Low Alkalinity/PH = Big Trouble

[JohnT]

Get a water test to check for metal. Adding anything without test information is a bad idea.

[mbar]

Welcome to the forum I see that you have posted in the alk forum also, It is a good idea not to double post - you will get better feedback if you just post in one forum and all of your answers will be in one place. It would help if you give us some more info - what kind and size pool, what your chemistry was and is now, what kind of pump and equipment you have, like a heater, or plumbing that may have corroded. It is hard for us to give you a good answer without some history.

[Airren]

The pool size is 12' x 26' and only 9000 gallons. The problem was the alkalinity level was being ignored - it was very low, non existent. PH did not register at all on the testing kit we have. The water was tasting bad.

We use regular chlorine - no heater - Hayward pump.

When we increased the alkalinity orange residue appeared on the surfaces of the pool.

Anyway, I just called my pool guy. He said that it is metal that was purged from the water after raising the alk.

Thanks.

*Yes I know I made a mistake by posting twice (I did apologize in the post I make in this section). I swear I won't do it again. Have a wonderful day.

[mbar]

Yes, it sounds like metals, did he suggest you put in a sequestering agent? You don't want the metals to fall out and stain the pool. Do you have a well? I would just be a good idea to find out where the metals came from in the first place. Don't worry about the double post, one of the moderators will probably get rid of it