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Kinda figured that was the case. Thanks.

Appreciate the info. I don't know what to do. Usually if there's an opportunity to upgrade I do it. Probably a stupid question but is there any resale value in what we do to our pool systems? Meaning if we decide to sell the house down the road would there be any extra value in an upgraded filter?

Or do I step up to a cartridge filter like a Pentair and then never have to backwash again? Price is steep ($788 on amazon) but people claim their water is as clear as their DE filter and just have to rinse out a cartridge once a month.

Now you have me thinking. Once I got the valve off I stopped thinking about a new filter. But you have an interesting point. I've had the MPV for 9 months or so, so I don't think I can return it. But maybe get $50 for it on eBay? I have $90 worth of sand in my truck that I bought on Friday. And...

Definitely building memories. And back pain! I hate when I'm following a thread and there is nothing at the end saying how they resolved it. Trying to be better about posting how things ended up. Appreciate all the help and support.

Got it off! Did a few laps with the heat gun (enough to change the color of the MPV a little) and gave it a few good yanks with my breaker bar.Wasn't sure the heat would really affect 10+ year old silicone but I did. And it was definitely silicone in. I take it I should NOT use silicone when I...

I'm going to give it a shot with the rubber hose and possibly a heat gun. But I am resigned to the fact that I will most likely be replacing the filter.

Now that you say that, I think I had read that bit years ago on this site. I had just got wrapped up on what I had seen elsewhere. Shoot. I had thought about the heat gun as well. But I wasn't sure either. I guess if I'm looking at replacing the filter anyways it might be worth a shot.

OK I have read your reply multiple times. I have pulled sand out of the pool while vacuuming so I do suspect the sand is low. But do you know/suggest a way to get these separated?

That's a good tip. Think I will be able to break the silicone?

Probably just the spider gasket. I swapped it out last year but was getting air in the system and water was coming up through the valve into the grooves on the top of the valve. I know I could just change the spider gasket again and/or rebuild parts of the valve but I found a decent deal on a...

Richard I am starting to think the same thing. Not good. Might be time to start thinking about a filter purchase. I don't want to but this is an older unit and that is a lot of work to get this one out and hope I don't damage anything important in the process.

Just went out there with a 3+ foot breaker bar. Put it in the outlet of the MPV and gave it some strong, snappy tugs. No dice, just rotates the whole thing. I am putting some serious force and leverage on this. I'm starting to wonder if these will separate?

Pretty sure it's silicone I feel around the junction. Bet that's what they did. I'll give the sledge a try, the problem is whenever I get some good its on it, whether it's the tool or the metal pipe I was using, is that the filter housing turns instead of the MPV. If I could somehow find a way...

I haven't been able to find a similar situation either. Closest I cold find was a youtube video where a guy had a similar valve and he drilled the 6 holes into a piece of wood and used that as his tool. That's what gave me the idea for my tool. Here's some pics of my current setup, the tool I...