Opened to another green mess this year. Shocked the heck out of it, but I dont think my filter is running properly. I have a Hayward EC-65 DE filter and it seems like everytime I run it, my pressure is way up in about an hour or two. I've backwashed and added more DE only to have to repeat the procedure until my box of 24lbs is gone. I'm thinking that I am going to have to breakdown the filter and soak the fingers.

I'm bumping the filter every hour otherwise my pressure is really high and the pump loses prime. Is it normal to go through this much DE to clear the water up? Am I doing something wrong? How long should I be able to filter before my pressure skyrockets and the pump loses prime?

I know the DE filter gets the water crystal clear once I get past this opening part but im starting to get really frustrated. The filter is pretty old and I'm wondering if I should start looking into a sand filter.