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    DE coming into the pool only after pump has been off for a while

    I didn't actually see it when it turned on, but there was enough DE in the pool to visibly line all the crevices in the deep end and collect on the stairs. When I first charged up the grids, we added 6 lbs of DE (recommended amount for the pool/filter). I can't recall exactly how long the pump...
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    DE coming into the pool only after pump has been off for a while

    But it's a brand new filter assembly (all new grids, new top assembly piece, new bottom assembly piece) and it came assembled (so I didn't mess that part up), so how can the DE be going through the filter? - - - Updated - - - Additionally, when we first put DE in the pool (via the skimmer), no...
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    DE coming into the pool only after pump has been off for a while

    My husband and I bought a house over the winter, that came with a great inground pool. Only problem was that neither of us knew anything about pools. Over the past month or so I've learned a lot and we finally got our pool into swimming shape, or so I thought. The water is clear, the chemical...