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It was windy yesterday and i was putting a little DE into my skimmer to help sand- filter filter better and some blew [i think] onto the water,or it is coming back out of the returns, maybe a little of both.Does that make the water kind of swirly white, like a slick on top of the water?
Is it OK to swim and how will it go away?
The skimmer will pick it up and put into the filter were it belongs. If there is a lot in the water I would wait before swimming. Run the filter for a couple of hours. That should be enough time for the surface water to get filtered. You don't want to accidentaly drink any DE while swimming (although a small amount won't hurt you).
thanks;so it gives a look like a bazillion bubbles;like a slick almost? if kids splash around just keep there mouths shut OK? It's a very fine layer maybe aeration with the returns would help?
Answer my own question.Yes it's disappearing and aerating helped!!
Someone correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe DE is an 'all natural' product. The only real harm that can be done is if you inhale it.
C.
I wouldn’t get too excited about ingested de unless you get a large amount. If you ingested around ½ cup dry may cause bowel impaction. I asked the doc in the ER and he didn’t think it would be a big problem unless inhaled. Just cure them of any parasites in the gut.
Later
Steve