Quote Originally Posted by karrde97 View Post

I've got a HUGE box of DE I bought at Lowe's when I only needed (1) Cup. I didn't think about adding that. I'll do that next time.
Don't add too much--1/3 to 1 cup is all you need--if your skimmer stops working, just backwash the filter and add less DE. You need to add more DE everytime you backwash. Actually, you don't need to add it, but if you want the extra filtering DE gives sand you do. I have been using DE for 2 1/2 seasons now and STILL am on the first 10 lb box. DE doesn't go bad.

My pool's now pretty much clean. The water is clear but not the crystal, crystal clear I like and usually have.

We had a lot of rain while I was away and I think that did it.