New to Forum could use a little help

[PoolDoc]

If you've got a softener, they are very effective at removing metals, and the added sodium* shouldn't be a problem at all.

PoolDoc

* softeners add sodium, at least till they need to be regen'd

[jkoch]

For anyone looking to shock their well which does help reduce clear water iron (you know it is clear water iron when the water comes out of the tap clear but turns brown after a few minutes). Below is a nice instruction.

[PoolDoc]

Hi JKoch;

You can't post links yet -- I modded your post in without the link, and then checked. Seems OK and UGA.edu security should be OK.

But, there is a MAJOR insecurity in Adobe Reader and PDF files that is not fixed. So here's my caution to ALL readers. Before you read ANY PDF file off the Internet (even from here!), turn OFF JavaScript in Acrobat reader

Open Acrobat, and go to Edit | Preferences | Javascript \ UNCHECK "Enable Acrobat Javascript" and that's it. At least till you update Acrobat. But Adobe's profit plan for Acrobat depends on 'features' that Javascript makes possible, so they re-enable it behind your back with every update.

Anyhow here's the link for the PDF from UGA.edu:

http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/PDF/HACE-858-4.pdf


PoolDoc

[sturev]

Thanks for the input. I shocked my well yesterday with hopes of reducing the iron.

What about filling with my softened water?

It will take a few days but the softener dealer looked at the 14.5K gallons to fill an said it would work. My softeners utilizes fine mesh resin which has in the past taken out most if not all of my iron. Typically a fine mesh resin softener can take up to 3 ppm of iron out reasonably well.

So, Should I use softened water?

Thanks a bunch.

I'm on a well with lots of nasty things (Iron, sulfur, super high Alk and who knows what else... ), and I filled my pool with the water from my treatment system and I've been totally happy! I have several filters and a salt softner, so if it's possible, I would sure consider it!

[AnnaK]

I'll give the plumbing shop a call tomorrow about the cost of the cal-hypo well shock pellets.

BTW, Adobe has come out with the new version of its Flash Player, v 10.1. The security issue reported a week ago no longer exists—so they say. PDF files with embedded .swf files should be safe again as should YouTube vids and other Flash content.

[AnnaK]

What do those pellets cost? How fast would they dissolve in a skimmer?

Pellets like those could help a LOT of people with metal problems.

PoolDoc

Okay, here are some more details:

Product name: Pro Chlor-Pel
Mfg: Pro Products LLC, Ft. Wayne, IN
Active ingred. cal-hypo 70%
Inactive (not specified) 30%
Pellets wt.: 1 g (0.035 oz)
Contents: 2.27 kg (5 US pounds)

Cost ~ $32 at the plumbing supply store locally.

I do not know how quickly they dissolve in a skimmer basket. They're dang fast when they hit the well water, you can hear them hiss and fizzle.