Recent content by pymalion

Thanks for the responses, all. YippeeSkippy: yes, I've put DE in my sand filter on many previous occasions, but for whatever reason I've never been very happy with it as a solution. It seems to capture stuff very rapidly right away, then I have to backwash, then need to add more, ad nauseum...

Hi, all. I have an SWG, and new this season have purchased a SlimeBag to help filter out some of the finer bits my sand filter misses (a whole other topic). Anyway, I noticed that the SlimeBag seems to very easily collect gasses and not allow them to escape. As you probably all know, the SWG...

Hi, all. I've been trying out putting DE in my sand filter, and am surprised at what I'm experiencing. With no DE, the psi of my filter rises extremely slowly, like months between backwashes. The clean psi is around 8 by the way. But yesterday I started adding DE in the way advised on this...

I came to the forum today to post this exact same question, basically - weird. Like you, I have often experienced this pressure increase and then drop after adding DE to my sand filter. For example, just yesterday I put some DE in and kept an eye on the pressure. It continued to rise until...

Thanks for the feedback. If my Polaris ever dies, I might look into a robot. You don't think any of the issues I mentioned regarding putting it before the 3 way valve are a problem?

Hi, all. I have decided to switch my pool to salt, but have to make a decision regarding plumbing for the install. I'm going with a circupool rj series. I also have a dedicated pressure side line that I use to run my Polaris 360 (no booster pump). My equipment is set up so that the flow out of...

Hi, cowboycasey. I think the CYA level is good - I used the amount calculated from PoolMath (and that I've used before), and have had consistent test results. Though, I did not wait a week to test - only a day or so, but the CYA was fully dissolved from the sock so I think it was well mixed...

Thanks for the reply, JVTrain. I'm not surprised that it will take some time to get rid of the green - my surprise was really just that the amount of chlorine I am needing is so low. After reading the sticky, I had thought that I would probably have my FC level drop significantly each half...

Hi, all. It's starting to warm up a bit where I live, so I removed my pool cover this last weekend only to discover a green algae nightmare (by the way, last year was perfectly clear) :(. I think I closed too early last fall. So, I began the SLAM procedure. First checked CYA - was at 0 after...

Hi, TFP. This is my first time posting, but I have been getting great advice from this site ever since moving into my first pool-equipped house last year. Been using BBB from day 1 and never had any problems. Truly great. Anyway, I'm posting to ask some advice about a small project I am...