Hi,
I've been doing basic pool maintenance on my pool since it was built in late 2015, but have been using a pool service for cleaning the filter every 3-6mo. Last month I decided to do it myself. Everything went fine with the cleaning part (thanks to the fantastic guides here) until I went to dump the DE into the suction-side skimmer. I think I may have forgotten to close off the quick skimmers, but while I was dumping the DE into the skimmer I noticed a lot of it was being sent back into the pool via a pipe opening in the shell beneath the skimmer I was pouring the powder into.
I cleaned the pool to the best of my ability and the water eventually settled and cleared up, but now (even weeks later) every time I turn on the equipment after it's been off for a few hours, the incoming water is very cloudy and ends up significantly clouding the entire pool and spa. I'm guessing there's a lot of loose DE sitting in the pipes that is being sent into the water.
So, my questions: any advice for dealing with the situation? Should I let the water clear up with the equipment off then backwash it for a while to flush everything out? And secondarily: did I likely screw up some part of the filter-cleaning/DE-adding process that I need to correct next time?
I've been doing basic pool maintenance on my pool since it was built in late 2015, but have been using a pool service for cleaning the filter every 3-6mo. Last month I decided to do it myself. Everything went fine with the cleaning part (thanks to the fantastic guides here) until I went to dump the DE into the suction-side skimmer. I think I may have forgotten to close off the quick skimmers, but while I was dumping the DE into the skimmer I noticed a lot of it was being sent back into the pool via a pipe opening in the shell beneath the skimmer I was pouring the powder into.
I cleaned the pool to the best of my ability and the water eventually settled and cleared up, but now (even weeks later) every time I turn on the equipment after it's been off for a few hours, the incoming water is very cloudy and ends up significantly clouding the entire pool and spa. I'm guessing there's a lot of loose DE sitting in the pipes that is being sent into the water.
So, my questions: any advice for dealing with the situation? Should I let the water clear up with the equipment off then backwash it for a while to flush everything out? And secondarily: did I likely screw up some part of the filter-cleaning/DE-adding process that I need to correct next time?