Tomm Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 I have an above ground pool and I hooked up the filter backwards and ran it for a half day before noticing what I did. Now my water is all cloudy. Did I mess up my filter and can I clean the water to bring it back to clear? Im a first time pool owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoolPenguin Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 What kind of filter do you have? sounds like you run the backwash directly to the pool? It should normally not be a problem because you have a higher pressure going to the pool then to the waste. The dirt in your pool now should clear up again, use a pool cleaner robot if you got one to speed things up. and maybe shock chlorine the pool. If its still cloudy then use some Flocculation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Ok I added shock to it it cleared up. I went to vacuum it and this time the filter is hooked up right but again everything I vac up came back in the pool by the jet even put it on waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 You need to take the filter apart to see if you have damaged the grids (if it is a DE filter) or (the element if it is a cartridge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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