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It seems to be filtering at least some of the dirt... I keep vacuuming it and the floor is much cleaner than it was. But, now my Hayward vac isn't moving very much. Took it apart and cleaned the bearings and it's slowed down again. The vac was rebuilt last year with basically everything that...

I thought it might be residual stuff, but not anymore as I've vacuumed it up about 3 times :( I even backwashed the filter again and applied new D.E. I had help putting the grids in. We were very careful placing them all in and everything seated well without applying excessive force. Aside...

Yes, I applied fresh DE to the filter by mixing it in a 5 gallon bucket then running it into the filter. I'm positive that it's not just new dirt settling in the pool. There is a TON of it; it literally coats the bottom of the pool. It doesn't take days to settle, I just get real busy and...

I replaced all the grids in the filter, and I'm still having dirty water being recirculated into the pool. There's dirt and/or dead algae sitting on the floor of the pool. I'll vacuum it all up, and let the pool sit for a couple days, and then it's all just sitting on the floor again. What's...