20 Pool experts still no answer
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Just an FYI, with a Vinyl pool, you can only partially drain. Like only 45% of the water or you could cause damage to your liner.
Yea thank you I heard the same thing I am not able to drain all the water unless I put the vacuums to keep the liner in place. I don’t use any chlorine it’s a saltwater pool
That may be the issue. A saltwater pool uses chlorine to sanitize the water. It just generates the chlorine from the CL in NaCl.
Could be algae slime, post some pictures. Also note that TFP generally doesn’t trust pool store testing as they get it wrong so often. You’de do good to get one of the two test kits recommended by TFP.
Thank you for your replies wouldn’t algae be seen everywhere in the pool I know they’ve tested the chlorine level is normal I am trying to post a photo but it will not allow me to because it keeps saying the file is too large the water in the skimmer looks exactly like rainbow water that you see when you wash oil off the driveway or when you wash gasoline off the driveway however it has no smell at all
Any chance that all of the oil leaked out or was there no oily film in the motor?
Ty for your help trying to figure this out
The motor had no oil, also this problem started off first as grease buildup in the skimmer and now has turned into this oily looking water in the skimmer so I feel like I promised progressing this started from the beginning of my pool filled with water so the pump hadn’t been used yet at all as I’m thinking back I feel like it’s something right from the start that went wrong
The motor had no oil, also this problem started off first as grease buildup in the skimmer and now has turned into this oily looking water in the skimmer so I feel like I promised progressing this started from the beginning of my pool filled with water so the pump hadn’t been used yet at all as I’m thinking back I feel like it’s something right from the start that went wrong
- Apr 10, 2018
- 5,162
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Didn’t use any bacquacil products did you? Pool companies frequently think very low chlorine is normal so would be good to see an actual chlorine number. Algae starts out clear until it’s too late. I’ll admit oily colors seems odd for algae.
I am having a hard time posting the picture because it keeps saying the file is too big it looks exactly like when you wash motor oil on a driveway and it makes that rainbow Color
- Apr 10, 2018
- 5,162
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Heat pump...
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Oil film on top of water....new as of this morning.
I have been maintaining my pool for a year now (thanks to TFP and the FT-100 kit) and all has gone darn near perfect. I swam last night and nothing was out of the ordinary, but when I went to check levels this morning, my pool is covered with an oily film. Please see attached photo. I have a...
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Thank you for your help
I have a Pentair heater I don’t think it’s the same as a heat pump where would the oil get into the water in the heater?
I have a Pentair heater I don’t think it’s the same as a heat pump where would the oil get into the water in the heater?
- Apr 10, 2018
- 5,162
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Thank you
Has anyone ever seen oil in a pool discolour it looks like motor oil but my water is first season nothing fell in this water
Has anyone ever seen oil in a pool discolour it looks like motor oil but my water is first season nothing fell in this water