Is my SWG plumbed correctly?

[Whittakerj]

Last year I installed my SWG and it seems to be working great so far. But I keep noticing that I get alerts the salt level is low. I've learned this just means the SWG is clogged or dirty and needs to be rinsed out. Recently I started getting this more frequently. It seems like every week. It would seem to me that the filter basket or the filter should be stopping this stuff from entering my SWG in the first place. What am I doing wrong here?

 

[JamesW]

Probably a tear in the grids or a missing internal air relief.

 

[Whittakerj]

Probably a tear in the grids or a missing internal air relief.

How would I know or check for this, 'missing internal air relief.'?

 

[JamesW]

When is the last time you took the filter apart and cleaned it?

 

[JamesW]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clean+pentair+fns+filter

Damaged DE Filter Grids - Professional Poolcare

For those of you that have diatomaceous earth (D.E.) filters on your pool, here is an example of a torn grid.

professionalpoolcareorlando.com

 

[JamesW]

This Air Bleed Assembly replaces the 59023600 New Style New Look Part # 190092

7 59023600 Internal air bleed assembly.

https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/nam/pentair-pool/residential/filters/fns-plus/manual/fns-plus-vertical-grid-de-filter.pdf

 

[Jimrahbe]

Whit,

None of that stuff should be making it through your filter...

Something is wrong...

The first thing to do is open the filter and see what things look like..

Looking at the pic of your filter and its location, I'm guessing that you don't open it often..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Whittakerj]

When is the last time you took the filter apart and cleaned it?

End of swim season last year so probably sept/oct timeframe.

 

[Whittakerj]

Whit,

None of that stuff should be making it through your filter...

Something is wrong...

The first thing to do is open the filter and see what things look like..

Looking at the pic of your filter and its location, I'm guess that you don't open it often..

Thanks,

Jim R.

Hey man, just bought the house last year!

Appreciate the advice guys I will rip it apart tonight and see what is going on.