oh, hey, you SURE you are turning it in the proper direction, correct? Righty-tighty / Lefty-loosey and all that.
Right hand rule. Stick your thumb in the direction you want the filter to go (out/down) and curl your remaining 4 fingers up. The direction your fingers are pointing (in that around motion) is the direction you should be turning the filter.
Good luck.
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