DE in pool

[Watermom]

Sand! Sand! Sand! As Janet said, it does a good job, is easy to backwash and requires little maintenance, the sand lasts a long time and you can add a little DE to get a little better filtration. More here about that if interested.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=3742

[kirkdbjl]

Well I want to thanks you for all you responses. I made the switch to a sand/silica filter. No more headaches!!

[Watermom]

I don't think you'll be sorry.

[aylad]

Me, either!

Janet

[kirkdbjl]

Again, Thank you all for your feedback and support. I have had my new 30" sand filter with zeo-sand in now for about a week and it is wonderful. My water is as clear as it was with the DE. No more DE in the pool! Yah Hoo!!!!!!!!!

I BELIEVE!!!!

[TonyPH12345]

Glad you got it sorted out one way or another.

For people searching and reading the thread, I'll just chime in:

When DE is getting into MY pool it has ALWAYS been one of two things:
1- A torn grid
2- A torn grid.



And the tears can be TINY TINY TINY. Just the diameter of a pencil in the right place is plenty big enough to get DE into the pool enough to cloud it up.

I usually find tears:
Where the Rib-Ends are
At the bottom of the grid feed pipe
Stitched seams torn.