Hey Everyone, I'm still getting this sand mixture in the pool. I don't know what it is, but the SLAM isn't helping it. I'm calling the SLAM. I've been running the pump 24/7 for over 2 weeks, and I've added probably $75 worth of Chlorine. I've been at minimum 20ppm FC for the entire time. It's not changing. I'm at the point, I could have drained, bleached the entire pool inside and our, and refilled the pool water and saved money.
The strangest part (And I've seen other thread here mention the same thing) is that it doesn't come back if I don't run the filter. And if I run on recirculate, it takes much longer for it to come back. It does come back, but probably 1/2 the amount in the same time.
I'm going to let the FC levels come down to normal levels. The only thing I can come up with is a gasket in the valve. Or a cracked lateral (maybe I missed it the first time). But there's 100% DE coming into the pool with some sand, Its hard now, it doesn't poof (since I added DE to the filter).
I'm going to clean the crud up, and not run the filter for 24 hours or 36 hours and confirm it doesn't come back. I have a call into Hayward pools for information. but this has got to be some soft of sand filter problem.