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Re: DE Filter Cleaning Tutorial That's exactly what I was thinking of doing. I was going to have my husband refill the bucket until all DE is sucked up, then sink the bucket into the pool as to not get air in the line. Thank you. I think I can finally tackle this filter after reading all the...

I am in the same situation. Except the crack that I am dealing with is just under my skimmer which means I cannot use the skimmer as intended (currently have pool sweep plugged into skimmer port as to not suck in air). Early next spring we are having all cracks repaired, coping fixed and whole...

I read the tutorial and I think I will just take it apart first rather then back-washing first. I don't really have good means of directing all that dirty water into a safe place. My city does not allow pool filter media to go anywhere but the sewer and my clean out is too far away from the pad...

Re: DE Filter Cleaning Tutorial Can you use the vac port and a hose to suck up the DE slurry from a bucket? I currently have a skimmer that needs repair and is inoperable at the moment but I need to clean the filter thoroughly.

Holy ****! I really hope I do not find that when I open it up. Do I backwash first, then open it up? Or can I just release the pressure and pop the top?

Filter seemed to be working just fine when I started but pressure shot up yesterday morning. Everything was fine when I got home last night. Water is clear and free of algae now. =) Now I get to tackle the fun task of cleaning the filter. As I had stated before, we are the new homeowners so I do...

I have a test kit but unfortunately I purchased it before I found all of you fine people here. It tests for FC, CC, TA, pH & Acid Demand. Does not test for CYA or CH. As for the test that I had done on my water here is where I am at. Forgive me on missing info, I am going off of memory. FC-0...

Hello everyone, I am new here and have been using the pool school to "school" myself on all things pool (new home/pool owner). When we purchased our home, we knew that the pool needed pretty decent repairs. The pool is usable but skimmer is not due to cracks in the coping in that spot causing...