Hello again, Sorry... I hope this is more readable..

We have a frame Intex pool 14 X 4 ft round and have had it for 3 years. This year was the first time we winterized it and it did well. (We used a non-chlorine winterizing kit ) We have well water (Iron) but only had to fill about 1/3 of the pool with fresh water for this season.

When we opened our pool, the pollen in our area was very bad. It began accumulating at a rapid rate in the pool while we were doing start up shock etc. The pool turned cloudy and we couldn't seem to clear it using clarifier, algaecide, and vacuuming the bottom. I used almost a whole bottle of clarifier over several weeks while we were battling this problem.

We cleaned the filter constantly but the problem only got worse, even though we cover our pool when not in use. We have the typical cartridge filter/pump that came with the pool, which is 1000 GPH Cartridge Filter.

Finally we visited our local pool store and had a sample tested. Everything tested fine...except CYA was low. This was because I was using Shock N Swim (Calcium Hypo) with no stabilizer. I have used Shock N Swim in the pool every summer for 3 years with no problem.

They suggested I use Pool First Aide. I dosed the pool 3 times but we didn't see much improvement. However the First Aide did clear up the pollen.

Then we noticed tiny blue flecks in the filter cartridge and realized that something was dissolving the pool cover! We promptly removed it and replaced it with another, and we now don't let the new one touch the water. All of the blue flecks have been filtered out, but we still have a cloudy pool and it continues to appear to be getting worse.

I stopped using Shock N Swim because I read that the calcium could be building up in the pool. (I was shocking it every day initially hoping to solve the problem.) I am now using Tri-chlor one inch tabs in floater and in the filter cartridge, and have not shocked for over a week.

I regularly use algaecide (abt once a week) but noticed it turn white when it came in contact with the water. (I have never seen that before!) So I have discontinued that. I used 20 Mule Team Borax to raise the pH, which was stable at 7.2 until we started vacuuming to waste and refilling with well water. It dropped to 6.8.

We are now ready to give up! I'm worried that adding the well water is only making things worse. We are cleaning the filter every couple of hours and we think some or most of the white milky residue is going back into the pool.

We cut apart a second cartridge and doubled the cartridge filter paper. It actually helps retain more of the concentrated white residue, which we wash out periodically. The concentrated residue will fall out inside the pump. (I collected some of the water from the pump and about 3/4 of an inch of milky white residue accumulated on the bottom of the jar) Inside our pool, though, not much is accumulating on the bottom. The water just stays cloudy.We are still vacuuming to waste but the waste water looks fairly clear.

We are Senior Citizens with limited income, so we can't spend a lot of money on the pool. Our Grandkids are coming in two days to swim and we are desperate to find a solution before then. The pool people said the water was safe but it is looking worse each day, so I am worried it is not. Thank you so much for your help! We use a two way test kit with drops. (I also have test strips and with them the TA appears too high but all else is in range. The CYA is now abt. 30 with using the Tri-chlor. Chlorine is about a 3.0 and pH is 6.8 right now. (Added well water to make up for loss) Pool holds 4,600 gals.