Thinking of ditching my DE filter

[NullQwerty]

Just a comment Rbrenton. I have a DE filter also and so far I haven't had to deal with this problem at all (knock on wood).

I'm not sure how old mine is as it came with my house, which I purchased 1 and a 1/2 years go, but it looks fairly old.

So, it may be that this is not a common problem with DE filters and that yours is just due for a replacement. Not sure.

I may one day switch mine for a sand also, but mainly because I never know what the heck to do with the DE when I drain the thing.

[KirstenHW]

My DE filter is a 2 yr old replacement of the original one from 1981 - a Hayward Perflex Extended Cylce - it has no cartridges, it has fingers. It works like a champ - I would never trade it for a sand model. I only replace my DE powder at the beginning of each season. We have an 18x42 vinyl inground.

[cleancloths]

I have a Hayward DE6000 (uses 7.5 pounds DE per fill). Works great, I typically only backwash it and refill once a season on my 20 by 40 vinyl IG pool as well.