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Well so far so good... the DE hasn't shot back into the pool (I made sure to do it while the panels were running as well so the flow was a little slower through the filter). Didn't get any PSI increase after almost 4 cups of DE so I just left it and hope it will start catching those minute...

Okay. Picking up a bag tonight.. I'll do a thorough cleaning and DE charging over the weekend and see how it fairs out..

That's a good point. Now, was one of your "yes" answers in response to "should I be concerned about the DE out back in the ditch?" question?

I'll give that a shot, but these symptoms appear all year round. Wouldn't the stuff eventually get captured as the sand filter starts to be more efficient with stuff piling on top of the sand? I'll try this. I'll put some DE in, and then do a thorough vacuum and backwash.. presumably that...

Oh..I would have thought it was perhaps too big, leaving more room for things to get through. I'm going to take a sample to my local small pool guy and see if I can compare to regular silica pool sand... Love having a pool but I guess it was a great big assumption on my part that the pool...

Okay..original post edited for the video. The effect is worse after I've vacuumed...it's almost like the stuff sitting on top of the sand finds its way through and back into the pool. I've also tried it after backwashing and rinsing, etc.. after a day or two when new stuff builds on top of...

Oh I've done all that. I SLAM'ed the pool for almost 2 straight weeks (I have the TFTestkit T-100)..The water is very clear..but just not crystal/polished like it should be.. and the pools of dirt on the bottom after only 1 or 2 days. From what I understand there is no reason the sand filter...

So here's my story. I've been having trouble over the years getting the water crystal clear. I can get it clear but the way it should. Water chemistry is in check (although I'm still working on getting the alkalinity down as it's a smidge high at 120 give or take). The filter and pump used...

Ok.. I just figured the title of this thread "2 speed pump question" is not really going to garner the right attention to the new issue I'm posting about.. no?

The new one I bought? No I didn't.. but the symptoms were the same before and after the new multi-port was installed. So then is it possible I"m pushing the water too hard through the filter? I have about 10 feet of flex hose feeding the 1.5hp pump. It definitely seems to be worse when the...

The issue with the sand filter has been going on for a number of years now. This spring I replaced the sand, removed, cleaned and inspected the laterals, and then replaced the multiport valve. From what I've been told if there was a cracked lateral I would see sand spewing out the return. I'm...

I've been having some issues with my sand filter blowing dirty water back into the pool.. I've changed the sand and even bought a brand new multiport valve for it. Still does it. I'm convinced (but can't substantiate) that it's the "fancy" sand that my pool store sells (big chain store...

A quick question to add to this thread (because I've had similar problems last summer). Do you also get a plume going back into your pool if you simply turn off the pump for say a count of 20 and then turn it back on? I've had that issue and noticed a broken part in the filter head when...

Can I ask what test kit you are using to get results so precise? I use the TF-100 kit and the increments are all in 0.5ppm ? Thanks! Paul.

Okay..so finally the maple trees have stopped dropping oodles and oodles of seeds into the pool. I also finally got my new solar cover so that helped a lot as well to keep a lot of the darn things out of the pool.. Anyone know how to roll off a solar cover without dumping all the garbage back...

True enough.. my plan for now is just to keep the level up until the water clears up (already seeing improvement) and then in a day or two (depending on the conditions of the water) turn off the SWG and do an OCLT to see where things are at (although from my previous tests I wasn't having any...

Hmm..I hadn't considered that...but I'm not using the superchlorinate feature...just regular 40% production...helps keep the level up and compensates for daytime loss of FC...at least that's my theory, anyways...

So far I've been keeping the pool at shock level using liquid chlorine combined with running the SWG. So far so good...still cloudy but seems to be getting better..although it was raining a fair bit all day yesterday and still was this morning. Not reading any combined chlorine overnight at...

Unfortunately not. I religiously rinse after backwashing. It's not just after a backwash, though. If I turn off the pump just to clean out the basket, and then turn it back on, I get some brownish water sent back into the pool for a few seconds... I should take a video of it. The more I...

I can attest to that! My test strips were telling me my TA was around 40. Had my friend test everything with his TF-100 kit and it was actually 170! Other items were off as well.. I now my have my own TF-100 and I'll go back to strips! Even now for giggles I'll test the water with the...

Oh boy. So I added liquid Chlorine last night to bring up to shock level... sat on the couch to watch TV for a bit as I wanted to test before bed... promptly fell asleep as I had up since 3 am.. Oops.. Oh well. I tested it this morning and had FC = 10 and CC = 0.5. I topped up a bit to get...

Oh right... I just finished reading one your threads... what a pain that must be. You know.. I've tested my fill water.. I'll have to do that to see what inputs I"m dealing with. Thanks for the idea!

"It was 280 when I started. " Yikes! How does that happen? I thought mine was high at 160! I'm going to start my SLAM tonight and keep it going...hopefully it wont take long. Although I wasn't quite as precise as the OCLT, I did check night and morning and lost only 1ppm...even with all...

Hi Dave. Thanks for the welcome. I was keeping my CYA a little low as I was preparing myself to do a SLAM (which I thought the process indicated was best if CYA is around 30 give or take). I need to re-read that (one gets information overload after a while). The TA reading is correct I...

Hi. First post. I have been reading for several weeks a lot of the "cloudy pool" threads with great interest as I am dealing with similar issues. So here's what's going on right now with the pool. The water is, you guessed it, cloudy. I can see to the bottom (AG pool) but it's not clear...