Issues w/ stains, from iron, copper, & other metals & with copper-based products: Nature2, Vision, Frog, Ionizers, skimmer pills, Pristine Blue, Chlor-Free & . . . ?
____________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains Stain removal with ascorbic acid Bucket test for the presence...
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 ___________________________________________ 1. Most pool stains...
I have a 22k gallon gunite pool with a SWC. Within the last month, a yellow tint has appeared at the bottom of the deep end. It is only in the deep...
Hi All, First post here and hoping Marie or anyone can help me out. After having black bark mulch blow into the pool on the few windy days we...
I have an above ground pool 17x29. Getting yellow staining on skimmer and ladder along with streaks on the floor and walls. Been using the pucks...
I did a search for this but didn't find anything that directly related to my question....I have an inground pool and earlier this summer we had some...
10 years after installing a fiberglass pool I'm starting to experience a staining problem. I'm refilling from a well and based on what I've learned...
Hi, Can anyone tell me if a high concentration of copper in the water reduces soda ash's ability to raise pH? I have copper-induced vinyl liner...
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, I opened our pool a few weeks ago. It was a fairly easy open and the water was sparkling clear within a day or two (and still is). However I...
Thanks to using the BBB method and advice on this forum I was able to maintain clear sparkling water all swim season with 0 combined chlorine ....
The white fiberglass steps in my 3 year old inground vinyl pool are turning yellow. Is there a way to make them look white again?
They both seems to be the same.. but not sure which one is better in Amazon.com. Pool is all balanced but brown stains. Use the step stuff works well...
I hear people talk about it, don't see it?
I am testing my water myself with Ben's test kit. I recently decided to have a pool store do a test for comaprison. The pool store suggested I add...
Hi again. Several threads ago last fall I requested help about ridding my vinyl pool of stains. Got good advice now it's time for action. I...
Hello - I'm a new pool owner with lots of questions, and a general loyalty to online forums such as this to gather info, rather than relying on...
Any links would be appreciated. Thanks
The company that poured my plaster sent me a letter recommending that I use Jack's Magic in my pool to prevent staining. The letter indicated...
I have a black faint film :eek: around my skimmer/basket area and I am wondering how you get rid of that????? Thanks:) Michelle
So, I'm pretty much done with my drama of this thread: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?10880-Stabilizer-Mystery&highlight=mystery ...
I have been finding tiny specks of brown/rust color on my steps(plastic), in the skimmer boxes and around the white aluminum coping. What might be...
Lesson Learned - why you should be sure to properly use sequestering agent BEFORE you shock you pool when freshly filling. Ugly, isn't...
i use well water to add water to my pool. i have a water softener but when adding fill water, i use the outside spicket that is not attached to the...
I was filling my pool with city water. My son put well water in to do it faster. I went to shut water last night and of course only shut the city...
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...
Well, first off My name is John, I live in Pierre SD. I have never owned a pool other than the blow up small deals for the kids. I am married with 3...
We filled our above ground pool with well water, shocked it and now the water is brown. Visited our local pool shop and they recommended a product...
The liner is going in our new inground pool. we have to fill it with well water (only thing available). I had it tested for metals at a local dealer...
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 am having a tough problem with the pool this year. I have been using the BBB method for several years with no problem. This year the pool has had a...
Ok, this is really strange. I have been useing BBB for 2 years now with great results! All of my readings are just fine, but the last few times I...
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