WHite water mold- new pool owner

[sweepmeup]

Well, I have Been working hard on my pool, keeping it clean, & testing 3 times a day. Also, shutting down the pump in the morning to let sediment fall before vacuuming, brushing and skimming-then turning it back on for the night.
My PH dropped to 7.6 watermom the chlorine is still unreadable- getting less and less blackish sediment. very clear water. Waiting on my K2006 & waders- I need to change that filter- have 7 of them. 60 degrees is tooooo cold to change them- It would probably put me into a flareup- If that happens i'd be down and out for a few weeks.

I have a QUESTION: Is the TSP ( trisodium phosphate ) the red box. Is it a good/safe filter cleaning product ?? I read POOLDOCS ( Bens) post on it. Want some other input. Thanks.
ALL is well CARL, EXCEPT: my SPIDER ALIEN FRIENDS FROM hell
They are now skipping on top of the water-Not as many, But~~~~ I have taken up a collection jar, as they are a little bigger and more defined. i.e. ( legs and antennas) I plan on dumping them on a black napkin and taking a photo, S@@N. UGH ! As long as they reside walking on my water, I won't be doing any hydro-therapy. I'm very upset about this. And am thinking of taking pool down if they don't DISAPPEAR. 7 years of saving for this. But, I will give it more time. :/ Appreciate any comments.

[CarlD]

If you cannot get a chlorine reading then you almost certainly are seeing it consumed faster than you are adding it. Not sure what to suggest on the filters. Usually Intex filters can be washed and reused several times, but if you cannot get them out because of the water temp...you'll need someone to do it for you under your direction. But you don't need to change them until they clog up and the flow slows down.

[Watermom]

I am sorry but I'm unfamiliar with TSP so can't offer you any advice in regards to its use. Hopefully someone else will have some knowledge about it.

[CarlD]

I am sorry but I'm unfamiliar with TSP so can't offer you any advice in regards to its use. Hopefully someone else will have some knowledge about it.

I don't either.

[sweepmeup]

THanks- going out to do pool business now- Carl my chlorine is still HIGH - 20 ppm or better. filter flow is fine-
I get the K2006 and waders in 3 days. My filters are fine- I just LIKE to change them alot- 1/2 as much to vacuum up today in just the corners and the surface aliens are not many 10-12 maybe > o.O Thanks for answering you 2. have a great night- I'll update you

[CarlD]

Do you have a pressure gauge on your filter? I'm guessing not, but if you do, you shouldn't change/clean your filter till it goes up 5psi from when it's clean. You can soak the filters in electric dishwasher detergent, which doesn't suds, then rinse them off and they should be clean and reusable.

[sweepmeup]

no pressure gauge Carl. But the dishwashing detergent idea is GREAT ! Will do that. and all seven of my filters have been rotated/cleaned about every week for the past 4 months- they are all in good shape. today the sock in the skimmer was clean- I change them and wash them everyday.
Have a quick question I meant to ask days ago-
After doing all my maint today ( which took about 1/2 hour ) not bad. vacuum/brush and skim.
How long should I wait after turning the pump back on to do another water test ???
MY guess is a couple hours thanks in advance...

[CarlD]

Generally, our recommendation when someone is battling an algae bloom is to run the pump 24/7, and not turn it off for more than a minute or two.