Got Saltwater?

I do have salt water, I wouldnt think this should happen, since the filter housing is supposed to be made for saltwater use ?

Unfortunately one of the problems with salt water systems.

Stainless comes in a number of grades. Some are a bit more expensive and more resistant. Doesn't look like this grade was used for this application. I doubt that Jandy is aware of this situation. They should be notified so they can take corrective measures.

Scott

Looks just like my Pentair filer :(

Electrolysis is a weird problem nobody had a perfect detection method, nor resolution for it. It doesn't effect all pools, and equipment the same. I'm sure this isn't an issue of a lower grade metal getting past Jandy, it's a electrolytic issue with this pool in particular.

neilaz, which filter and where are you seeing it?

Scott

Good luck finding a stainless belt on any filter that doesn't have a little bit of rust on it.
This is very common and I wouldn't sweat over it at all.
When I clean my filters I ignore this and reassemble.

See ya,
Kelly

Clean and Clear plus. I would post a picture but it looks just like goyom's only a little more since mine is 5 yrs old.

So - here it is, 2014 and I have the same exact problem on a brand new pool. I would think that Jandy, Pentair or whichever name you bought ( they all work under same manufacturers ) would have worked this out already. I'm about to send my pics back to the pool co. that installed it 5 months ago. Any updates????

I have the exact same problem on my Pentair DE filter and sent the pics to Pentair support who said that is normal.

Pretty normal. I've cleaned 100s of filters. Sometimes the belt comes loose and I just remove it permanently. If it gets really rusty you'll have rust debris shoot back into your pool from the returns and it will leave rust stains on the pool floor.

But, does this rust get into the pool?