Brown Water & Very High Chlorine

[Guest]

We are first time pool owners & We got a used pool Saturday & it was pretty dirty & rust stained.... We have been shocking it the past 3 days & the water is still brown & now the chlorine level is orange - way too high since this morning it was fine before this last shock. We have swept the bottom & sides, cleaned out the filter once or twice a day which is nasty orange. DH won't let the pump run but a couple hrs a few times a day saying it says to only run it 4 hrs a day & he's afraid the pump will burn up - like he thinks with everything else letting it run like the water hose. I keep telling him we need to run it to get it cleaned out but he won't listen. DH was adding algae & clarifier to it before we got the shocker. The ph balance is fine. help!!!! Is it safe for our boys to be swimming in it?

[akter61]

If I had to guess I would say you live in a rural area and you have iron in your well water. The chlorine in the Shock will cause your water to discolor. Goto a pool supply store and explain the problem to them. They will get you a mineral removal system. This will clear the problem up.