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Update: Well, I've finally have a clear pool again. How did I do it? Filtration, filtration, filtration. I keep the sweeper hose down near the deep end to help pull from the bottom along with the bottom return. In addition, I connected a submersible pump to a whole house filter. I've had the...

Thanks, JoyfulNoise. I am working on an improved filter system. My filters are in decent shape, but will still replace them as I saw the one off-brand cartridge is not sealing as tightly to the plastic filter holder as the Pentair I have in there now.

Thanks for the advise. Why I wanted to ask before I drained it. Any suggestions for filter this Crud out. I've run the pump 24, 7 for nearly a month.

Well, I left my sweeper hose connected to the skimmer, moved it to the deep end to try to pull more cloudy water, and let it run the past couple days. Although I am still getting some white junk out of the filter, there hasn't been any real improvement. OCLT has been <1. Current FC is 19. Last...

Thank you, JoyfulNoise.

I may have found the source of my phosphates. In March, I treated metal stains on my steps with BioGuard pool magnet plus. This product, like Metal Magic in the TFP article I read, contains HEDP which adds phosphates as it treats the metals. The staining on my steps was not as bad as last year...

I just swept the pool and cleaned the filter. This time, I did flush out quite a lot of white junk. There was more than what came out yesterday. So, maybe I'm getting somewhere. I am also probably due for a couple new filters. I used these two last year. Perhaps they are not filtering out the...

My assumption is from the fill water. I created an auto-fill system which runs for 10 minutes every day. I loose on average 1/8 - 1/4" per day, but sometimes more. I have installed heat and humidity controls in the pool house this spring to help with evaporation. Yes, I probably have a leak...

Thanks. I have cleaned and swapped to a second dry filter each time I use my brush with the skimmer attachment. The filter pressure never really increased more than about 2 psi. The last time I did it, it barely changed. I'm pretty sure I do not have an algae problem or at least haven't had...

I've searched and read everything I can find on TFP about cloudy pools after phosphate removal. Yes, first lesson was "don't do that." I sort-of did it to myself, and asked the pool store what I could do because my numbers were 4000+ ppm on phosphate. ( I found TFP after my pool store visit...

Joined today but have read the forum a few times searching for answers. I love your philosophy and all of the information I have learned here. My wife and I bought this place in 2020. The house is beautiful, we have a couple acres, I finally have some shop space, and . . . . there's a...