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Mine's even worse. I started getting the discoloration (& black algae) about 2 years after it being done (5 yrs ago). My previous 35 yr old plaster looked way better. I attribute it to crappy installation (I should have known not to use a company called Craypo). My pool has used significant...

After lots more research I am now leaning toward the Sta-Rite S7M400 cartridge filter (400 ft^2) @ $700 (I see now no valve is needed). My pool gets lots of dust & hair, so I need to disassemble either a cart. or DE fairly often anyway; they seem similar in effort. With the cart. filter life...

True, but after shocking the DE filter does a far better job of filtering than the sand did. I avoid vacuuming to waste to do my part for the Cal drought (and really high water prices).

Thanks for the tips. I'm pretty familiar with the chemistry, having dealt with it for 15 years. My problem is that sometimes I travel or am too busy/forget for a week or 2, then the trouble starts. I suppose I should automate the chlorination, but haven't done it. I guess my question is...

I've had the perflex EC75 DE filter for about 12 years (pool details below). I just re-did the plumbing to fix some issues. At restart the filter body split. One option for me is to just buy another so I don't need to worry about plumbing again. The DE system works well when I get algae blooms...