Hello,

One pool for sale! (Just kidding) Boy is this thing becoming the money pit. I sound like a fair weather friend, as the 3 previous seasons were great! Well, I still have a cloudy pool, and no matter how much I brush the pool, by the time I get back around to where I started, there is another powdery white layer on the steps to be brushed off-again. I can't figure out what this white stuff is. Could it be calcium from when it was added many weeks ago? Could it be DE not staying in the filter? Those are the only 2 white powdery products that I've added. I think the calcium is supposed to be a tad higher, but there is no way I am going to add any more white powdery products until the pool is clear.

Part of me wonders if this is not a water chemistry issue, but maybe an equipment issue instead (which would mean I am on the wrong thread). For example, the skimmers only pull water into them nicely for about 5 minutes, and then they just seem to stagnate. If I turn off the main drain the skimmers don't stagnate. Once I reopen the main drain for circulation the skimmers will go for about 5 minutes. If I turn the equipment off and on again, the skimmers will give me another 5 good minutes.

I have been using skimmer socks all season, and when I clean them they are always caked with grey powdery matter. I find the same stuff in the bag of the Polaris. Unfortunately, the wheels don't turn automatically at all on it, so it barely moves around the pool by way of the water traveling through it from the hose it is attached to.

Here are today's numbers:
FC 17
CC <.5
TC <17.5
pH 7.3
TA 100
CH 180
CYA 30

Thanks for previous advice and any you still might have!
Shannon