Thanks. I did read on one of the links here that the Unicel filter was a better option so I've had one of those in for a couple of days. The water looks great the past 2 days. And once it cleared there was no visible residue on the bottom, just a few leaves that I couldn't see before.
I'm pretty much set. It was a week straight of shocking and rinsing that stupid paper filter, but it did work.
All my numbers are in line (chlorine is still a bit high but I expected that).
One last question: Can anyone supply a link to using the Walmart Bleach for every day maintenance instead of the chlorine tablets? Unless of course you think that's a bad idea.
I can't remember if I saw a post on here of someone maintaining their pool with 2 cups every night. I'd love to learn that method if it works.
Thanks!