Quote Originally Posted by denanbob
I see all this talk of backwashing and I don't think I can do that with my system. I have a Star DE-50 filter and I see nothing about "backwashing" in the instructions anywhere. It talks about swishing and bumping but I don't see anything about backwashing. Anyone have this filter and/or know anything about it? Thanks!
That'd cinch it for me.

I'm guessing you bump and swish to redistribute the de, but once the pressure rises and stays up even after bumping and swishing, I bet you have to break it down and clean it.