Remove DE Powder from bottom of pool

[sagosto]

The skimmer door broke off causing DE powder to fall back into the pool. Boss isn’t happy that it’s cloudy or that it’s collected on the bottom. Will Chlorine kill it? Should I constantly brush to get it mixed into the water to be filtered out? Do I use robot and let it mix it up?

 

[HermanTX]

The skimmer door broke off causing DE powder to fall back into the pool. Boss isn’t happy that it’s cloudy or that it’s collected on the bottom. Will Chlorine kill it? Should I constantly brush to get it mixed into the water to be filtered out? Do I use robot and let it mix it up?

Brush the pool towards the main drain - it will eventually all be sucked back to the filter.
It is best to put DE powder in a 5 gal bucket, then add water, mix, then pour the slurry into the skimmer.

 

[sagosto]

Brush the pool towards the main drain - it will eventually all be sucked back to the filter.
It is best to put DE powder in a 5 gal bucket, then add water, mix, then pour the slurry into the skimmer.

Lesson learned

No main drain but robot is crushing it