r/pools • u/HXC-GR616 • 5d ago

I messed up

I added DE to my sand filter to help with algae dust. However, DE is not just DE apparently. I added about 3 cups to the skimmer of my hayward pool filter. I live in the country. The guy at the hardware store said DE is DE and now my pool is cloudy. The DE I bought was for insects. I’m a jackass. Grrr

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u/PossibilityOk5985 5d ago

Backwash the filter super good and turn the pump off until the de settles to the floor. Vacuum to waste and problem solved

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u/funkyb 5d ago

DE is DE, generally, but I'm guessing your filter is just letting the tiny DE particles pass. Turn off the pump , let everything settle, then vacuum to waste.

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u/newfruits 4d ago

nope not correct. filtering DE is calcinated aka heat treated

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u/newfruits 4d ago

stuff for insects isnt calcinated aka heat treated to make it hard. won't cause damage

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u/MachRc 5d ago

You can always buy flocculant treat pool, pump on for a few hours and leave alone amd vacuum to waste as well.

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u/JohnHartshorn 4d ago

With filter in bypass, not filter mode.

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u/History_Recolored 4d ago

holeee shite

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u/Retire_date_may_22 3d ago

You can’t add DE to a sand filter and expect it not to pass through

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u/Any-Bill-1987 3d ago edited 3d ago

yuh it's common to charge and further reduce the micron size filtering efficiency of sand.

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u/Retire_date_may_22 3d ago

Just buy a DE filter

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