To DE or not DE? That is the question.
I just discovered a packet of documents left by the previous homeowner, among which are all the pool equipment manuals for the house I just bought.
Everyone I asked, from the pool guy to the realtor told me I had a DE filter, but no where in the Triton Mytilus FMY manual does it mention using DE. Then I just read PoolDoc's sticky above about NOT using DE with a cartridge filter. So why did everyone tell me I had a DE filter? I've even seen the pool guy put DE into the skimmer on two different occasions.
I was going to ask about some grayish-white sediment I keep seeing at the bottom of the pool, but now I'm wondering if it might be the DE that was added. I had been trying to stir it up with the sweeper so the filter could remove it but it's still there the next day after the water is cleared.
It's always something.....
Last edited by PoolDoc; 08-21-2012 at 06:46 PM.
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16x32 free-form 18.6K gal IG concrete pool; new owner, none yet; Purex Triton Mytilus FMY-150 DE filter; Pentair WhisperFlo 2 HP 1 speed pump; 8 - 12 hrs; gas heater, spa; Taylor K-2006 from Amazon; utility water; summer: none; winter: none; iPad; PF:6.5
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