Keeps getting cloudy - Please help...

[scottturner]

Good luck!

aylad uses zeo sand. Poconos, Watermom and myself use sand and add a little bit of DE through the skimmer after we backwash. That and skimmer socks (combined with good maintenance) can really make your water sparkle!

How much DE do you add to the skimmer? I take it in a regular sand filter that you lose the DE after a backwash? Thanks.

[aylad]

How much DE do you add to the skimmer? I take it in a regular sand filter that you lose the DE after a backwash? Thanks.

For Scottturner: You do lose the DE after backwashing. If you add DE to a sand filter, only add enough (start with a small handful) of DE to make your pressure rise by 1 psi. NOte that it takes a few minutes for this rise to happen, so give it a few minutes before you add more if you don't see it rise immediately. If you overshoot it, just backwash it out and start over.

Janet

[Watermom]

Scott --- you don't say how big your pool is so it is hard to suggest an amount. But to give you some idea --- I have a 24ft AG, a 1/2 hp fullrated inground pump and a 200 lb. sand filter. I usually start out with adding about 1/4 of a cup of DE and then go from there. The first time I did it, I didn't see a 1 psi rise, so I added more and then it was too much. After that, I learned that you have to wait a bit --- maybe even 1/2 hour to see the increase in pressure, so be patient and don't add any more until you give it a little time. If after 1/2 hour, no psi increase, add just a little more. You'll soon learn how much you need after a couple of tries.