Dealing with the usual springtime algae

[lstinthot]

I would think if your selector valve does not have a recirc position you could take the filter assembly out of the housing while you run the pump while you kill the algae. Once you believe the stuff is all dead, put the filter back in and let if do the final cleanup.

I typically just run my DE fitler and backwash more often if needed, last year we had to back wash every day for a week.

Just a suggestion,

[Hornman120]

We had a DE filter in our old house. My wife (prior to our marriage) used to just shut off the pump during the winter and let it turn green. When spring rolled around, I took charge and did the following; Shock the pool and run the filter. It clogged up after a few hours. Backwashed and did it again. After a couple of cycles, it got to about 12 hours between backwashes and then 24 hours. Took about a week to get the water nice and clear. Anyway, that's how I did it in 1983. We bought a different house that year which had a cartridge filter and.....never allowed the pool to get green over the winter againt.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Kevin