Replacing all Eight Top Manifold D.E. Filter Grids THE HARD WAY

[@solfusful]

do it upside-down. Best single piece of advice and EXACTLY what i needed. Thanks much.

[@joeybaldarelli6620]

except when you go to line up the bottom!

[@agentxyz]

all the blood rushed to my head

[@hunterfarr1176]

Always put the small grid in first!!!

[@garrykennedy5484]

I just tried that and doing it right side up was MUCH easier!!!!!!! With mine anyways.

[@kccaracci4910]

I've done this many times the hard way and it took hours and frustration. Upside down took 10 minutes. Thanks for video, you rock!

[@itzagonga1]

Oh my gosh! You sound so calm...my husband and I (because we didn't know any better) took out all the grids to clean them, and upon putting them back, we were NOT calm..although we did use many other four letter words. Thanks for the videos. They have been a HUGE help! -Maudy

[@roller9158]

Both of you tested your wedding vows. LOL

[@robhoward7765]

Oh my god. Upside down is the best advice I've seen since taking the damned thing apart. Once I watched this video, my husband and I put it together in less than 10 minutes. Just be sure that the large notch on the bottom lines up with the manifold on the top. Thanks so much

[@dustinsturdivant4704]

Upsidedown? Brilliant. All I needed. Thanks!

[@gailee69]

I know this video is what NINE years old but it helped my pool guy AKA Hubby. He has SAME set up since 1991!! He took it out to replace a rib (as he calls them) and he said it fell apart. He's replaced some before with no issue. I saw him struggling from my view on my porch to the yard while I'm internet-ing :P . I have no clue what I asked Mr Google but I showed him this. He's very thankful! "Much easier" he said. Ya, dinner was an hour later, he HAD to get her done! Now to find other parts that are discontinued :(

[@johnnyyacoub8772]

The first time I cleaned my grids I...did it the hard way! Took me half a day to get the thing back together again. It was so much fun that this year, I did it again!

[@starrr341]

I just want to say that you have saved my sanity Brother. I call the designer of this grid everything name in the book . Stumbled upon your video and even your voice sound sweet to me. Lol great video man you saved my neighbors ears from a few verbal missiles.

[@SPL]

LOL- the guy who designed this is in one of Dante's levels. 😜👊

[@manojrana4734]

This process saved me an hour. Thank you so much for the video.

[@gotgoodvideo]

It helped put the grid together very quickly. The top down approach is the key. Thank you.

[@SPL]

Glad it helped!

[@mbirugotora]

this is the best video I have watched on this. The best piece of advice is putting it together upsidedown!! THANK YOU!!!

[@FpLiOnYkD-62]

Thank you! This saved my sanity. I saw another video where he did it this way too, but when he put the "bottom" manifold on the top, he shook it a little bit and the grids all fell into place within about 10 seconds.

[@luannmorris882]

Thank you. I knew it couldn’t be right cost science. What a screwed up product. You made it easier.

[@SPL]

The guy who designed this...

[@jamesmccullough677]

Just want to thank you for your videos they are so helpful.

[@SuperMath4fun]

I did it! Thanks to your video. It took me less than 10 minutes to get my filters back together after spending 30 min. doing it the other way. Thank you!

[@xyzjamesthomas]

This method , UPSIDE DOWN , is thee way to go !!! THANK YOU !!

[@mitchcarpenter4506]

A Museum 🤣 Thank you so much for this video it’s saved me a lot of time and money

[@RavoneLafayetteMPHZ]

Good Man... So simple, a cave man can do it!!! You just have to be patient. It took me all of five minutes! Thank You Sir!!!

[@pedrom40]

Thanks for this video - Was just struggling how to put back on since I too have the older bottom that doesn't mark where they go. Great video - thank you.

[@SPL]

Your Welcome. can be challenging.

[@natural-born_pilot]

Good video and super helpful. Your videos are easy to follow and understand thanks for making them.

[@cushcopeland1320]

Thanks. This is the second time I have used your video to fill in the many gaps in my memory. Only thing I would like to add (and I know I've read it elsewhere), wear gloves when handling the filter grids. I believe some component of them includes fiberglass.

[@SPL]

Great tip!

[@fobria]

Actually a good trick doing it upside down. Thanks

[@coll0310]

Nice work. Great video

[@amypie8961]

This Demo made it so easy, thanks!!!

[@rickbarton3486]

many helpful videos seem to skip the most crucial parts. Besides doing them upside down. I often place the top manifold on an open bucket, the real tip here is to shake the assembly, rotating the bottom manifold clock and counter clockwise repeatedly. many if not most of the grids will pop into the right places. after that, THEN I finger push the remaining grids into the correct slots. the newer Pentairs have circular spots on the bottom manifold that can be lined up with the tubes in the center of each grid. 30 years in the pool industry, double root canals are still more fun than DE filters, but hope this helps a little.

[@SPL]

Smart!

[@matthewkennedy3440]

Great advice, worked like a charm. Thank you!

[@erickrhernandez1451]

Love this video. Do you still do this technique till this day?

[@bobezzard7669]

May I suggest wrapping bungee cord around the filter element, but not too tight or loose, before rotating the filter element

[@SPL]

That sounds good. 👍

[@greghooper4966]

Thank you, very helpful. What spray silicone were you using, looks like good stuff?

[@SPL]

Boss Silicone spray 👍

[@dmsmhic]

Nice museum piece LOL!

[@SPL]

Yes, still there unfortunately. 😀

[@bobbychavez5637]

Great video this filter setup is a pain no matter which way you try aligning out of curiosity what type of spray lube were you using great idea.

[@SPL]

Boss Silicone Spray. Very effective. Thee are a pain for sure.

[@bobbychavez5637]

@@SPL Do you recommend DE Filter setup. Or cartridge filter setup for salt pool.

[@blizzardcrocgaming275]

Oh my gosh, I put in in literally 6 mins and my husband spent hours yesterday.

[@blizzardcrocgaming275]

Thank you so much for your help

[@SPL]

LOL! 😀

[@metaljoseph]

You saved my ass man!Godsend

[@g1stealth]

Oh, man... I remember my first time doing this.. I probably spewed out every cuss word in the book lol.

[@ovrengineeringcorp3135]

Where can I purchase online the grid socks?

[@kerr2574]

The real challenge is to try to thread the 2 long skinny rods into the top manifold holes. Struggled for a long time and still could not do it right.

[@SPL]

Yes, major headache.

[@luisarana1704]

i would just tell the customer they need a new filter😂good tutorial though

[@SPL]

Easy! 👍

[@zrilloxragebringer2555]

Do I just put in de like normal after I'm done?

[@SPL]

Yes, recharge it like normal.

[@zrilloxragebringer2555]

@@SPL thx man

[@johnmoore7353]

Those are such a pain in the ass. I just love mine

[@gmoneypower]

Worst engineering design ever.

[@SPL]

Exactly. 👊

[@agentxyz]

IQ is defined: average IQ= 100. So the top of the Bell curve is IQ = 100. The lower you are on the Bell curve the more trouble you will have with any task. If you think of it as an intelligence test, you will try harder, complain less, and blame your self if others catch on quicker.

[@MelissaBrownRowell]

This is my exact filter. Why didn't you start over so we could see where the small filter goes. That was the most important part of this whole thing and you breezed over where the small one goes. Ugh.

[@moderncomfort1571]

Reason #17 to but a sand filter

[@MartyWolf-i9l]

What a pain in the ass