Brown in Pool Water? - Here"s What"s Causing it and How to Get it Out
Lots of swimming pool owners will have to fight with gross looking brown in pool water.
The best way to get rid of this discoloration is by understanding it in the first place.
We'll look at just that, and how best to get rid of it.
If you're fighting brown in pool water, chances are pretty good that you're using well based water to fill your pool.
Unfortunately this type of water contains a lot of metals, which is what is causing the different colors.
In the case of brown, it is either too much iron corrosion or maganese.
Some times, if left untreated, the brown will shift to a greener color as the metals begin to oxidize.
This can confuse people for having an algae problem, which isn't the case.
However, still keep your sanitizers at their optimal levels to ensure that an algae problem doesn't develop.
Now when dealing with metals and water color changes, a sequestering agent is required in order to fix the problem.
Sequestering agents are chemicals that help keep the metals bound together in the water.
This makes it so that your filter can easily catch the metals, while also making sure that those same metals don't oxidized which will prevent staining and more corrosion.
Once you have a sequestering agent, you can follow these steps to make sure it does it's job properly: 1.
Before doing any work on your pool, make sure your pH and alkalinity levels are in their best range.
2.
Next, while your filter is running use the sequestering agent and follow the instructions for how much, based on what the company suggests.
The amount will change depending on shape and size of the pool.
You're going to need to leave the filter running for at least 12 hours, and I highly recommend doing this overnight.
3.
After the 12 hours is up, be sure to shock treat your pool.
Following these steps you can effectively eliminate brown in pool water.
If the brown persists you may have to do another dose of sequestering agents following the same instructions.
In most cases, swimming pool water problems, such as discoloration, cloudiness, and so on, comes about because of poor pool maintenance.
Don't beat yourself up over it though, in a lot of cases people are simply given bad advice from pool stores and "experts" because generally they want you to purchase more of their chemicals and equipment which in a lot of cases are just plain useless.
The best way to get rid of this discoloration is by understanding it in the first place.
We'll look at just that, and how best to get rid of it.
If you're fighting brown in pool water, chances are pretty good that you're using well based water to fill your pool.
Unfortunately this type of water contains a lot of metals, which is what is causing the different colors.
In the case of brown, it is either too much iron corrosion or maganese.
Some times, if left untreated, the brown will shift to a greener color as the metals begin to oxidize.
This can confuse people for having an algae problem, which isn't the case.
However, still keep your sanitizers at their optimal levels to ensure that an algae problem doesn't develop.
Now when dealing with metals and water color changes, a sequestering agent is required in order to fix the problem.
Sequestering agents are chemicals that help keep the metals bound together in the water.
This makes it so that your filter can easily catch the metals, while also making sure that those same metals don't oxidized which will prevent staining and more corrosion.
Once you have a sequestering agent, you can follow these steps to make sure it does it's job properly: 1.
Before doing any work on your pool, make sure your pH and alkalinity levels are in their best range.
2.
Next, while your filter is running use the sequestering agent and follow the instructions for how much, based on what the company suggests.
The amount will change depending on shape and size of the pool.
You're going to need to leave the filter running for at least 12 hours, and I highly recommend doing this overnight.
3.
After the 12 hours is up, be sure to shock treat your pool.
Following these steps you can effectively eliminate brown in pool water.
If the brown persists you may have to do another dose of sequestering agents following the same instructions.
In most cases, swimming pool water problems, such as discoloration, cloudiness, and so on, comes about because of poor pool maintenance.
Don't beat yourself up over it though, in a lot of cases people are simply given bad advice from pool stores and "experts" because generally they want you to purchase more of their chemicals and equipment which in a lot of cases are just plain useless.
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