I was really looking for something a little easier to maintain. I don't have a great area to backwash my sand filter. Plus, the first year our sand filter kept the water crystal clear, but has gotten worse every year since. It is only 4 years old and I have changed the sand twice, replaced the guts and multivalve of the tank, hand scrubed the inside of the tank and plumbing, resealed all the joints and now the pump is dying. I did the chorline tablets for the first two years, the "sustain" way the 3rd year (which was a nightmare to keep our pool balanced), last year I found this sight and changed to the simple and correct way and the pool is clear but not as great as the first year. Would like to go with DE but to backwash I need to run a 100' line to drain. I backwash at least once a week sometimes more because the filter pressure starts dropping after a couple of days. So again, any advice is helpful.

Thanks again,
Dave