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    Default Re: Can i go from bromine to chlorine ? hair/costumes going green

    Hi Corellia;

    #1 - Chlorine does not cause green hair; copper does.
    #2 - The presence of either chlorine or bromine makes copper more likely to stain, BUT
    #3 - The absence of chlorine or bromine means the pool is unsafe.
    #4 - This Once a bromine pool, always a bromine pool page will explain things you need to know.
    #5 - Neither chlorine nor bromine add copper to your system, or cause copper to erode. But, some chlorine products now have copper mixed in. You'll have to read the label -- it wouldn't do you any good for me to tell you US brands that do this, and I don't know UK brand names.
    #6 - Low pH (less than 7.0) WILL erode pool heaters.

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    Default Re: Can i go from bromine to chlorine ? hair/costumes going green

    Also, copper is used in a lot of algaecides so that could also be the source.
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