Why did my pool water turn brown when I added chlorine?
Water turned brown after adding chlorine – If you recently added chlorine to your pool and suddenly the water turned brown then this is characteristic of iron in your pool water. When you shock with chlorine the chlorine oxidizes the iron and causes it to turn brown.
What does it mean when your pool water is brown?
Brown is usally a sign of high iron. I’d get it tested again. In the meantime – liquid chlorine should be added to get your chlorine level up to shock level – at least 15 ppm and keep it that way by adding more chlorine throughout the day. You need to get your pH and alk down. Use muriatic acid.
Why does my pool water turn cloudy after a shock?
High levels of the wrong chemicals can cause water to turn cloudy or milky after shock. For instance, if your pH level is above 7.6, then you’ve wasted half of the chlorine. That’s why it’s best to use a low pH range (somewhere between 7.2 and 7.4) when shocking your pool.
What kind of chlorine is in my Pool?
I FILLED MY 16 X 42 EASY SET POOL WITH WELL WATER, WENT TO THE POOL COMPANY HAD MY WATER TESTED THEY SAID NO COOPER, IRON OR MANGANESE IN THE WATER, HERE IS THE TEST RESULTS I GOT SATURATION IDX 0.4, TDS 500, CYA 0, TOT. CHLORINE 0, FREE CHLORINE 0, PH 8.3, TOT.
What to do with iron in your pool?
For pools with a lot of iron in the water then a chemical treatment that pulls the iron out of solution is best. This will drop the precipitated iron to the floor of the pool where you can vacuum it to waste.
Brown is usally a sign of high iron. I’d get it tested again. In the meantime – liquid chlorine should be added to get your chlorine level up to shock level – at least 15 ppm and keep it that way by adding more chlorine throughout the day. You need to get your pH and alk down. Use muriatic acid.
What to do if your swimming pool steps turn brown?
We put in shock and the balance pak 100 (and all the other products recommended to open our pool) and then our turned pool (green) and steps turned (yellow/brown) adding additional shock only made it worse. The sides were not slimy and the steps could not be cleaned with ANYTHING!
What to do about brown rusty water in swimming pool?
We just got a 18 foot blue Intex pool and have the same brown water after shocking it. After spending a ton of money trying to get the water clear, I finally found something that is working. I got a chemical called Super Quest. It eliminates and controls iron, copper, manganese, staining and discoloration.
Why does my pool water turn green when I put in chlorine?
IF you have a cartridge filter be diligent on taking it out and rinsing it off at least 4-8 times daily to keep the color from reentering the pool, until you have removed the metals. I recently had a new pool heater installed, and since then I have been having the same problem, the water turns green the moment I put the chlorine in.
