Gilly,

I really have tried to push those tabs in by hand and with that tool I ordered. I also did see the tab on the other side. I just can not seem to get them to go in far enough to release the connector from the nipple.

Is there maybe pressure in the tank that would prevent me from depressing the tabs and getting the connector off?

Or is this a situation of "Ron you need to push harder"?

I've put the liner and wheel back on so I'll try again another day. Hopefully I'll eventualy get that filter out.

I guess that not that many people have changed their own filters yet; as I can not believe I'm the only one having this much troulbe getting that filter out.

Ron