Filter & Pump Problem.....

by Mishon
(MInnesota)

Ok, well here I go with yet another question. We have FINALLY gotten everything corrected with our 24 ft above ground pool, (which we bought used) we hooked our sand filter and pump up, (it is a Hayward power flo) but the top of the filter, where the handle is to turn it to backwash etc. seems to leak and the pump is leaking in spots also. Our problem is, we do have another system we can use, it is a Doughboy Sequel 1 Plus (DE) along with the Pool Power Pak 1, is this an ok thing to switch out, since our above ground pool isnt a Doughboy? And I myself am concerned as I have only dealt with sand filters in the past, and do not know ANYTHING about DE... any input would be appreciated! And thanks once again for your time!



Hi. DE is actually a finer cleaning agent than sand and switching systems should not cause any problems. It makes no difference whether the pool is Doughboy or not.

With a DE filter you just need to clean the filter elements once a week or so and re-coat with DE. This is done instead of back flushing a sand filter.

The sand system could be fixed up by changing a few gaskets and possibly the hair and lint pot. The lint pot and the rotary valve assembly seem to be the places where filters have the most problems. Sometimes it is as simple as changing the o-ring in the lint pot cover and changing the spider gasket in the valve assembly.