Pool Surface Staining & Discolored Pool Water

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Slight staining/milky water

by AJ » Sun 16 Oct, 2011 10:38

Hi,
I have a fibreglass pool (+-12000l)sunken,about 3 x weeks ago discovered slight staining on the bottom and stairs.Previously I have used Flocket...

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Sun 16 Oct, 2011 10:38
Yellow stain - not mustard Algae
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by newskate9 » Fri 23 May, 2008 23:38

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Hi all, new here, hope someone can help.

Pool is in third year this summer. Vinyl, in ground CU ion / CL system, cartridge filter, gas...

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I found there is not magic chemical to remove any yellowing, I find most times it is just plan old dirt and scum, because the pool hasn't been...
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Tue 13 Sep, 2011 10:22
Natural Cleaning, fish?

by poolideas » Wed 21 Oct, 2009 00:47

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My wife's sister has a 15m indoor pool which is rarely used.
The water was green. I think the water is circulated, but not conditioned.
Is there some...

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I will check it as soon as possible

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Mon 27 Jun, 2011 01:57
Pool liner stains

by jayxxxx » Wed 22 Jun, 2011 09:42

Hi we have owned a 15 x 30 above ground pool in NH for the past 7 years, well this year, we have bad stains on the liner. I don't think its Algae...

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Wed 22 Jun, 2011 09:42
Pool liner stains

by jayxxxx » Wed 22 Jun, 2011 09:40

Hi we have owned a 15 x 30 above ground pool in NH for the past 7 years, well this year, we have bad stains on the liner. I don't think its Algae...

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Wed 22 Jun, 2011 09:40
Clear green tinted water

by rconniesue1 » Thu 11 Jun, 2009 13:42

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My water has a green tint to it. It is perfectly clear and tests good. Shows no metals and everything reads good. what could this be? Been going on...

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sounds like you have a phosphate problem.

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Tue 21 Jun, 2011 03:27
Stained vinyl pool bottom green

by Jofish » Tue 14 Jun, 2011 09:56

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Pool opened well shocked vacuum pool cleared added the orb to skimmer and chlorine in a floater. Next day pool stained greenish cannot clean at all...

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Sounds like you could have some organic or mineral staining. There are a vast array of Multi Stain Removers that will enable you to remove this stain...

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Sat 18 Jun, 2011 19:21
Brown pool

by mishy59 » Sat 09 Apr, 2011 00:17

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hi we have recently had a new chlorinator installed,since then the bottom and sides of pool has turned brown!! What can we do to fix this?? It is a...

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check for the chemical composition in water. Probably the iron content has shot up.

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Last post by swimfit
Mon 09 May, 2011 09:33
Light brownish rust like on pool liner below

by pectin232 » Tue 03 May, 2011 07:41

When I use Ascorbic Acid it works well to remove the stains. ..(just opened pool a few weeks ago). Problem is why did the stains happen and during...

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Last post by pectin232
Tue 03 May, 2011 07:41
Grey stain on pool liner and now ladder
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by nikkih10 » Sat 13 Nov, 2010 23:27

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Hope that someone can give some advice on our recent pool problem.
About two weeks ago I noticed that 85% of our pool liner was turning a very light...

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Milky appearance of the pool water is the most common problem swimming pool owners come up with. I'd seen a genuine discussion on this forum on the...
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Last post by swimfit
Mon 21 Feb, 2011 00:38
Blue film on ladder rungs

Attachment(s) by bnairb » Mon 27 Sep, 2010 11:26

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When closing the pool for the winter yesterday :( I noticed the ladder rungs (white plastic) had a blue film on every rung that was below the water...

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Yes there is a test for metals and your local pool store should be able to test it for you. If you prefer you can order test kits from the internet...

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Fri 07 Jan, 2011 14:19
staining on cloths

by mick lee » Sun 19 Dec, 2010 07:30

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can anyone help ? my pool water is dyeing white cloths blue.Also a blue film appears now and again on the surface.

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This can only be understood knowing the chemical composition of the pool water, plus the sanitizer and other external agents that you might be using...

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Thu 23 Dec, 2010 04:39
"rust" spot on bottom of pool

by Gillespie » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 09:42

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I have a Zodiac soft-side above ground pool. I installed it 5 years ago with a base of 4 inches of crusher dust, a tarp and 1.5" high-density...

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I have a small rust spot that just startred about 2 months ago just below the waer line on an inground gunnite pool . I can take one of those erasers...

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Last post by lumberjack0070
Thu 28 Oct, 2010 13:23
Vinyl Liner with Stains

by bobbyg714 » Fri 11 Jun, 2010 07:45

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After opening the pool this year I have some dark stains on the bottom where leaves and debris had be all winter. Usually these stains lighten or...

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I agree that chlorine is the answer to organic stains but I have found I sometimes need to hold the FC up pretty high for as long as a week before...

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Last post by duraleigh
Wed 01 Sep, 2010 10:52
Stained Liner

by Guest » Thu 08 May, 2008 19:00

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Opened pool and the bottom of the liner is pretty badly stained brown/tan. I dropped the chlorine to 0 and added ascorbic acid and followed that with...

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I have a high copper content, 3.8 ppm. I have a heater and recently had a automated chlorinator installed. The heater and pool is 4 years old and...

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Last post by RIC79
Thu 29 Jul, 2010 20:41
Where to buy

by [email protected] » Mon 17 Jul, 2006 19:42

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Where can I buy citric acid in a powder?

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bulkfoods.com sells it in 50 lb bags as well as in smaller quantities.

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Last post by tammyinmo
Sun 25 Jul, 2010 17:33
Mustard stains but not algae, what is it?!
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by corsara » Thu 27 May, 2010 06:46

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Well, my pool is a 36 x 18 with vinyl liner.

A little background: About a week ago, I discovered that chlorine level had dropped to almost 0, so I...

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The ascorbic acid treatment only removes the stain, but you need a metal sequestrant to keep the metal in solution and that needs to be added...
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Wed 21 Jul, 2010 21:27
Iron in water

by Erin22 » Fri 01 Jul, 2005 23:41

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I have a 15x3-1/2 ft easy set pool from wally world...and i also have LOTS of Iron in my well water...I've been battling with it for about a month...

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I battled iron in my well water for 2 years, then last year I had a guy come out and fill the pool with water from a tanker truck but that cost...

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Sat 03 Jul, 2010 10:01
Pool won't stay blue!

by MiamiSun » Sun 07 May, 2006 17:54

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I am new to the pool thing so it is very possible I am missing a step here but for the life of me I cannot get the pool to stay blue!

I've...

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You simply are not maintaining an appropriate Free Chlorine (FC) level for your Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level and when you get behind you need to shock...

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Last post by chem geek
Tue 29 Jun, 2010 13:02
Green stain on the pool perimeter

by reko19 » Tue 22 Jun, 2010 14:51

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Hi,
I have this pool for eight years, never happened before. This year I noticed light green / gray stain on the bottom of the liner around the...

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I shocked the pull and it seemed to help. It almost looks like some of this stuff turned into dust and I was able to vacuum it out. The rest is still...

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Fri 25 Jun, 2010 07:36

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