flush trapped dirt out to waste.

What backwash means

Backwashing is running water backward through a sand or DE pool filter to flush trapped dirt out to waste.

Where it matters on a pool service job

Backwash when the filter pressure rises past its clean reading, not on a fixed day. Write the clean pressure on the filter so every tech uses the same baseline.

What it costs

For backwash, the closest koira.ai price is the pool maintenance cost guide, near $270 for a typical job and $120 to $1,050 for most. The guide shows its sources and what moves the price.

Work it out

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Today $9,300$8,100 / $1,200
This week $25,050$18,570 / $6,480
This month $69,300$46,150 / $23,150
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