Ben,

I know this filter is good. I am diligent on inspection and cleaning. I am unemplyed so I cant afford to buy a new one just for the sake of it.

I also have a sand filter. There is no way two filters can be damaged or faulty.

I understand what you are saying so I went out and physically cleaned, inspected, DE test, etc........

Inside and various pics of filter.









Here you see some pleats are thin in areas. This is how the original hayward was. This is how they are designed. My hayward never broke, ripped, collapsed, etc...

This filter looks identical to the hatward, but says UNICEL.

Here are inside pleats.






Here is in and around the filter.










Cant see in the pic but when I sprayed the filter white residue came off. Kind of like the white haze that is in the water.




Here is the DE I have from the sand filter. Its powder. I through a cup in real fast and no white came out the return.






Here is what the pool looks like. You cant tell by the pics, but you need to look hard to see the bottom. Pool is overall hazy/cloudy.





Here is what the pool looked like last year when I was done clearing. After I had the staining issue if you remember, and I used the pink stuff per your instruction.








Here is hi pressure 15 psi clean filter and 5 psi low clean filter.

OK sorry I lost those two in the transfer




So what do you think now? Am I crazy????

FC after sunny day tonight was down to 11 today.

I put in 80 oz to raise to 16-17.

Vacuumed and brushed.


Also do I leave the DE in there or take the filter out and clean it?

Ben I think you were going to call me last year when i had this going on.

Oh and thank you.......

Mike NJ