Recent content by Mdxfan

I probably could have. Unfortunately, I assumed it would be easy to go to the store and buy new sand so I spread the sand throughout my yard as the shop vac filled up. The sand was pretty old anyways, it had only been changed once in fifteen years. Now I have all winter to decide if I will...

Well, the sun was out today (rare for Syracuse this time of year) so I went ahead and vacuumed all the sand out of the filter. Evidently, the standpipe assembly was just sitting on sand. Now that it is all cleaned out, it is below the sand filter flange and everything fits like it should...

It is a SD80. I bought the MPV from Pentair via Amazon. I’ll be curious how this return goes. My three rescues all say thank you for your help tonight. Stay safe!

Ok, I got something. I found a piece of 2” pvc pipe I can insert it almost 5” into the original MPV. I can only insert it about 3” into the new one. So they must have changed the taper on the inside of the MPV over the past 15 years. So should I buy a new lateral kit and change the sand in the...

Sorry, forgot the picture

First off, thank you again, I opened a ticket with Pentair on Saturday, the response I received today was “where is the leak located”. So here are the two MPV’s side by side. The flanges are both the same height. I took a piece of 1.5” tubing and inserted into both MPVs. Both measure 6...

Top down photo. Pipe is in the center.

Thank you for your help. What is odd is that the old one still fits perfectly (see picture below). The new one slides on then binds up like the new version isn’t as wide where the pipe slides in. That is why I wondered if they changed the design slightly I even took some sandpaper and went...

Looking for help with my pentair multiport replacement. Sand filter is from 2009. Original multiport was leaking badly. Purchased a replacement but it doesn’t seem to seat properly. Was there a design change and I need to cutoff the vertical pipe? The picture shows how it extends out of the sand...