Good evening! First time pool owner here. I recently started diving into this pool stuff and am getting ready to tackle my first SLAM. I opened another thread in the algae channel about that. I started running the pump on filter mode in advance of the SLAM though and noticed my filter is leaking quite a bit. It is an older steel case filter with a fiberglass bottom. It doesn’t even have a pressure gauge but I am guessing it is either sand or DE as it has a side-mounted multiport. Is that a safe assumption? There are no stickers or any identifying information on the filter itself. I posted a couple of photos of the equipment and can provide more if needed.
My question is, should I even run the filter while it is leaking? Should I just wait to do my slam until I can get the filter fixed or replaced? If you would recommend replacing it, any preference on type? I believe my pool is 22-25K gallons and is a vinyl lined in-ground pool. The pump is a HST110.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if you need any other information about the pool.
My question is, should I even run the filter while it is leaking? Should I just wait to do my slam until I can get the filter fixed or replaced? If you would recommend replacing it, any preference on type? I believe my pool is 22-25K gallons and is a vinyl lined in-ground pool. The pump is a HST110.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if you need any other information about the pool.