Replacing DE filter grids

[Watermom]

We are ALL very happy he is back!

[Tristie88]

Just wanted to stop back in and thank you for the advice. I had been dreading taking the filter apart to replace the grids, because I had heard (and read) so many people say it was a nightmare, and I was afraid that once I had it apart, I'd never get it back together again.
Today I went ahead and did it........ and it wasn't that bad! I flipped it upside down, and took the bottom off, then I took the short grid out and replaced it. Then I just went around and put the new ones in as I took the old ones out. Getting the bottom to line up properly along the grids took a little fiddling, but once I got the hang of how to space them out along the notches in the bottom, it went fine. All in all, it took about an hour to get the whole thing back together.
I did end up replacing all 8 of the grids. There were actually no tears in the grids, but parts of the plastic 'spines' inside the grids had broken. Some of the grids were broken or cracked at the part that fits into the top manifold.....they were just hanging on by a thread. A few weren't even attached to the grid anymore....they were stuck in the top manifold and I had to use forceps to get the plastic out of the manifold.
I was only willing to try doing it myself, knowing there was someone here I could come ask for help if I got stuck. I'm assuming I did everything right, because when I put everything back together and put the DE in, nothing came out of the blowers except clear water. An added bonus is that my Kreepy Krawly is now blasting around the pool faster than I've ever seen it go before! (and still nothing but water coming out of the blowers!)
Thanks again!! :-)

[Watermom]

Just wanted to stop back in and thank you for the advice. I was only willing to try doing it myself, knowing there was someone here I could come ask for help if I got stuck.:-)

That is exactly what we are here for! Thanks so much for your kind words. We are very glad to have you join us here on the Pool Forum! Thanks for writing.

[waste]

Thanks for the update! Glad we were able to help give you the confidence to do this yourself and save some $

I hope the rest of your pool season goes without a hitch, but if something comes up - you know where to find help