Assembly Of Vertical DE Filter Grids - What A Pain!
by Ted
I have not been able to put it back together...ugh. I found one set of directions that says: "Starting with the SMALL GRID element, place the element on the bottom spreader in the position marked 'SMALL GRID' using the 'foot print' pattern as a guide for proper location --- but there is no such marking on my bottom spreader. Any advice, diagrams or pictures of how this is put together would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the question Ted I respect DE pool filters for their cleaning properties, BUT, I know from first-hand knowledge that they can be a real pain to get back together. Normally pool owners will have an issue like yours; getting the grids back into the manifold or manifold retainer. Trying to get the grids lined up without falling over can be a test of patience. Unfortunately there's really no easy way to exactly describe, in detail, what you need to do. There are many variables when it comes to putting a DE filter back together. It is something that you need to watch a few times to get the hang of it, or have a really good diagram on hand. When I was doing pools in Arizona, I helped with about 10 of them before I attempted to clean and replace the DE grids by myself. I did find a couple of sites that might help you: www.troubleshooters.com/pool/de_filter_cleaning.htm www.mypool.com/Help_Files/Parts_Diagrams/PacFabFNS.htm Hope this helps your situation and have a great rest of the Summer Robert Comment By Ted: Thanks for the help! Date: Aug 09, 2010 Your response helped enormously and the web pages you indicated had some great pictures and advice.....thanks so much....much appreciated.. Comment By Jim Mc: DE Filter Reassembly Date: August 20, 2011 Robert, just came across your site. I have an American products 48 sq. ft. DE filter. When I tried to reassemble it, I could not do it by myself. Later I finally tried to do it with top down/bottom up and was successful. Comment By Robert Date: August 20, 2011 Thanks for the comment Jim. I'm sure this will help other pool owners. Drop by again to give more useful info. |
