Hooking Up Hayward Filter Hoses

by Nancy

Could you give me a drawing of how the pump and hoses are hooked up on an above ground filter Hayward filter system? Nancy



Hi Nancy. The tip I usually give for remembering the hose placement on above ground pool pumps is "basket to basket".

Most above ground pools have a skimmer that would have a basket in them for catching the leafs. Most above ground pool pumps have a hair and lint pot, this also has a basket inside of it. This basket catches finer debris that the skimmer basket misses. Any dirt and debris that pass through the two baskets goes on to the filter.

So if you have your skimmer hooked up to your hair and lint pot the rest is easy. The water is pumped in through the hair and lint pot and pushed out through the other pump opening, usually going out the top, or maybe the side, of the pump. The water then goes to the filter, through the cleaning element and back to the pool.

The filter should be clearly labeled "pump" and "pool". Water from the pump goes into the port labeled pump and the clean water comes out of the port labeled pool. You may also have a backwash port that is used only when cleaning the filter, it should also be labeled.

You should have three hoses, the long ones are the intake and return hoses. The short hose connects the pump to the filter.

This is a Doughboy filter system but they are basically all the same.