Filter keeps clogging up??

[PoolDoc]

I can't check on this now -- Hayward's website has crashed.

HOWEVER, in general, DE filters are plugged in minutes by live algae. To solve the problem, you need to kill the algae.

Also, I'm skeptical of your gallons figure: an EC-65 would be seriously undersized on a 28K gallon pool. It's very common for pool owners to have inflated estimates of their pool volumes, often because of misleading sales information. What are the actual DIMENSIONS of your pool?

[LIL_WILL]

16ftx 33ft goes from 3ft to 10ft...the only reason im saying 28k cuz the lady and the pool store had the old owners info stored in the computer so..idk..the filter does like kinda old idk..i will be buy a hth test kit tom.

[PoolDoc]

16 x 33 oval (?)

=> ((8^2)*pi* + 17 * 16) * 2.7 * 7.48 = shallow volume => 9,500 gallons
=> ((8^2)*pi* + 17 * 16)/2 * (9.7-2.7)/2 * 7.48 = deep volume => 6,200 gallons (assumes break at 1/2 length of pool)

Total estimated volume ~ 15,700 gallons. PF:7.5

A Perflex EC65 *is* big enough for a 15.7K gallon pool.

[LIL_WILL]

rectangle pool

[PoolDoc]

Liner pool, or concrete? (I've never heard of a 16x33 rectangle liner).

Anyhow:

=> (33 * 16) * 2.7 * 7.48 = shallow volume => 10,600 gallons
=> (16.5 * 16) * (9.7-2.7)/2 * 7.48 = deep volume => 6,900 gallons (assumes break at 1/2 length of pool)

Total estimated volume ~ 17,500 gallons. PF:7

A Perflex EC65 *is* acceptable for a 17.5K gallon pool.

[LIL_WILL]

Its a liner pool maybe im measuring it wrong

[PoolDoc]

90% of the time, the volume figure pool owners are given is inflated . . .