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Finding where the d.e. and debris is getting past can be a challenge as it can be at all the places mentioned above. I have had problems in the past with d.e. filters blowing debris back and eventually replaced every component from the grids to the valve and still had an issue. I'm not familiar with the system 3 with d.e. grids but if you are thinking on changing filters, my opinion is to get a Hayward cartridge filter if you have the bucks. Jacuzzi isn't my favorite filter maker. Either way, you shouldn't have much of an issue replacing filters but you will more than likely have to hard plumb your existing pump to the replacement filter with pvc.

This is difficult to diagnose without seeing it. When you refilled the pool, was the water clear before you added the chlorine? If yes, then more than likely you have metals in the source water as the chlorine caused the metals to oxidize and thus changed the color of the water. Are you filling it with a well? I don't think it was from existing metals from the previous fill because metals don't stick to vinyl very well and you should have been able to spray the walls and bottom of the liner down as you drained it. Any other issues that would cause this would most likely have to originate from the fill water source as this is a vinyl pool and you didn't yet run the pump.

I totally agree with Spa Guru. There's little difference in maintenance between round or oval. Round may be a little more difficult to vacuum if its big because you have to reach out further to get to the middle but may circulate better as you can turn the return jet toward the pool wall and create a wirlpool effect. The oval shape may vacuum easier and more uniformly but can't create a wirlpool effect like the round shape pool can. Some of the nicer ovals have a more streamline buttress design so if space is an issue between the sheds, consider one of those. These "buttress free" models typically use only about 1.5 feet of extra space sticking out from the oval's straight sides for their buttress ends.

Hi. Thats a pretty high TDS level I think. Being in Florida, we haven't had much occurences of high TDS levels due to all the rain we get here but in the couple times I've had to deal with it, it was a major pain. It was a pain because high TDS can cause a broad spectrum of issues and can make even the most experienced service guy scratch his head. Plus there's no good way to reduce it except to replace the water with new. My opinion is the same as your pool guy's. Fill with the city water.

I could be wrong but it sounds like a chemistry issue moreso than the filter. To make sure, superchorinate by adding 10 gallons of liquid chlorine to the pool. I know thats a lot of chemical but you've gotta have enough shock effect to burn out everything including maybe too much added algacides. Maintain only one tablet and adjust the Ph after a day or two. Run the filter 12 hrs per day and each day vacuum the dead debris from the bottom of the pool out to waste and into the yard. Vacuum just before the pump runs so you can make sure and get all that dead stuff that settled to the bottom. If in a few days your pool looks perfectly clear(which I think it will), then that'll tell you that it was a chemistry balance issue.