Quote Originally Posted by matkot
Hi Judy,

If you just shut off the pump, turn the handle counterclockwise to waste and turn on your pump, it shouldn't take you long to drop the level. I have a DE filter and normal pressure is ~22 psi. I usually backwash it only when it raises to 28-30 psi. Otherwise you're adding DE when your really don't have to (& in my case, it's 6 lbs for every backwash).

Tom
Mine is a sand filter, so I don't have the problem of adding DE. I ended up having to drain the pool 3 times since yesterday. We got 6 inches of rain from T.S. Alberto, and the water was already a little high. Whenever it got above the skimmers, I ran the pump to waste and drained out a couple of inches.

Of course, we will probably have a drought now, and I'll be paying money to add that water back in!