really cloudy water

[Watermom]

Just put it into the skimmer basket. It will quickly get sucked into your filter.

If you can't see the bottom of your pool, it is a real safety issue to let children swim. It only takes a few seconds......

[tarak]

None of the walmarts in my area carry the hth de I'm at home depot and they have pool time de in a lg 25lb box or another brand called safer that's in their pesticide section are either of these acceptable? I'm thinking of checking Lowes

[PoolDoc]

Get the pool DE from any location that has it. Do NOT get the pesticide grade, since it may not be the same particle size.

[tarak]

got it from Lowes AquaChem DE media and filter aid ( but good lord 24lbs ) gonna last a lifetime
1/4 cup right into skimmer basket alrighty here goes nothing

ps
watermom I promise I'm not letting the littles in, their hating on me for it, but they'll live

[tarak]

alrighty I backwashed it was clean, I added 1/4 cup of DE straight to skimmer and nothing came out
and my water is still cloudy
what do you guys think of adding clarifier I have 2 different kinds
1. 10ozs of Bioguard improve polysheen blue ( someone gave me)
2. 14ozs left of Natural chemistry Clear 4 in 1 Clarifier all natural ( that I bought from pool store) used 10ozs of previously did nothing

[PoolDoc]

Add a couple of cups of DE. If the DE stays in your filter, it will help filter out whatever is in your pool -- but you'll have to backwash more frequently.

Polysheen won't hurt . . . if you haven't used any OTHER sort of clarifier in the past 2 weeks. There can be some bad interactions that make things worse, instead of better.

More DE would be safest.

[tarak]

ok I'll go put about 2 more cups of the DE in I'll wait on the clarifier for about a day or 2 cause it's been about a week and half since I used that stuff from the pool store.....I'll let ya know how I make out.
Thank you soooo much for all your help