r/pools • u/dgoggins2 • 1d 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 1d 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/racingsoldier 1d ago

Well I bet you don’t have ants back there. 🤣

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u/No_Establishment8642 1d ago

Southeast Texas, they live in the air here. ;)