Manifold stuck in filter - Help!

[sugast]

I'm attempting a thourough cleaning of my Jandy filter. I cant remove the grid to directly clean the grids. As you can see from the picture the manifold is stuck on the outlet pipe. I've tried wriggling and twisting gently the manifold. I'm using the built-in handles on the manifold to lift. I don't want to crack the manifold. Any suggestions on how to loosen?

 

[Mike1162]

I'd try gentle tapping up on the manifold by the outlet pipe. Maybe use a piece of wood & tap on the wood with a hammer. I'm assuming you twisted up/down & side to side on the manifold.

 

[sugast]

going to try that now!

 

[sugast]

The wood-tap trick didn't work but it did move enough so i could remove a few of the grids. I sprayed WD40 between the manifold and pipe. Because half of the grids were out, I could rotate on the pipe about 30 degrees both counter and counter clockwise. That broke the seal on the o-ring and i was able to lift off the pipe.

When I put it back on, is it safe to use Magic Lube on the o-ring?

 

[Mike1162]

When I put it back on, is it safe to use Magic Lube on the o-ring?

Sounds like a good idea to me. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.