Too much DE in pool

[PoolDoc]

It really sounds like you have a hole in one of the membranes (or fingers?).

But again, if it's DE, it WILL have 'texture' when you pinch it between your fingers. And, it will NOT be green.

So, I'm thinking you have a filter problem AND algae.

[SL Dan]

Right, I have algae NOW, but a few weeks ago I had the same problem and it wasn't green. I've taken the filter apart twice since the problem began, inspected all the grids, and they're fine. But of course, you're right - I must have a filter problem.

But my original question was: how do I get the DE out of the pool?

[SL Dan]

Oh, and I know it's DE because, when I vacuum the pool, there's an excessive amount of DE in the leaf trap.

[PoolDoc]

So . . . fix your filter.

[SL Dan]

If I could find what's wrong with it, it would have been fixed months ago. Are you saying that it will then filter the DE? That that's how I get it out of the pool?

[SL Dan]

I know that the filter has a leak - I've been looking for the source of it for about 3 years. But it's not any worse than it was, and this incident happened some time in March.

[PoolDoc]

I'm not talking about a water leak. DE will not pass through a functioning DE filter.

In fact, it won't even pass a functioning sand or cartridge filter ( though it can DAMAGE cartridges!). I've actually used that fact for years to test sand filters.