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Backwash Effectiveness
Checking backwash effectiveness
Take backwash water samples at a fixed time interval and measure turbidities of each sample.
Filter Number
Filter 1
Filter 2
Filter 3
Filter 4
Number of tests
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Interval
30 sec
1 Min
2 min
Evaluate backwash efficiency by reviewing the graph