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    Cellulose converted DE filter Pressure rising quickly, bumping does virtually nothing

    Cool, I was hoping there was something like that I could do. I'll try that sometime this weekend
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    Cellulose converted DE filter Pressure rising quickly, bumping does virtually nothing

    Yeah, the hayward instructions for my filter mention nothing like that. In fact, it mentions acid before it mentioned a soap. I'm pretty sure, but not certain, that I've always used the TSP first, but who knows. Is there a way to verify one way or the other? Anything I can inspect on the...
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    Cellulose converted DE filter Pressure rising quickly, bumping does virtually nothing

    There's currently algae because the water isn't cycling through fast enough because of the flow restriction, but even that aside, my concern is how I am unable to bump (regenerate) the media. Like I said, when I disassemble it, the media is clumped and will have a layer of filth on the outside...
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    Cellulose converted DE filter Pressure rising quickly, bumping does virtually nothing

    Hello everyone, We have a Hayward EC65a DE filter that, for the last 2 or 3 years, seems to need to be emptied and refilled too often. We recently tried switching to fiber clear cellulose filter media, and found that the filter pressure rises in a matter of a few days, and that bumping the...
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    Anyone have experience with GLI covers and the warranty?

    I have a 1 year old GLI solid safety cover with a center drain that, after one winter season, had two small tears in it. I contacted the distributor, who told me to contact GLI. GLI says I must send in the cover to have it inspected and that they will determine if it is covered under warranty or...