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APOLLO DISC-KLEEN FILTER OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
DISC CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS FOR WELL
WATER WITH MANGANESE, IRON OR CARBONATE
DEPOSITS:
STEP 1
• Make a 10% Hydrochloric Acid solution. Pour 1.8 gallons
of water into a container and add .80 gallons Hydrochloric
Acid (30-35%) to the water.
• Soak the discs in this solution making sure the discs are
loose and have good contact on both sides with the acid
solution. Do not put too many discs in at one time.
• Stir the discs in the solution a few times.
• Total soaking time is 1 to 3 hours. If the solution is no longer
cleaning the discs, replace it with a new mixture.
• Remove the discs and rinse well with water – there should
only be a pale sedimentation on the discs.
STEP 2
• After the discs have been rinsed with water, they must be
soaked in a 10% Peroxide solution to remove the organic
residue.
• Make a 10% Peroxide solution. Pour 1.8 gallons of water
into a container and add .80 gallons of Hydrogen Peroxide
(35%) or pour
2.1 gallons of water into the container and add .53 gallons of
Hydrogen Peroxide (50%) to the water.
• Soak the discs in this solution making sure the discs
are loose and have good contact on both sides with the
Peroxide solution. Do not put too many discs in at one time.
• Stir the discs in the solution a few times.
• Total soaking time is 1 to 3 hours. If the solution is no longer
cleaning the discs, replace it with a new mixture.
• Remove the discs and rinse well with water – there should
no longer be any residue between the grooves of the discs.
• Put the discs on the spine and spine assembly in the filter
bank.
• Flush the filter bank a few times to remove all chemicals.
DISC CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SURFACE
WATER WITH ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL RESIDUE:
STEP 1
• Make a 10% Peroxide solution. Pour 1.8 gallons of water into a
container and add .80 gallons of Hydrogen Peroxide (35%) or
pour 2.1 gallons of water into the container and add .53 gallons
of Hydrogen Peroxide (50%) to the water.
• Soak the discs in this solution making sure the discs are
loose and have good contact on both sides with the Peroxide
solution. Do not put too many discs in at one time.
• Stir the discs in the solution a few times.
• Total soaking time is 1 to 3 hours. If the solution is no longer
cleaning the discs, replace it with a new mixture.
• Remove the discs and rinse well with water – there should
only be a pale sedimentation on the discs.
STEP 2
• After the discs have been rinsed with water, they must be
soaked in a 10% Hydrochloric Acid solution to remove the
organic residue.
• Make a 10% Hydrochloric Acid solution. Pour 1.8 gallons of
water into a container and add .80 gallons Hydrochloric Acid
(30-35%) to the water.
• Soak the discs in this solution making sure the discs are loose
and have good contact on both sides with the acid solution.
Do not put too many discs in at one time.
• Stir the discs in the solution a few times.
• Total soaking time is 1 to 3 hours. If the solution is no longer
cleaning the discs, replace it with a new mixture.
• Remove the discs and rinse well with water – there should no
longer be any residue between the grooves of the discs.
• Put the discs on the spine and spine assembly in the filter
bank.
• Flush the filter bank a few times to remove all chemicals.
CAUTION:
When blowing out with compressed air, make sure all parts are opened.
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
NOTE: Refer to Netafim USA’s YouTube Channel
for Apollo Disc Cleaning Video
