Recent content by nvanprooyen

Thank you. This was helpful. I managed to get this figured out. I think what was happening before, was since the threads were stripped, the rod pushed further up into the locking nut and it was only using a small fraction of the threads on the rod to tighten it up. Upon further inspection of...

Yep, pretty weird. I did check the rod as well, tightened it really hard and it maybe turned 1/4 - 1/2 turn. Definitely nearly not enough to compensate for the gap. Question for you: When you are putting the lid on the filter, how far does it push down before you begin tightening the locking...

Hi, and thanks for the welcome! I did end up replacing the entire cone kit while I was at it. Everything was pretty old and needed to be replaced (washers, e-clip, etc). Everything seems to fit nice and tight. Shrug. No idea. Thanks for the advice to call Inyo before I cut the rod. I guess the...

This person was having the same exact issue I am: https://www.justanswer.com/pool-and-spa/9fav5-just-replaced-locking-hayward-c1200-cartridge.html The replacement part should be correct - CX900G. There is quite a bit of threading on the top of the rod, and it seems like when fully tightened...