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Yes, during the slam while I was clearing out the dead algae, I stopped bumping. I went straight to backwashing. Once the water was clear I no longer have the issue of the dirty water coming through the return jet on startup or bumping. So the manual seemed to be correct...my filter was just too...

So I think the filter manual has answered my question: "Cleaning is recommended when the gauge pressure rises more than 10psi in less than a 24 hour period or when cloudy water returns to the pool for more than 30 seconds after regeneration." So I guess the cloudy water returning just means it...

I know that, but my husband forgot and had turned it on to test the pvc pipe conversion installation he had just completed. So I tried to go easy on him lol. But in any event, I'm past that step - see my update above. I used the automatic dishwasher detergent first to remove the oils. Rinsed all...

So I ended up taking the entire filter apart. Found 6 broken fingers and a broken o-ring. Replaced them. Cleaned the fingers in detergent, muriatic acid, and also gently hand scrubbed each finger since the soaking and rinsing did not get the embedded dirt out. Got it looking almost like new. Put...

After thinking I was fighting dead algae, now I'm thinking the cloudiness is caused by DE/dirt coming back into the pool from the return. My husband ran our DE filter without DE when he opened the pool. It ran like that for quite some time in a green swamp. I killed off all the algae but I can't...

Thanks everyone. I think I'll let it go longer and see what happens before resorting to the clarifier. I don't want to do more harm than good. So back to bumping/backwashing/praying. LOL

No, i know - I wasn't putting it higher to make it go faster. I was out the better part of yesterday and wasn't home to monitor it so I didn't want it to drop too low before I could add more. I'm confident about the 30...i was at 0 when I started and I put in one bottle of liquid CYA a few days...

I tested it about an hour after sunrise this morning (6:40ish) and it had only dropped by 1 from like 8:30pm last night. I will test it again in about an hour to see how it's holding up but I get a lot of sun in my backyard so with a CYA of 30 it tends to eat up the chlorine pretty quick. I can...

As of now I just have my pool a bit overchlorinated so I don't accidently drop down too low in between tests: FC 18 CC .5 CYA 30 I didn't test PH or TA yet as I didn't think they'd be accurate while my chlorine was so high and figured I would tackle those once the algae was under control.

Nope, not yet....when I brush I can see the brush a few inches from the floor, but i have to reallllllly squint lol

Oh please, my boys would have jumped in it while it was still green if I let them! LOL. So should I go ahead and continue on with the normal procedure sans floc, my other question is: I know I'm supposed to keep SLAM levels until my water is clear. I can't have people swimming in it at SLAM...

Hayward EC40AC DE Filter. It has that handle you bump you shake the DE off the fingers to buy you time between backwashes. It does not have a recirculate function. When I vacuum to waste I basically just get suction on the vacuum hose through the return and then hang the other end of the hose...

Ok, let me just start out by saying that if i wasn't in a dire rush to get this pool clear by the 4th of July I wouldn't even be posting this question. I totally know and agree that I should just stay the course of the SLAM process but I don't think my now cloudy pool will be clear by July 4th...

Just wanted to let you know I posted something similar in 2019 and I have the same pool as you with the same exact thing going on. I was concerned about safety as well so I called the pool company and they told me as long as the water was level it was fine. They said it's just due to the pool...