Issues w/ stains, from iron, copper, & other metals & with copper-based products: Nature2, Vision, Frog, Ionizers, skimmer pills, Pristine Blue, Chlor-Free & . . . ?
This was posted by PoolDoc in another thread this morning. It is concise and simple. A more thorough guide for dealing with metals in a pool is in...
____________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains Stain removal with ascorbic acid Bucket test for the presence...
___________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains ___________________________________________ 1. Most pool stains...
FAQ: "Stains & Metal Matters: Iron, Copper, Silver & More" About copper and silver based 'sanitizers' . . . Metal based treatment systems...
I tried to post this before the site went down, but I don't think it went through. Anyway, we recently resurfaced our pool with the Marquis finish &...
I have a 30 foot round AG pool. We did not cover it this winter and it got filled with algae, but we were able to treat that and get rid of it....
hello to all, looking at uv and copper/silver ion systems coppper/titainium oxidation systems. we all know that chlorine isn't good for us, so i'm...
Some time this week a post was made about copper in poolwater. The general consensus was that once there, it's impossible to remove unless you drain...
My pool dealer has recommended using Pristine Blue instead of chlorine. Says it is more forgiving than chlorine and is a low chlorine product....
My 20000 gallon gunite pool is about 3 weeks old now. Part of the initial fill was with well water (high in iron - therefore I'm assuming stains are...
How much ascorbic acid do you use in a 36,000 gallon vinyl line pool to remove the stains caused by well water?
Any recomendation for a good tile cleaner?
Last season, my pool, an inground vinyl liner variety, was doing great. No algae, no cloudy, etc. That is, until my heater core sprung a leak. ...
I have orange/brown staining in my pool which is pretty extensive. I did the vit C test which took the stain out. I am now treating my pool with the...
Does anyone think this might method help to remove ferric oxide/rust from the pool walls. Please see method at this site; ...
Today I did the stain ID kit. None of the tests showed the result it discribed. I looked back at the iron and cobalt test later and saw maybe a...
About 7 years ago, when no one else would step up for the job, I got responsibility for taking care of a small private club's pool. 80,000 gallon in...
Ok, we're still trying to figure this one out... I have an in-ground, gunite pool (almost 5 years old) & I live in Southeast Louisiana. For the...
This is year two for our IG vinyl pool (STILL building it ourselves -- working on the fence and deck pavers now). This site has been a life saver!...
Please bear with the long post. I think it illustrates some things that have not been discussed about ascorbic acid, at least not since the server...
We didn't know any better when we bought out pool, but they included their private label brand of the Pool Frog Mineral system. We only used it 1...
So glad you guys are back :) Might as well be among the first of the needy ! Background, have a small fiberglass pool that uses a heat...
I drained and refilled about 20% of my pool (about 7,000 gallons) a couple of weeks ago to get the calcium down. I will probably do the same again...
Just now trying to open pool. I will be honest in saying we are not the best at testing the chemicals in the pool - never really had any problems...
I top off my pool throughout the summer with unsoftened well water (Not Bad) and wanted to know if I need to add a metal removal product of some sort...
Hi, I have a vinyl inground pool that has some stains on the bottom that were caused by leaves, acorns etc...What is the best way to get rid of...
Anyone have any idea on what this Blue stuff is? Is there a "generic" chemical that can do what it does? (Is it just a metal sequesterer?) I...
Hi, I remember reading somewhere before the big crash that the only way to get metals out of the water was to stain something, preferably the...
A thunderstorm just filled my pool most of the way up the tile. It needs to be shocked as well and it occured to me that I could fill it up above...
Hi experienced pool owners! Please help an inexperienced pool owner if you can. This is our second year of opening the vynil lined 30,000 gallon...
Hi everyone, Glad to see the site back up and running!!! I'm getting ready to prep my in ground pool for the summer and was wondering how folks...
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Hi all, Has anyone dealt with brownish-gray staining in their vinyl-lined pools? (See attached photo.) Opened the pool and had a minor mustard...
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