New Hayward EC-75 DE Filter, broken fingers? with pics

[waterbear]

this is a bump type filter so it would not surprise me if the fingers broke while the filter was being bumped. I have to agree with Waste and albertgarrido that as long as the mesh stays intact and the DE coats properly it should not have any effect on filter operation.

[bobjersey]

this is a bump type filter so it would not surprise me if the fingers broke while the filter was being bumped. I have to agree with Waste and albertgarrido that as long as the mesh stays intact and the DE coats properly it should not have any effect on filter operation.

Thanks for your input everyone!

The fingers are not working properly. When I opened it up there was no DE in the tank, normally there would be a thick cake of DE around the base of the fingers. I believe the loose fingers may cause a high pressure point capable of pulling the DE through the mesh and putting the DE back into the pool. Currently my pool is so green and cloudy that I cannot tell if the DE went back in or not.

Further investigation into the nature of the finger problem is coming, hopefully I can just reseat or replace the affected fingers.

For the time being I am using the finger assembly from my old EC-65. The fingers are a little shorter than on the EC-75 but otherwise the assembly is identical.

Thanks again =-).

[waste]

Thanks for the update! The tanks for the EC 65 and EC 75 are the same, so using the 65 nest is cool (Just remember that the 65 take 1 lb less DE than the 75.