Cartridge Filter Pressure Problems

If you are having problems with pressure in the pool and have a cartridge filter, you have several options.

Option One: You can bring the filter to one of our stores for a cleaning. Cartridges brought in by 12:00 pm can be picked up the next day. If brought in after 12:00 pm, they can be picked up in two days. The charge for a standard cleaning is $45.00.

Option Two: You can bring the cartridges to one of our stores and pick up a loaner set of our clean cartridges, if we have any available at that time, to use for up to three days while yours are being cleaned. The charge for a cleaning with loaner cartridges is $60.00. There is an additional charge for using loaner cartridges longer than three days.

Option Three: If you don’t have time or don’t wish to drive to our store, you can schedule our Service Department to send someone out to check the filtration system for you and swap your cartridges for a set of loaners. They will bring your cartridges to our store to clean and then return the cleaned cartridges and pick up the loaners. The total cost for this service is $185.00 (1st service call is $75.00, cleaning with loaners $60.00, last service call $50.00). Also, you have the option of saving $50.00 by bringing back the loaners yourself and picking up your cleaned cartridges.

In the spring, usually the pressure problems are due to the pollen that is in the air that gets into the pool. Also, algae that grows under mesh safety covers causes problems.

For spring start-up, if you have two sets of cartridges, it is recommended that you start with the older set and then switch to the newer set once the pool is fairly clean.

A new set of cartridges for a 300 sq. ft. Sta-rite filter is $400, which allows you to have the convenient ability to solve this problem for many years. Occasionally, we have used sets for sale also.

If you find that you are cleaning your cartridge filter excessively then another option is to switch to the new Sta-rite DE/Cartidge Combo filter. The price for the DE/Cartridge Combo 60 sq. ft. internal is $450.00 and the installation is $100.00. If you trade in your cartridges, the labor price is taken off.

We hope that this document has helped to explain your options.

If you still have questions, please contact our Service Department at our Lawrence, MA store:

978-688-8307 ext. 14.