Pentair 240 SqFt Clean & Clear Top Manifold

The Pentair 240 SqFt Clean & Clear Plus Top Manifold (part number 170026), which includes a specialized factory short adapter, is a crucial internal fluid-management plumbing component engineered exclusively for high-efficiency pool and spa filtration systems. This structural grid matrix is standard hardware tailored specifically for Pentair Clean & Clear Plus 240-square-foot multi-element cartridge filter vessels (CCP240 models manufactured post-November 1998) as well as various configurations of the high-capacity Pentair Quad D.E. filter series.

Injection-molded from a heavy-walled, high-impact, and chemically inert engineering polymer composite, this circular manifold functions as the centralized upper stabilizer for the filter's internal core. Its primary operational role is to simultaneously align, balance, and secure the tops of the four vertical cartridge elements (or D.E. cartridges) into a perfectly rigid, uniform cluster. By holding the elements firmly in position, it prevents the individual filters from tilting, twisting, or collapsing inward under the immense crushing forces generated by high-volume pump circulation.

The underside of the manifold features four precision-molded socket seats that seal tightly over the upper openings of the cartridge elements, ensuring all pressurized, incoming water is forced to pass through the filtering media rather than bypassing the purification core. The center of the assembly features a specialized direct-slip connection that locks securely onto the filter's vertical standpipe, smoothly directing the consolidated streams of clear, debris-free water downward toward the lower bulkhead and out to the pool return plumbing. Additionally, it features an integrated molded track designed to support the internal air bleed tube assembly, allowing pocketed air to rise cleanly to the highest point of the tank dome for safe evacuation.

This robust architecture allows the internal manifold to easily handle high-velocity distribution streams and safely sustain continuous system operating pressures up to 50 PSI without warping or stress-cracking under sudden pump startup surges. Built to remain permanently submerged in a highly dynamic, chemical-rich environment, its rugged plastic composition completely resists structural deformation, fiber fraying, and corrosive degradation from continuous exposure to pool sanitizers like chlorine, bromine, and winterizing scale-remover acid flushes. Due to its solid, multi-port plastic structural profile and included short adapter fitting, this individual top manifold carries a net product and shipping weight of approximately 0.90 to 1.30 pounds (about 14.4 to 20.8 ounces).