ya, and mine is a no-name, off-brand filter from ebay so I bet i'll have all kinds of good luck finding one when it does go out. I am doing the pump-off, and rinse as well. Seems to help not blow as much back into the pool. Before, when I went back to filter, I could actually feel sand if I put my hand over the return. Also during rinse, I see a few seconds of crap go by in the waste sightglass then it clears. I run for a few seconds more, then shut off the pump and go to filter. If it'll just do it LESS, I'll be happy. :-)