Hey everyone. I've been benefiting hugely from your posts and advice over the past couple years, ever since we bought a Costco above ground. THANK YOU so much! You have given my kids bright and fun Summers, and saved my afternoon sanity =) I was a Leslie's slave for awhile, wasted a bunch of money and time, and was growing frustrated. Thank you thank you thank you for keeping this community going. I'm sure it's helping more people than you know!
Ours is a cheapo Bestway 3,500 gal with a sand filter. I use 10% liquid chlorine and a nice Taylor chem kit (T-2006?) but now I'm stuck and can't seem to find good historical info to help.
My problem: The pressure in my filter rises from 5 psi to 7 within a day after backwashing. Bestway says keep under 6.5 psi. Then after I use the backwash and rinse cycles, immediately upon setting the filter to normal, it blows a big plume of dirt into the pool! No matter how long I backwash and rinse, it does the same thing and it's infuriating.
Background: When I closed last winter, I disconnected the filter, emptied the sand, dried it out and stored everything in my shed. Opened here in Cali just a couple weeks ago, and reinstalled everything with fresh #20 sand. Went through the SLAM process, OCLT was good, water was super clear. CYA around 30, pH 7.4. Had FC around 15 during slam, but now keep it at 7. I vacuumed to waste a couple times a day during SLAM, and once every other day now.
The kids have been swimming.........but I just don't know what to do about the pressure rise and the dirt plume. Help me?
Ours is a cheapo Bestway 3,500 gal with a sand filter. I use 10% liquid chlorine and a nice Taylor chem kit (T-2006?) but now I'm stuck and can't seem to find good historical info to help.
My problem: The pressure in my filter rises from 5 psi to 7 within a day after backwashing. Bestway says keep under 6.5 psi. Then after I use the backwash and rinse cycles, immediately upon setting the filter to normal, it blows a big plume of dirt into the pool! No matter how long I backwash and rinse, it does the same thing and it's infuriating.
Background: When I closed last winter, I disconnected the filter, emptied the sand, dried it out and stored everything in my shed. Opened here in Cali just a couple weeks ago, and reinstalled everything with fresh #20 sand. Went through the SLAM process, OCLT was good, water was super clear. CYA around 30, pH 7.4. Had FC around 15 during slam, but now keep it at 7. I vacuumed to waste a couple times a day during SLAM, and once every other day now.
The kids have been swimming.........but I just don't know what to do about the pressure rise and the dirt plume. Help me?
