I have an 15'x42" Intex Easyset pool (17000L?) and I am experiencing difficulties keeping it clean. The pool came with a skimmer, vaccum(with a garden hose connection and a small white bag made out of cloth) and filter(cartridge).

What seems like dirt/mud/brown substance (it could be the result of all the stuff being destroyed by the chlorine) seem to settle at the bottom of the pool.

When I try to vaccum the dirt, all it seems to do is make it disperse in the water and makes the water cloudy. Even filtering it for hours won't help. The next day it is fine but I think it is because everything settled back to the bottom. The vaccum does not connect to the skimmer basket and it only seems to only pick up the bigger stuff laying at the bottom

Also, when I am in the pool I notice there are tiny white particles in the water.

I clean the pool by putting chlorine in the form of granules every evening and I try to shock it once a week. From what I read, the white particles could be the result of me not diluting the chlorine with water . If I leave for the weekend I put in a 3" tablet.

I'm not sure if it's a chemical or equipment(cheap vaccum) problem. Help would be greatly appreciated.