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    vacuuming to filter returns dirty water

    Folks, I have an in-ground pool with a sand filter. I never cover for winter due to mild winters here in New Orleans. I had some dead algae accumulation on the bottom that I started to vacuum just to notice the returns were blowing dirty water back in. I though it was the multi-port valve and...
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    Rinsing/cleaning sand in filter

    Let me share what I did this past weekend. My pool water was cloudy and I could see small bitts of matter (dead algae) suspended in there. The filter was not filtering well, I thought. I had backwashed it numerous times and nothing, still cloudy water. I have decided to pop the cap where the...
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    Help with cloudy water

    Split by moderator from HERE. Please start a new thread to get help for your questions. Thanks, jblizzle Your story is my story. Bought the house with an IG, concrete, 20k gallon pool. Did the Yellow out and shock that worked like a charm. Heavy rain came and turned the water into a green mess...