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I'd say it was around 1 cup of DE added - enough to get a 1PSI rise on the filter as per the how-to here. The thing that makes me wonder if this is a filter issue or not is that I'm not seeing any signs of filter sand on the bottom of the pool, so every time I start to think this might just be...

Filter issues? That’s ultimately what I’m asking. And what I suspect it is - however, in the interest of not assuming, I’m working here towards ruling out other possibilities first but I’m not sure people are reading the entirety of my posts and replies before jumping to conclusions based...

Just checked... FC is actually nearly 6. Has been hovering in the 4-5 range consistently in the last 2-3 weeks. Need to turn down the SWG clearly. CYA is admittedly low, but with a FC of 6 (and never lower than 4-5 in the last several weeks) I know the pool and it's use well enough to be able...

It’s absolutely not algae, like I said, pool is crystal clear, liner not slippery anywhere, etc. I’m very familiar with all the signs of algae issues and this is not it. I tried to take a photo however it didn’t attach for some reason. The debris collects in little ripples on the bottom of...

So, for about a year now I have been having issues with persistent fine silt building up at the bottom of my pool. I can vacuum it up, but a day later it’s once again right back where it started. On a few occasions I’ve vacuumed to waste which solves the problem, however given it’s only a...

Just to put some closure on this thread, I’m happy to be able to report that a month in now and things are running like clockwork. Salt level in the pool is higher than I’d like (you can certainly taste it on your lips now) but it’s not a biggie in the grand scheme of things. Thanks for...

Last 24 hours things have run perfectly. I think flipping the cell was the last piece of the puzzle.

Just flipped the cell, and sure enough it made a significant difference - instant read out (with everything else including the pump RPM) went from 2100 up to alternating between 2700/2800, so let’s say 2750. Did a recalibrate (since the average has slowly slid south to the point where it was...

I haven't flipped the cell yet and I'm pretty sure what you were describing is the issue - at low RPM on the VSP the cell has a lot of air trapped in there versus water. When I observed instant vs average salinity a few days ago when I first noticed this problem the pump speed had a huge...

Spoke too soon, on the overnight filter cycle it only completed one cycle last night and clearly errored out on the second 2. I'll flip the cell today.

If you read back through all the replies longevity of the pumps internals even with straight chlorine didn’t seem to be a problem.

Well, I may just leave well enough alone - I increased the RPM settings just marginally on the VSP and now the salt system is working absolutely perfectly - here’s the electrical signature from the last hours. It cycled through its duty cycle 3 times overnight with no unexpected gaps...

Aha! It is indeed hump up right now. Will flip it tomorrow morning and do some more testing and report back again. Because of the location of all my equipment and the configuration of all the valves and such I'm pretty limited to only one spot for the cell so horizontal was the only option...