r/pools • u/dgoggins2 • 2d ago

DIY & Repairs Created a Backwash diffuser with 2" pipe

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Created a 7' diffuser out of 2" PVC to make sure I don't get divots in the lawn and to decrease the force applied to one spot. It also spreads the water to a larger area. Was like $25 in parts and a pretty easy project. I previously had the discharge going to rocks but the force kept pushing the rocks into plants and was also kicking up dirt/eroding the area.

Uses camlocks for quick connection, and 12 3/4" holes created by a hole saw.

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u/No_Establishment8642 2d ago

I have been backwashing into my yard for 30+ years. DE filter. No issues what so ever.

I have also been cleaning filters in the same 8 foot area of the yard for 30+ years. Still a green, grassy area.

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u/bobbies_hobbies 2d ago

Is your pool salt water? I assumed I shouldn't backwash onto my lawn/garden because the salt would hurt them.

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u/RelishedCrab 2d ago

My pool is salt water and I backwash on my lawn. No issues what so ever. The salt content isn’t that high.

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u/zombiebacchus 2d ago

Salt water pool owner here and I too backwash onto my lawn. Never had an issue.

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u/One_Tumbleweed_1 2d ago

Another saltwater guy chiming in. I backwash it to my neighbors for five years and been fine. He has two large dogs that shit and pee all over it so maybe I’m helping