Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Total hardness and calcium hardness in pool water.
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Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 15:34

There is a way of finding out if your heater is the problem. You will have to follow these steps carefully and accurately:

1. Shut your entire system down for a few hours.

2. With your heater on (max heat will be best), turn the system ON.

3. After 30 seconds, capture a water sample DIRECTLY from the jets and have the pool store test THAT sample for metals.

If there is a problem with your heater, the metal test will be high!

Also, sequestering agents only soften the metals up so the chemicals can pick up the stains, however, as soon as the sequester fades out, it hardens and the surface sucks it back in like a sponge!


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Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby kturner » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 16:13

The finish I believe is fine not so sure about heater my wife sent a email to Royal Fiberglass Pools. About the pool the builder is worthless. So I did call Rheem the heater manf they said they didn't think that the heater would be damaged .However they said that it could hurt it so who do I go to about the heater the builder will do nothing I'm sure .
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Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 16:24

kturner wrote:The finish I believe is fine not so sure about heater my wife sent a email to Royal Fiberglass Pools. About the pool the builder is worthless. So I did call Rheem the heater manf they said they didn't think that the heater would be damaged .However they said that it could hurt it so who do I go to about the heater the builder will do nothing I'm sure .


I would still run the test and have it sampled from the pool store for metals. I did not know it was a fiberglass pool so the finish would not be an issue. If something is wrong with either the pool or the heater, the first route is to try and remedy the issue with the builder. If he refuses to help, you will have several avenues to go.

Contact:
1. Attorney General
2. BBB
3. Consumer Affairs
4. Angies List
5. Royal Fiberglass Pools, inc.
6. Civil Court

I strongly believe the issue lays in the pool heater as the salt cell was installed on the wrong side of the equipment which is very specific due to the damage it WILL cause. Being your issue is only on the side the returns are pointed to, it tells me there is a foreign substance being introduced into the water. While it may not necessarily be copper, any metals in that heater can be breaking down inside which will cause the staining you are experiencing. The only way to find out is to perform that test yourself and go off those results so you have a strong ground to stand on in the dispute. Should you have any questions, you can contact us at any time as we can walk you through the troubleshooting process.
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Postby kturner » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 19:50

never thought of that any ideas on a good way to capture the water from the jets?
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Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 19:53

kturner wrote:never thought of that any ideas on a good way to capture the water from the jets?


basically, after you turn the system on, you are going to need to cover a bottle with your hand, after it is in front of the flow, remove your hand then put the cap on the bottle. make sure when you perform this test to have it tested within a few hours to receive the most accuracy!
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Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby kturner » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:03

thanks for the advice the best so far i will try this very soon.
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Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:05

kturner wrote:thanks for the advice the best so far i will try this very soon.


No problem. Hopefully we can find a solution to this problem so you may enjoy your pool the way it was supposed to be!
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Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby kturner » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:14

yes that would be wonderful i have many sleepless nites over this thing so if it the heater i could find
a way to bypass the thing for now at least.
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Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:16

kturner wrote:yes that would be wonderful i have many sleepless nites over this thing so if it the heater i could find
a way to bypass the thing for now at least.


Did they install a bypass valve? If so, have you tried to do so?
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Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby kturner » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:33

no they didnt and the salt gen is very close to heater and they used elbows and very little pipe to hook the
two pvc pipes together its a mess and i am no plumber i think the side the salt gen is on would need
to be redone completly.i could send you a picture of it if you have an email address.
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Postby floridapooltech » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 20:36

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water test showed no calcium water is very clear.
I am at a loss with this please help.
Location: arkansas

Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby kturner » Sun 15 Aug, 2010 13:21

Iron test 2.45 TDS 2710 heater ? Drain some water.
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Re: Pool walls brownish orange all over?

Postby Kari » Fri 14 Aug, 2020 09:43

kturner wrote:The water is city the stains they cover the entire walls they are not spots and I noticed today. Its mainly the side of the water flow.The other side actually looks good and my metal test showed zero both times and TDS was in Ok range but dent remember the number.Right now they look like a light tea color the would stain a white cup.They have been darker than this and I guess could get darker over time.I done a Super stain treat by United Chemical 10 days ago



I have the same problem. It is like a tea-like color stain on the side the sun hits the most. I figured out that I can get it off with a Magic-eraser but I can't figure out what is causing the stain and how to prevent it.

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