wife went to pool supply place and bought super crystal clarifier. this stuff is so fine I can't vacuum it without it stirring it all up! vacuumed at least 6 times slowly as possible recharging de filter each time. still have this stuff on the bottom after settling. somebody help please.
vacuum just stirs up particles
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it is a hayward de filter can you run it without de? won't de be depleted as you vacuum to waste?
You should NOT filter without DE in a DE filter BUT if you you have the option to vacuum to waste it bypasses the grids and sends the water and stuff straight out of the pool! VERY useful for times like this.
Kim
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don't have that option but can bypass filter temporarily. don't think that's the problem as I vacuum slow as possible I see minute particles swirling away from vac head.
Okay so lets talk about what vac head you are using then. I know with mine I can see the stuff "running" towards the head to be sucked in. I have my pump on high and the valves turned so 100% of the suction goes to the skimmer. I use this head: https://www.amazon.com/SmartPool-Weighted-Butterfly-Vacuum-Small/dp/B01MZFB6H0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1533546610&sr=8-3&keywords=butterfly+vacuum+head
got it from dohenys triangle shaped see thru head. said it was best for ag pools. can see the majority going in but small amount swirls away from head
Do you have a main drain? I know most above ground pools do not but mine does. My new liner will not have a main drain as it does not do that much good 
live in northern California about 40 miles from a 175,000 acre wildfire. now I believe this fine dust is airborne ash, problem started about same time as fire. new question will ash deplete the chlorine in my pool rapidly? having a hard time getting chlorine levels up.
Ash probably won't affect chlorine but might change pH a bit. Well I take that back - it might be good nutrients for algae. Read pool school and get your chlorine up to SLAM level - but read about how to do it right - not the pool store way!, get the right test kit
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if your filter truly can't get the ash out, let things settle and slowly vacuum using a siphon - it won't dump quite as much water as using your pump. just go slow.
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if your filter truly can't get the ash out, let things settle and slowly vacuum using a siphon - it won't dump quite as much water as using your pump. just go slow.
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I had ash from the massive eagle creek fire 1 year ago.
Thankfully I had the bubble cover on and not much got in but some did.
Smart or dumb move, I ran the pump and used a garden hose on full with a pistol grip sprayer
to divert the ash into the skimmer. Of course some of it sunk down in the gap between
the wall and the cover. If my backyard had room I would have just pulled the cover
off and rinsed it that way.
I think it was about two weeks before it was finally completely cleaned out of the water.
I should have just run the pump 24/7 til it was clean but kept the 2 hour daily timer use instead.
Thankfully I had the bubble cover on and not much got in but some did.
Smart or dumb move, I ran the pump and used a garden hose on full with a pistol grip sprayer
to divert the ash into the skimmer. Of course some of it sunk down in the gap between
the wall and the cover. If my backyard had room I would have just pulled the cover
off and rinsed it that way.
I think it was about two weeks before it was finally completely cleaned out of the water.
I should have just run the pump 24/7 til it was clean but kept the 2 hour daily timer use instead.