Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

[Watermom]

WOW! No wonder you were tired. Glad to hear that you got it cleared up. Thanks for sharing your experience. This is why the Pool Forum works. Lots of sharing.

Welcome to the Pool Forum, by the way!

[eagles]

can you use the vitamin c tabs in a pool using the saltwater system?

[SMcCann]

Hi eagles. I don't know anything about saltwater systems. What happened to me as explained in a post I read,

"The shock obviously oxidized the iron, resulting in rust that turns the water brown. Oxidation reactions can be reversed by reducing the product formed using an acid . . . Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)."

If a saltwater system utilizes Chlorine or Shock, or a product that oxidizes the iron in your water, it would seem to me that the Vitamin C would reverse the oxidation for you as it did for me. I don't know if the Vitamin C would cause a problem with the salt process.

My recommendation would be to scoop out a clear container of your pool water and experiment with it rather than adding the Vitamin C to your entire pool. I wish you success. Our water continues to be beautifully clear and we have not added any additional Vitamin C. I'm sure as we add additional water, small doses of Vitamin C will keep the rust color away.

[eagles]

thanks for the reply. i did add a bunch of "C" tablets yesterday, and i seemed to think it helped. i went ahead and added a bunch more this morning. i know it is working. that green tint doesn't seem to be there anymore. it looks crystal clear now, or at least close enough for me. LOL

thanks again.

[SMcCann]

Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear it. We are loving our pool. Enjoy your summer.

[eagles]

same to you also! i just got out of the pool. so far i am enjoying it. the next thing i am getting is the sock. well 2 socks.

[SMcCann]

We will be ordering these Slime Bags to replace my husband's white socks - funny, he didn't want them back.

The Slime Bag Pool Fill Water Filter Bag
The X-Tra Polishing Pool Vacuuming Filter Bag

[tina411]

You mentioned that you used a chemical to make the metal clump...what chemical did you use? I have well water and now it's so brown it's almost black. I also bought a salt water filter from Intex this year hoping it would help. It didn't. I use the saltwater filter to "shock" it...using their "boost" button. That is what turned my water so brown. I'm seeing little brown particles clinging to the walls of my pool....not sure if that's the iron or not. Maybe the chemical you used would make them clump together.