Elevate your pool and landscape experience: expert advice and solutions for seamless enjoyment.
Elevate your pool and landscape experience: expert advice and solutions for seamless enjoyment.
Why is DE leaking into the pool?
There are only a handful of reasons DE is leaking into the pool. They vary depending on which DE filter you have.
(a) Vertical Grid: (1) Too much DE was added. (2) Tear in the fabric of the Grid (3) Crack in the top manifold (4) Bad o-ring on the standpipe (the pipe the DE cluster sits on)
(b) Perflex “Bump” Filter. (1) Too much DE (2)Tear in the fabric of the fingers (3) Bad diaphragm gasket (4) Cracked tube sheet(s) (5) Loose or missing tube sheet bolts (6)Bad o-rings on the bump shaft