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...
___________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains ___________________________________________ 1. Most pool stains...
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...
I have had my pool 4 weeks and have made the horrible mistake of using pristine blue. I want to switch to the BBB method or chlorine! I am ordering...
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...
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...
Well, big mess up here! While adding water the hose ws left on. Basically have all new well (iron) water! It's a nice green shade right now. ...
I am new to this forum so I apologize up front for any mistakes I am making. I have a semi inground 16 x 28 Doughboy pool, Millennium oval high rate...
We have an above ground pool. It's an 18 by 52. We are on WELL water. We filled it and it was nice and clear. Then I put Shock and Swim in it and its...
I use a Frog inline chlorinator and read on http://www.poolsolutions.com/testkits.html that I should test for copper. Is this due to the "mineral...
I acquired a brown waterline ring over the winter that will not go away. I scrubbed it away with a pad and a diluted bleach agent and it has come...
Hi. After having low alkalinity and low PH for quite awhile, we fixed the alkalinity problem and have got the ph to normal levels. However, after...
My first post! Hoping to get some advice. I've had my above ground pool for 7 years. I have the Pool Frog system. Lately I am having a problem...
I have rdish/brown stains from the clay/mud that washed in the pool. Water is clear now. Does sequestering agent help removing the stains - I don't...
We have struggled with getting our pool clean all summer so about 10 days ago we completly drained the pool and filled it with fresh water. It was...
We just recently set up a pool for the kids. Got the pump running put a puck in and now the water turned a yellow tint. Why did this happen? ...
When we burn the citronella Tiki Torches around the pool to keep the mosquitos away, it creates a sooty ring at the water line on my vinyl liner....
I have just purchaced a intex ultra metal frame pool 16x48 and we have well water. Our well has not been tested in a while. Our neighbors have warned...
Well we have iron in our well water. I have an intex ultra 16x48 pool, new this year. I have used quite a few tricks here from this site which have...
I apologize that this is long but I wanted to give you the complete history. I have been fighting metal stains/algea for a couple of weeks and need...
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...
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...
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...
Info is correct, but method needs rewriting Few people seem to be able to follow this process successfully, because it is too hard for most....
My fiberglass pool was all brown. I managed to remove all the stains with iron eraser. I have read many posts on this forum and have taken lots of...
We have a 25,000 gal pool. We have been taking the water to be sampled at a pool place but don't seem to be getting much resolution. The water...
I have a plaster pool and it is a long story, but to keep it short I have struggled to maintain good chemical balance due to me traveling and my wife...
I get brown stains in my fiberglass pool all the time. I can effectively remove them with oxalic acid, but it always turns the water cloudy for...
As soon as we open our pool, I am planning on using the acid to remove the stains on our liner. How much of it do I need for my 27' AG (48" deep)...
Greetings from South Texas! Had a fiberglass pool installed less than a year ago and I am very happy with the results. Water chemistry is on...
We rented out our house for a year and left the pool in the care of a pool service for our renters. Upon our return, I was dismayed to find lots of...
The surprise is we cleaned the pool with a net 24 hours ago. Can acorns really stain the fast? My ph is high and clorine is low, can that add to the...
Hi all, I've just opened my 25,000 in ground pool. The first thing I did was shock it and add some algaecide to clear it up. Testing my water this...
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