Kevin,

My apologies, but the pictures you sent came in differently, and weren't caught by my filters.

I've got them loaded: where do you want them?

Meanwhile, I noticed a problem. I grabbed this detail from one of the pictures:


That is almost certainly NOT a Hayward OEM, and not a Unicel or Filbur aftermarket. I'm running into info that Chinese and other low-grade carts are coming into the US market in very deceptive ways. For example, this IS a genuine Unicel: Unicel C-8412 Replacement Cartridge for 120sft Hayward CX1200RE @ Amazon

But this: Hayward Replacement Cartridge Element @ Amazon is almost certainly NOT a Hayward OEM . . . even though it's cataloged by Amazon as being one.

And this one: Pool Filter Replaces Unicel C-8412 (Pleatco PA120, Filbur FC-1293) @ Amazon is not even close!

In your photo, the replacement has no bands -- this almost certainly marks it as a VERY low grade replacement, not even up to Pleatco's standards. That may explain a lot of the difficulty you are having clearing your water!