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    Default Re: filter/pump problems - pool newbie

    You want to backwash until the water is very clear. I actually backwashed last night too, took about 8 mins before the water ran clear. I grew up in Paoli and recently moved out to Downingtown. I work with a half a dozen people who live in Pottstown, Douglasville, etc.

    ** That cloud is probably all the dead algea cells floating around. Keep up the good work!**
    Last edited by Bleach=Chlorine?; 06-16-2006 at 11:45 AM.
    Outside of Philadelphia, PA
    18' x 40' IG - 22K gallons
    Sylvan Gunite Pool (1979)
    Plaster re-done (1997)
    48 Sq Ft Hayward D.E. Filter (2003)
    1.5 hp Hayward Super Pump (2006)

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