I have been struggling with this dirt/silt issue for 4 years now, reading post after post, convincing myself that I had dead algae. I often slammed for weeks on end even though I would pass multiple OCLTs and I checked and scrubbed every nook and cranny possible. I added DE to my filter, changed out my weir door pads, pulled my ladder permanently but still to no avail. I even added a better edging to keep our mulch in that’s about 5 feet away from pools edge as it’s always windy here and I thought the dust may be blowing in. Nothing helped. Every day dust/dirt/silt in crevices and skimmer boxes. It felt like dirt when touched but I still wasn’t completely confident it wasn’t algae as it would cloud a bit when brushed.
Well this year my prowler died and I ended up getting an Aiper and a solar Betta skimmer for less than 1/2 the cost of replacing the prowler. Let me just say I love the skimmer to no end. I prefer keeping my pump on the lower end and never felt my pool skimmed well. To help, I had my returns slightly pointed upward which would often raise my PH but helped skim. Now that I had the Betta, I decided I was going to point my returns down more at a 45 toward the floor. And lo and behold, I have not had dirt in my seams for 2 days. This seriously is a miracle as I was brushing the pool non stop as I hated it collecting there. Granted, it’s only been 2 days but no dirt in the skimmer boxes either so I’m pretty confident this is the reason. Just wanted to pass on as I know it’s a problem many have struggled with. Hope this helps someone and hope it’s not a fluke on my end. Time will tell…..
Well this year my prowler died and I ended up getting an Aiper and a solar Betta skimmer for less than 1/2 the cost of replacing the prowler. Let me just say I love the skimmer to no end. I prefer keeping my pump on the lower end and never felt my pool skimmed well. To help, I had my returns slightly pointed upward which would often raise my PH but helped skim. Now that I had the Betta, I decided I was going to point my returns down more at a 45 toward the floor. And lo and behold, I have not had dirt in my seams for 2 days. This seriously is a miracle as I was brushing the pool non stop as I hated it collecting there. Granted, it’s only been 2 days but no dirt in the skimmer boxes either so I’m pretty confident this is the reason. Just wanted to pass on as I know it’s a problem many have struggled with. Hope this helps someone and hope it’s not a fluke on my end. Time will tell…..
