After a nasty battle with algae, the pool is finally clear. Unfortunately, we had just bought a new cartridge filter before the algae battle. I want to do a filter soak tomorrow evening to really cleanse everything out, and I purchased a bottle of "Filter Renew" from a pool store. That was before I did research on here...I now realize I could have used dishwasher detergent and acid (lesson learned).

My problem is...the bottle has no ingredient list on the back. It says "Add 1 quart to 5 gal of water and soak filter for 16-24 hours. Will remove "oil, grease, scale, and mineral deposits." Does that mean I have one of the combo cleaners?

From what I read on here, it's bad to use acid first if you've got mainly an algae problem...that it could make things worse for my filter. It certainly sounds like it's a combo cleaner...but I guess I just want reassurance.

Next time, I'll save the guesswork (and money) and make my own filter soak.