What's wrong with my filter?

[Poconos]

Hi Marie,
The S-244T is the same one I have. My valve is an SP-711 series, probably the same or similar. Put the valve handle in between positions to relieve spring tension on the mechanism and remove the 6 nuts and bolts. Comes right apart. Look inside and you'll see the gasket. It's typical for one or more of the spokes to come out of its channel and get crunched. Pretty easy to replace. The dogwork is cleaning out the channels which you can do with a flat blade screwdriver that's small enough to fit in the channels. Takes some scraping. Hayward recommends crazy glue, I use silicone seal, and somebody recently suggested an automotive gasket adhesive. I think that is a good idea and should work best. Keep me posted as you progress.
Al

[mbar]

Thanks Al, I will keep you posted