Quote Originally Posted by duraleigh
Hi, Lee,
You have obviously thought long and hard about your process. I would interject that, once you start, test and post your numbers here on the forum daily. That gives everyone a definitive point to start and will result in the best advice from the forum along the way.
Will do...

Quote Originally Posted by duraleigh
I am assuming you cannot drain and refill. That would certainly be the most bulletproof way of getting your metal out. Do you have an idea as to how it got there? If you refill from the same source, you will eventually have to do this battle again.
Absolutely no idea... there's no metal/iron anywhere in the pump/filter system. In 2004 I was a rookie pool owner and I put a lot of poolstore junk into the pool but I do not recall iron content in anything I put in. The previous owner of the house put the pool in so I am not sure if iron wasn't a problem before I got involved.

I fill with tap water (city water). I will test it and pot the results here as well as my pool water.

Quote Originally Posted by duraleigh
P.S. I, and others on this forum, are not big polyquat advocates. I've only used CL and have been successful to this point. I think I understand why you're using it but Ben seems to think it works much better as a preventative than a cure.....Pricey, too
Dave S.
~$15/quart at Home Depot and Kmart is the best price I've seen. I'll add some initially when I'm doing the iron removal procedure since the FC will be low.