Having trouble getting the 24' above ground pool crystal clear....and suspect the 11 year old filter is losing it's grip. DE does not (stay) on the tubes. When I take the unit apart the DE, except for a few clumps at the very top, has gone to the bottom. I'm thinking it might be age has worn them too smooth? I'm using 10-1 muriatic acid to soak it in over night before each new batch and it still falls off. Is this aged out of usefulness?
Can a Hayward bump type (tubes) filter go bad with age?
- Thread starter tallpall
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,036
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
A couple things to consider:
1 - It's not uncommon for DE to fall of the grids/fingers when the pump is off. Once the water flows again, it throws the DE slurry mixture back onto the grids/fingers.
2 - Are you doing a thorough cleaning of the grids/fingers with TSP or a powdered dishwasher detergent BEFORE the acid bath? If not, you can ruin the grids/fingers as the acid will cause contaminants to fuse to the material.
1 - It's not uncommon for DE to fall of the grids/fingers when the pump is off. Once the water flows again, it throws the DE slurry mixture back onto the grids/fingers.
2 - Are you doing a thorough cleaning of the grids/fingers with TSP or a powdered dishwasher detergent BEFORE the acid bath? If not, you can ruin the grids/fingers as the acid will cause contaminants to fuse to the material.