Stain slowly increasing over last three years of owning pool

[PoolDoc]

Definitely, try Vit. C and Iron Out on them.

You may want to look at this post I just made:
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...778#post118778

[banjeman]

Definitely, try Vit. C and Iron Out on them.

You may want to look at this post I just made:
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...778#post118778

I find it hard to believe it would be iron, I use city water and in the three years no pool store test has ever showed metals. The thing I wonder is I do get a lot of soil into the pool. Is there a type of staining directly related to always dealing with rain bringing in yard soil? Not sure what Etching is could that be it?

[PoolDoc]

Look in your toilet tank - is IT stained? What color?

(Iron can be present, but not show up on tests, because once it hits the pool, it becomes a stain so quickly. And once it's a stain, it's no longer in the water!)

[banjeman]

In three years I have lived here never lifted the toilet tank (house and pool where built new).

So toilet tank photos:

Toilet Tank at stand still:
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Toilet Tank Flushing:

[PoolDoc]

No metals in your water!!

I should qualify that, after looking more closely. I should have said: "Very low levels of iron in your water!"

Bottom line though, is still the result of testing Vitamin C and Iron Out on stained areas.

[banjeman]

No metals in your water!!

I should qualify that, after looking more closely. I should have said: "Very low levels of iron in your water!"

Bottom line though, is still the result of testing Vitamin C and Iron Out on stained areas.

Yeah I will get some vit c and iron out to test. It will be a few days as I will most likely get them from amazon.

[PoolDoc]

I'm not sure if it's a typo, but their current price for Iron Out is very cheap:

Super Iron Out IO30N Rust Stain Remover

Ascorbic Acid Powder