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In process of cleaning DE filter fingers to help getting over the edge.

Made nice progress it seems. Water clarity much improved. Changed DE yesterday again, and SLAMing finally seems to pay dividends. Thanks for all the advice and tips so far. Much appreciated.

I don't lose a whole lot of water during backwash since I have ball valves on inlet and return hoses. So I just close those and pump/filter is isolated. Flush that portion to waste, then open filter, hose everything down and flush, put everything together and then open valves to fill everything...

she's out there right now :) FC was around 12 this morning, CC at 4, and the water is definitely more clear than yesterday. I could see the bottom in the middle of the pool for the first time. We'll keep on brushing all weekend long, looks like we are finally making some headway. Thinking...

Yup. That's what I was thinking as well. Now I just have to sell it to her that she'll be the designated pool brusher from now on.

10pm: FC 14.5, CC 3.5 11pm: FC 12.5, CC 3.5-4 ... definitely something going on. Maybe my wife brushing was the difference. LOL. Going to add more bleach to keep things above 10 overnight if I can. Cheers.

I added some more CYA, now at 25. Added 2 more gallons of bleach and my wife and I brushed the whole pool 3 times today. FC sitting at 14.5 right now. I also got a CC of 3.5, which is a lot higher than the 1 I had been seeing pretty much all week. I will monitor for the next hour or two to see...

Well, CYA is at 20. I can go to 30, but then I need more bleach to shock again. Vicious circle. And since water got more turbid, my bet would be on algae rebounding. Grrr ...

New update: This morning at 7am I had 10 FC, now, about 12 hours later I have 4 FC left (and 1 CC). I was at work all day so I couldn't add bleach during the day, and now this ... the water is also more turbid that it was last night or this morning. Clearly something is in my pool that is...

Yes. Every time, I opened the filter, hosed everything down (filter housing as well as well as the fingers), flushed all that to waste, and then recharged the DE.

BTW: I have been backwashing / changing DE every 2-3 days. Is that warranted, not enough, or too much?

Ok. Thanks for the tip on false pH when FC is at shock level. Didn't know that. Thankfully my wife is coming back from a business trip today so she can help with brushing. My back is killing me.

Update: FC dropped again from 12 to 10 overnight, CC steady at 1. pH went up slightly (to 7.8), not exactly sure why that would happen (should i test for ammonia?). CYA at 20. Pressure was up ~6-7 psi this morning compared to last night. Bumped filter and re-started. Visually, water clarity same...

OK. I'll try that.

Richard, Thank you for the welcome and your reply :) No, there is nothing in the pool, no stairs or ladder. I occasionally (once or twice a day) have my Polaris 9350 running around to scrub the bottom and the walls of the pool. I also thought that running it should improve circulation /...