This is a dual-purpose product that works as a filter aid, giving the filter a hand in removing suspended particles in the water. In addition, it may be used as a flocculent, binding tiny particles together so they drop to the bottom of the pool for easy vacuum removal. This is the preferred method to quickly clear very cloudy pools.

Filter Aid:
  Backwash and rinse filter according to the manufacturer's instructions then return to filter cycle.  For CARTRIDGE AND SAND FILTERS: predissolve outdoors in an empty, clean plastic bucket .5-1.0 pounds of Filter Aid in 1 gallon of water for pools ranging from 10,000-35,000 gallons.  Stir with a clean plastic or wooden spoon.  Pour predissolved solution slowly into the skimmer with the pump running.  Filter continuously 24-48 hours or until the pool clears.  If the pool does not clear, backwash filter and repeat as necessary.  If the pressure gauge increases 8-10 psi above the clean filter pressure, backwash and rinse the filter appropriately.

For D.E Filters:
  Backwash and clean the filter according to the manufacturer's instructions then return to filter cycle.  For pools ranging from 10,000 to 35,000 gallons, predissolve 1-2 ounces of Filter Aid outdoors in a clean plastic or wooden spoon.  Slowly pour the solution into the skimmer with pump running.  Filter continuously 24-48 hours or until the product clears.  If the filter pressure increases 8-10 psi above the clean filter pressure, backwash and clean the filter as necessary.

Flocculant:
  Backwash and rinse filter according manufacturer's instructions.  Tes pH and adjust to 7.6-7.8.  Allow pool to circulate for 2 hours before proceeding to the next step if pH adjustment was necessary.  Raise the water level in the pool to the top of the skimmer box and turn the pump off.  Use Filter Aid at the rate of 1 pound per 6,500 gallons of pool water.  Predissolve outdoors in an empty, clean plastic bucket 1 pound of Filter Aid in 1 gallon of water.  Stir with a clean plastic or wooden spoon.  Pour the solution along the edges of the pool.  Allow 24-48 hours for the floc to settle to the bottom of the pool and slowly vacuum to waste.  If some of the floc becomes resuspended allow an additional 24 hours for it to settle and slowly vacuum to waste.  Check and adjust pH and total alkalinity as necessary and resume routine maintenance.

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