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So I don't have much to add, EXCEPT that the SAME THING happened to my "sand filter".
Odd thing is, the ONLY common element is we both have BRAND NEW systems. MAYBE if we have "clean" sand/media the DE doesn't have anything to "bind too" and it just flows right on through.
Anyways, I was able to keep vacuuming and vacuuming and finally I got everything to clear up again. I tried vacuuming to waste but all I did was waste a ton of water. What I found is that every time I vacuumed, the filter seemed to TRAP a little of the DE, pressure never raised, it just slowly cleared up. The DE would POOL on the bottom, and if I did not disturb I could pick up. I also did most of my filtering on SLOW SPEED and that seemed to help.
Best of luck!
Odd thing is, the ONLY common element is we both have BRAND NEW systems. MAYBE if we have "clean" sand/media the DE doesn't have anything to "bind too" and it just flows right on through.
Anyways, I was able to keep vacuuming and vacuuming and finally I got everything to clear up again. I tried vacuuming to waste but all I did was waste a ton of water. What I found is that every time I vacuumed, the filter seemed to TRAP a little of the DE, pressure never raised, it just slowly cleared up. The DE would POOL on the bottom, and if I did not disturb I could pick up. I also did most of my filtering on SLOW SPEED and that seemed to help.
Best of luck!