Can you add a little D.E to a sand filter - thru the skimmer - to help in the filtration process and trap the smaller particles - or will that hurt the filter?

New pool owner and struggling with it..

What is the proper way to recycle a Triton II Sand Filter,and at what pressure, my multi-port has Filter, Rense, Recycle,...

I am trying to assist with my mother's pool. My father, who used to maintain it has passed, and we are left trying to keep it up. We have cleaned out the filter, but the...

Pool specs, I have an above ground, 4ft deep 24' diameter round swimming pool. Has a Hayward Pump/Filter system (sand filter). This is the first time this pool has been...

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The guide says I should run my filter for 8 hours a day / during the whole of day light hours.

Why? What does it do and why does it need to be run for so many...

I've just installed a new indoor pool but my builder has forgetten to put in grill drainage round edge of pool. As a result water from children getting in and out of...

Does anyone have a simple step by step checklist for winterizing an above ground pool? I am new to this whole pool experience and I'm trying to plan ahead.

Thanks so...

I'm a new pool owner. Just put it in this summer. The pool builder told us to put the shock thru the skimmer and run it thru the system. Friends tell me not to do this....

I have an in-ground 18' x 36' pear shapped pool with stairs. Bottom is concrete, sides fiberglass. When the pool was originally build we had a Polaris line installed. It...

What is the propper sand to use in the filter

I opened my pool for the first time. Once the water cleared, a lot of sand and gravel was noticed at the bottom of the pool. Gravel was used to backfill instead of dirt...

I have a 15' x 3.5' above ground cheapie round pool. It doesn't have a skimmer, just a port on the side of the pool that leads to a cheapie(ish) cartridge filter....

when vacuuming my vacuum head grabs or locks onto the pool liner causing the vacuum hose to collapse.the gauge pressure reads 18 psi.there does not seem to be any...

Hi there, I have low pressure around 4 in my gauge, and my pump doesn't seem to fill all the way, I can see water hitting the top. Also, there is not enough pressure to...

Just taken over the maintenace of a pool - when you hoover do you need the waste pipe open? I close the skimmers, filters and water top up, but not sure whether the...

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We are new pool users about 6 months ago and when I put the vacuum in the pool it works for about 4 minutes and then stops sucking. My sight glass on my pool is...

When I pour the mix of DE and water into the skimmer, a cloud of DE is pumped back into the pool. Why would this be happening?

A small amount of sand shoots into my pool each time the pump is started. I was told to replace the spring in the handle of the filter--it didn't help. I checked the...

I have a hayward s-200 filter for my in-ground pool. I just opened up the pool for the summer and the 2 problems I have are...

First, I hear gurgling in the filter,...

How long per day does the filter pump need to be run on an inground concrete pool?

Perhaps this is one of the newbiest questions I could ask?