Installation Guide

7. If the filter-pump system is installed in a location level and lower than your pool’s water level, water will
automatically flow into the pump-filter system.
8. Allow the filter tank to fill with water.
9. Check the filter system and the connection hoses for leaks and fix as needed. Leaking at connection points may
happen due to manufacturing tolerances, these leaks are easily resolved by wrapping Teflon tape around the
connections before the connecting hose is attached.
10. Your filter system is now ready for use.
M. Cleaning Cotton Tails Filtration Balls
1. Check the condition of the Cotton Tail balls frequently. Look for excess dirt and debris build up by instecting
through the clear tank lid or by checking the water pressure coming out of the return fitting. You will be able to
tell if the Cotton Tails balls are becoming dirty and in need cleaning.
2. If the Cotton Tails balls are dirty and need clening, first shut off the pump at the power supply. Remove the
clear tank lid, remove the Cotton Tails balls from the tank, rinse excess dirt and debris off the Cotton Tails and
return to the filter tank. If there is a significant amount of dirt still in the Cotton Tail balls after rinsing you can
place the Cotton Tail balls in a mesh laundry bag and wash in your clothes washing machine. Once you have
cleaned the Cotton Tails balls return them to the filter tank, reconnect the clear tank lid, turn on the pump at the
power shpply and return to filtering your pool.
3. We recommend removing Cotton Tails at the end of the season, place in a mesh laundry bag, wash in your
clothes washing machine, let dry and return to tank for next season.
4. Important note regarding Clarifiers
a. Pool water clarifiers or other chemical additives that bond to particulate matter for the purpose of
improved filtration must not be used if Cotton Tails is the filtration media for your pool. This is the
same warning or instruction that is commenly given for pools where Diatomaceous Earth is filtration
media.
b. Like Diatomaceous Earth, Cotton Tails filters down to a very small paiticle size, 3 microns.
Therefore, the addition of a clarifier will not improve the effectiveness of Cotton Tails. The clarifier
or a similar chemical additive is likely to cause damage to the Cotton Tails resulting in significant
reduction in the filtration capability. In addition, possible damage to the filtration tank or its internal
components may occur.
c. Blue Wave will not be responsible for damage caused to the Cotton Tails, the filter tank or any of the
internal components of the filter tank where a clarifier or other chemical additives that bond to
particulate matter have been used in the pool.
N. Winter Storage
1. Disconnect the filter-pump assembly from the pool.
2. Drain the tank and the hoses.
3. The filter system must be thuroughly dried before winter storage to prevent freezing and cracking tank or pump
components.
4. Store in a dray location protected from frost.
P. Trouble Shooting - Always turn off power to the pump before attempting any of
the solution outlined below.