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Spring cleanup, when your pool is 'swamped' is usually slow and difficult. The amount of 'dirt' you have in such pools may be 100x or more the 'normal' level of dirt the system is designed to handle.
Fast cleanups are sometimes possible, but often require rather exacting techniques -- like vacuuming off the bottom, to waste, WITHOUT stirring up any debris. The problem with such techniques is that while some professionals can do so, it's very difficult, or impossible, to teach over the Internet.
What makes it worse, is that there are MANY such techniques, and knowing which to use on a specific swamp takes experienced judgement, which is ALSO something I can't teach.
It sounds like you are, generally speaking, doing the right things, and it may just take time. Once I've moved the thread, I'll post links to some other threads that will give you more info.
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