Cloudy and white dots

[jcowar32]

My filter takes the A cartridge.

[PoolDoc]

Cleaning supplies -- you can get all these locally. TSP is usually in the paint section. Any clean plastic 5 - 10 gallon bucket with a lid will work for soaking:

Rubbermaid BRUTE Gray 10 Gal Container w/o Lid @ Amazon
Round Brute Lid For 10-Gallon Waste Containers, 16" Diameter, Gray
1lb Savogran 10621 Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) @ Amazon

Cartridge -- you need 2:

Unicel C-4607 Replacement Filter Cartridge (Easy Set Size A or C) @ Amazon

If you shop around on Amazon, be very careful. Most of the products that say "Unicel" somewhere in the description are NOT Unicel, but one of a variety of Asian made products, that are NOT equal in effectiveness.

[jcowar32]

Thanks for all of the help. I am now able to see across the entire pool all the way to the bottom. I have ordered the filters and will be ordering the test kits next week. We have had a lot of rain in the past week so I have been vacuuming using the siphon out onto the ground since my current filters will not trap the fine debris.

My pool is still not as clear as I would like it right now. Should I keep the FC levels high another couple days or should I let it go back to normal and see if the filters will fix it when they come in?

[PoolDoc]

If your weather is cloudy, so you don't lose much chlorine to the sunlight, keep it high.

Otherwise, if you can only measure to 5 ppm, let it drop just below 5, and then re-dose to take it to near 10 ppm, till you have a kit, and can manage it more accurately.

[gdubs]

How do you use the TSP? I have 2 c400 cartridges that were at 8psi and now are at 20 psi even after I rinse them.