Quote Originally Posted by Rbrenton View Post

What also frustrates me is having to refill the DE upon each and every backwash (which of course is every few hours this time of year), plus the design of how the grids attach to the housing.
Every few hours???!!!?? I've only had a DE filter for my pool and I don't recall ever having to backwash more than once after opening once the pool water is perfect! Is your pool covered in the off season?