Pool looked great but now I messed up
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The white powder stuff is almost out. If it's left undisturbed it settles and pool is really clear. I gave the entire pool a good brushing after backwashing. Speaking of backwashing, my "clean" PSI sits at 16 and I usually BW when it gets to 22+ or if the jets are struggling/clogged. Does that sound about right? Haven't put anymore DE in because I think I was putting too much in and it came out in the pool.
My next question is we're going on vacation for a week and I'm thinking about getting some pucks to go in a floater. We will leave pump running. My CYA last I checked was 30 and it's probably less than that with topping off, BW and rain. So I don't think it will hurt. I don't have anyone to help with it. What is the best kind of pucks for this situation? I have 2 pool stores near me, one sells poolife brand and the other sells bioguard. Then you have whatever Walmart and Lowe's sell.
My next question is we're going on vacation for a week and I'm thinking about getting some pucks to go in a floater. We will leave pump running. My CYA last I checked was 30 and it's probably less than that with topping off, BW and rain. So I don't think it will hurt. I don't have anyone to help with it. What is the best kind of pucks for this situation? I have 2 pool stores near me, one sells poolife brand and the other sells bioguard. Then you have whatever Walmart and Lowe's sell.
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Any tricolor tablet that is cheap and doesn’t add copper or clarifier to the pool would work. No point in paying extra for stuff you don’t want!
For your filter, you want to clean it when the pressure rises 25% over clean pressure. That means if your clean pressure is 16, you should clean it when the pressure reads 20.
I don't have a DE filter, but you should be recharging a % of the DE each time you clean, and all the DE for the full clean (where you take the grids out and clean them). I'm not confident an the exact % of DE to recharge after backwashing but I think it's like 80%? I believe there is an article in pool school that explains it.
I don't have a DE filter, but you should be recharging a % of the DE each time you clean, and all the DE for the full clean (where you take the grids out and clean them). I'm not confident an the exact % of DE to recharge after backwashing but I think it's like 80%? I believe there is an article in pool school that explains it.
Farmerswife96 has a sand filter, not a DE filter. They were using a small amount of DE in the sand filter to provide extra filtration. They do not need to re-charge the DE.
I'm assuming this is stabilized. Planning to vacuum and adjust levels as needed today. These will go in a floater on Sunday. Will put in as many as will fit. Will be gone 7 days.
