Recent content by JasonAshley

I finished vacuuming pool floor which had acquired quite a bit of silt/sand. After doing so, I backwashed my DE filter 3-4 cycles until the backwashed water flowed clear. After turning the valve from "backwash" to "filter" in order to re-charge my filter with DE, I see dirty water flowing back...

Pretty sure it's not DE. This residue reacts with muriatic acid and I tested a few drops on DE and got no reaction with the acid. From what chem geek said, if it fizzles with acid (and it does), it contains calcium carbonate. Is this different than the calcium scaling I get on the grout...

Thank you for the response. I forgot to list the salt level in my previous post, but it's 3200 ppm. I may have not explained the situation well, but it's on the the ledge which is actually about 8 inches deep, so it's not from evaporation. It doesn't taste salty at all (not sure how smart it...

I have a tanning ledge with a bubbler and I've noticed a salt-like residue that settles on the ledge after several days of not sweeping. It isn't salt, but is grainy like salt/sand and white in color. My calcium content is on the high side and I've had issues with scaling on the tile/grout...