Recent content by Duard

It's possible that the problem is resolved. I thought about what was happening between when I would start the pump with a freshly cleaned and tightened down filter, and four hours later when the o-ring would blow, and what was in common between all of the instances was vacuuming. That's what...

Hi, I have a 3 year old Pentair FNS+4800 DE filter. I've had trouble with clamp issues, broke one overtightening it, learned a lot. Today, the clamp seems fine but I have o-ring problems. After running for a few hours the o-ring pops out of its channel and water flies in all directions. The lid...

Introduction: long time pool owner, new member. Gunnite 20,000 gal pool & spa in NY, 25 years old recently replastered. Metal (Steel?) DE filter failed after 20 years, new fiberglass Pentair FNS+4800 gives no end of trouble gatting the clamp and o-ring right.