de filter

Hello hello! My mom sent me to you all and sent me a TFP Pool Testing Kit when we moved into a house and inherited an old vinyl pool that had major issues. I have a few questions for those who know things about pool filters and pool chemistries with this kind of pool. Background: When we moved...

My pool (vinyl 14x28) is relatively new from 2021. First year and a half were problem free and wonderful, however the last 6 months I've noticed a constant layer/lines of DE appearing and reappearing on the bottom of the liner. I had back washed pretty regularly, and since we have a very good...

We bought our house that has an in ground pool last summer and had a company winterize for the winter. Made the decision to try to open it ourselves with lots of YouTube schooling. Well…we got knocked back to kindergarten! Lol. Thought we had it all done and together. Turned it on and the PSI...

This is my second season with the pool. I wanted to refresh myself about how to add DE after backwash. I backwashed earlier today, by first backwashing for 45s and then rinsing for about the same. My DE filter is 36 sq ft. How much DE do I need to add, and how should I add the DE. I have the...

Look to replace a Brass fitting/part for our 1973 Swimquip DE Filter. It is three pieces, the inside piece is to secure it to a 4" metal pipe; the outside piece is place pressure on the discs and the third is a locking nut. And it goes on the end of the filter grid towards the 10" pipe. If you...

Good day everyone! I recently got a house with a pool in Phoenix, AZ. When I got the house, it took me a month to move from Texas, so I got a Pool guy to clean the pool while I was away, who ended up letting the pool turn green. The guy installed new DE Filter grids since the filters had some...

I started noticing DE settling at the bottom of the pool after the filter pump starts running. I have a separate pump for water falls (left one) and when I turn that on with the filter pump off the filter pump gets full of DE and then the waterfall pump gets full of DE and then the pool gets...

After cleaning my Pentair Quad 80 DE filter cartridges, adding DE, some DE was making it's way back into the pool. According to what I have read that can happen for a few reasons, air, too much DE (not sure why this would happen), tear in cartridge. So I decided to take a look at the carridges...

I was looking around at filters to replace my nearly 30 year-old Pentair SMBW 2060 DE filter (60 sqft) as part of a general equipment pad revamp, and I was initially leaning towards a new cartridge filter as it seems to be in vogue. I learned a few things: 1. From a forum search, DE vs...

Hi all, newish pool owner, purchased with the house at the end of last year. Just completed my 2nd deep clean of the Pentair FNS Plus 48 DE Filter, but this time I pulled the grids out. I noticed many of them had hardly any thread left on the bottom of the grid plates. Many of them the seams...

How do you vacuum to waste with a DE Filter (no multi-port Valve. Hayward Perflex EC50 D.E Filter System 1.5HP Power-Flo Pump. My parents just got a house with this filter and we have only ever used Sand filters The pool is clear but there is debris on the bottom.. can we vacuum to with the...

I just cleaned my filter and now I have DE blowing out the jets. I want to open the filter and check the manifold for leaks. For me to do this with my system, I have to drain the filter of the water out to my lawn. I'm not backwashing, just trying to get inside the filter. If I do this, do I...

Hi there! Been reading all of the forums and went through "pool school" twice, but I'm at a little bit of a loss on what to do. ~15,000 Gal. Saltwater Pool Measurements: FW:1.2 Total Chlorine: .22 pH: 7.8 TA: 96 CH: 167 CYA: 5 Phosphates: 495 Salt: 1263 Water Temp: 62F Any thoughts on what...

Hi everyone, I'm a new pool owner and due to labor shortage, have not been able to get any pool companies to come and maintain it for me. Since opening, the pool has had a variety of problems, forcing me to learn things on the get go. First I tackled the green algae and PH balance. Next I had...

I know, I know it’s really bad. I was helping someone open up their pool this summer and setting up a new DA filter and pump. I thought it was fine to not have DE filter but I was very wrong from what I’ve seen from other posts. We were reusing the old water from last year and it was dirty. I...

Hello TFP. It's been a tough year, but I hope you all are well. Well, it's opening day here in New England. I've got all my equipment set up, almost. Here's my issue. When I turn on my pool pump water is pulled in and primed successfully. The returns in the pool are cranking during this...

So our new pool using KrystalKrete Quartz was filled a little 2 weeks ago. For the first 9 days or so the PB put 9 gallons of acid in water so it can be acid washed using the brush 2-3 times a day. Yes I had to do it and it's a great workout for anyone looking for a free gym membership. So...

I will start off by saying i am new to the world of pool pumps and issues, so i may not use the correct wording. This issue is on my parents pool but i am an engineer so i am semi-capable with fixing issues. The pool was opened after being closed all winter. Everything was working ok and then...

I replaced my Hayward 6000 DE filter cartridge with new set of 8. The pool water was green at that moment due to hole in the old filter and I run it for whole night after lowering the PH and adding two pack of shock and 4 chlorine tab without DE!. The gauge reading was 10 right at the start...

It looks like the current Pentair model FNS PLus 60 sq ft DE filter is similar to my 25 year old American Product filter and multiport. I did see Pentair bought our American Products. Looking to replace current unit with either the Pentair filter and multiport ,or with the # 67140177...

I have been watching my DE Filter closely lately, because it does not seem to be operating correctly as the pressure rises quickly after I replace the DE. I have a Hayward 20 Sq Ft Perflex DE Filter which is less than a year old. At first it worked perfectly. About two weeks ago, I opened it...

Hi pool people! I’m really hoping someone can give me some tips here. We’re in the process of converting from Baquacil to chlorine. The nice folks at the pool store said the BAQ levels were very low and to shock with cal-hypo, which we’ve done a few times. Pool is green which was expected. The...

I backwashed my pool and added DE this weekend. Now I am having issues with lots of air in the line. The pool pump lost prime only once, but there are a lot of bubbles in the pump and coming out of the jets in the pool.

Hi, Everyone, New to swimming pool and new to the forum too. I have a Pentair 60 DE filter with grids like fans. I had it recently dissembled and garden hose deep cleaned. I got it reassembled and refilled with DE from Lowes. The DE is weighed to the requirement from the Pentair manual. After...

So I bought a house with this pool in December and I have been maintaining it ok I think. I have had a couple algae blooms pop up on me if I got busy and forgot to check the pool for a couple days. The filter I have is a Hayward perflex with like 80 individual tubes with filters over each tube...

Ok, I may be waaay overthinking this but.... what if there is a little DE suspended in my pool water and my young kids inhale some water while we are swimming (which is not unusual for them since they are not good swimmers yet). I know DE is harmful to your lungs when inhaled in dry form. They...

Hi! This is my first post! We have a Pentair Quad DE filter that's about 10 years old. We've lived here for 2 years, and the longest we've ever been able to go without a full cartridge cleaning is about 3 months, and that was right after we replaced the cartridges about 6 months ago. There is NO...

Hello pool warriors, I am planning a massive 4th of July party in my yard this week and ran into some serious trouble. 2 of the mesh liners of my DE filter cartridges (72 sq ft - 36 inchers) have 2-3 inch tears along the seams. I know that I need to buy a grid to replace these and can get on...

Hi! The outlet pipe coming out of my DE filter (FNS Plus 60 sq. ft) has a slow leak where indicated in the photos. From the parts diagram it looks like the leak is coming from part numbers 28 or 29 where the pipe meets the filter. I'd like to detach the outlet pipe from the filter housing but...

When my pump shuts off it appears that DE is coming up from the drain and settling right by it.