I had my pool opened on May 1 and have been struggling to get things running smoothly. At some point shortly after that, I noticed that the pressure was running high in my cartridge filter so I pulled the cartridges and thoroughly rinsed them. The next day, I noticed the pressure was high again so I rinsed the cartridges again. Pressure went down within normal range, then a few hours later was high. I have now pulled my cartridges and rinsed them probably 20 times, and the same thing happens every time.
When this first started, I added a heavy dose of liquid disinfecting bleach. I have dosed the pool with bleach several more times since then, and ph has been running around 7.5. I have also treated twice with algaecide, and hit it with flocculant yesterday. The water has been sparkly, clear blue the entire time, although it got a little cloudy today after I brushed it down and ran the robot cleaner.
Do I need to just keep spending my life washing cartridges, or is there something else that I can do here?? I really need help.
Thanks!
p.s., the pool is 35,000 gallons, and the cartridge filter is a Hayward W3C4030 SwimClear, installed new last summer.
When this first started, I added a heavy dose of liquid disinfecting bleach. I have dosed the pool with bleach several more times since then, and ph has been running around 7.5. I have also treated twice with algaecide, and hit it with flocculant yesterday. The water has been sparkly, clear blue the entire time, although it got a little cloudy today after I brushed it down and ran the robot cleaner.
Do I need to just keep spending my life washing cartridges, or is there something else that I can do here?? I really need help.
Thanks!
p.s., the pool is 35,000 gallons, and the cartridge filter is a Hayward W3C4030 SwimClear, installed new last summer.