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    Replacement filter cartridge quality differences?

    I'll have to get somebody qualified to look into that possibility. But your question reminded me that I had a pump motor impeller come loose several months back and learned that water was flowing back into the pump from the filter everytime the pump was turned off. I had a pool guy put a...
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    Replacement filter cartridge quality differences?

    The rubber/plastic end caps were typically torn along the radius and there were a few pleats pushed outward which led me to believe the cartridges were being blown out like overcooked hot dogs. If water is flowing out-to-in, which I agree should be the case, how are pleats getting pushed out...
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    Replacement filter cartridge quality differences?

    Purchased home with existing pool 12+ months ago and replaced the 4 coated, bloated, duct-taped cartridges last December with "Pleatco" PCC130 replacement cartridges. I did a mid-Spring cartridge hose off and I took them all out again yesterday (Dec 2) for another cleaning to discover 3 of the...
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    CYA was off the charts

    Greetings- Sorry, I don't know who to direct this to. I'm a first time pool owner (10 old pool) and have a question/theory to pose based on a recent conversation with a Leslie's employee: My CYA was off the charts so I drained appox 60-70%, routed through the deep end drains and out via garden...