Blow Through...

[NickyG]

Hello all. Could not find a solution anywhere on the forum or on the net. Can somebody please tell me why I'm getting blow through when I'm cleaning my pool?

Blow Through: Whilst I'm vacuuming my pool debris that was once vacuumed passes the filter and is shot back into my pool through the jets. VERY FRUSTRATING. I understand a little here in there, however it's to the point to where it's starting to look like the pool is partially cleaned. 50% debris is being filtered and 50% is passing the filter.

What I"ve done:

1 cleaned filter
2 checked for missing filter parts (verified at pool store)
3 wasted alot of time vacuuming....

What I have:

1 25/16 pool size
2 c1200 hayward cartridge filter
3 1.5 flotec pool pump (so loud) but still works so whatever...

What I need

1 is a list of items to check.
2 And I have one major question to be answered: I certainly have the right cartridge filter, however Hayward, I believe made poorly designed product by not putting a gasket on the top and bottom of the filter. It seems too loose. Is there a gasket I can get to seal or tighten up the space where the filter seats below and above? There's way to much space between the inside of the filter rim where it meets the Hayward filter enclosure. I believe that's the problem.

Thanks all

Nick

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