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We replaced our pressure gage for our sand filter (Hayward S244T yesterday) and there is a leak where the gage is when the filter is running. I have been reading online and this forum and it appears that it is not the problem with the gage but the air valve, probably o- ring (?). Does anyone...

Yes sir! It was algae not pollen. Thank you! OCLT was <0.5 cc=0 this morning and backwashed and pressure has been constant at baseline and FC also has not changed for 5 hours now.

Can pollen cause filter pressure to rise ? I have a sand filter and live in Georgia. Today’s pollen count is 14,000. Humidity has been extremely low for about a few weeks now but for the past few days it has been in the 20%-30%. I have been slamming my pool for a week now and the filter...

Great! Thank you so much for all the help!

Yeah that is true. New gage is 0-30 and old one was a cheapie 0-60. Pentair single speed 1.5 hp pump and hayward sand filter pro series s244T. What is the reason for backwashing when pressure increases by 25%? I read elsewhere to do it when the pressure increases by 8-10 psi above baseline

Because the pressure goes up and down. 11 psi after backwash this morning. (Yesterday it was 7-7.5 psi after backwashed twice). Then the psi dropped from 11 to 7.5 about a few hours ago. Went up to 8 psi. Then now dropped back down to 7 psi. I’m afraid I’m overthinking this or overwatching...

I Thanks. The pressure is now back to 7.5 psi (which was the baseline pressure yesterday) . I clean my pump filter basket every morning during this time of year (I hate to see the tassels blocking the flow to the pump) and I dont see any air bubbles in the pump basket so I don’t think I have...

Thanks all. I’m not good in mechanical stuff but this is all helping me to understand.

Yes I did. It did release a little bit of oil but I quickly pushed the plug back in.

Ok that makes sense. I was/am using skimmer sock and the water at the deep end was almost at the top of the skimmer door yesterday. The water level is lower today after backwashed.

Here are how the pool look like today