How To Remove Drain Cap On Hayward Filter

Step 1

Turn off your pool's pump.

Step 2

Access your Hayward filter and prep it for drainage by closing all valves or discharge and suction lines that would allow water to flow from the pool into the filter during draining. Open the air-relief valve. If your filter has a handle, grasp it and pump up and down several times.

Step 3

Locate the drainpipe on your Hayward pool filter near the base of the filter.

Step 4

Put on your grip-style gloves and grasp the drain cap. Turn the cap counterclockwise to loosen it and pull it from the pipe. If the cap won't loosen, turn the cap carefully with a wrench.

Step 5