Hi all,
I made the big mistake of adding some Clorox Xtra Blue granular shock to my pool which I believe has contributed to raised copper level in my pool and staining all over my vinyl liner. Lesson learned!
Here are my test results, using TF-100
FC 17
TC .5
PH 7.4
TA 80
CH 40
CYA 117
Because I do not have a metal test at home, I look a sample to Leslie's and this is what they found:
Iron 0.1 ppm
Copper 0.3 ppm
24 hours ago I took a sample to Leslie's and the copper was actually at 0.4 ppm. I added 33.9 oz of Metal Free to the pool about 5 p.m. last night (almost 24 hours ago), and the level went from 0.4 to 0.3 today. I backwashed one time this morning.
At this point, the entire liner is stained, and no amount of brushing is changing it. You can see along the wrinkles on the liner at the bottom of the pool where the liner is still blue. (See photos attached) Otherwise the pool is clear. I mean, it is not horrible, but the color is off for sure.
Leslie's is recommending acsorbic acid for the stain removal and another bottle of the Metal Free. I feel like I have a good handle on my numbers, but not sure what order to approach this, and if the acsorbic acid is going to be effective in removing the stains. I started reading about the various kinds of acid treatments, but got overwhelmed. I know I need to lower the copper level, but not sure if any of my other chemistry levels need to change first.
Where do I even start? Thanks for any advice!
I made the big mistake of adding some Clorox Xtra Blue granular shock to my pool which I believe has contributed to raised copper level in my pool and staining all over my vinyl liner. Lesson learned!
Here are my test results, using TF-100
FC 17
TC .5
PH 7.4
TA 80
CH 40
CYA 117
Because I do not have a metal test at home, I look a sample to Leslie's and this is what they found:
Iron 0.1 ppm
Copper 0.3 ppm
24 hours ago I took a sample to Leslie's and the copper was actually at 0.4 ppm. I added 33.9 oz of Metal Free to the pool about 5 p.m. last night (almost 24 hours ago), and the level went from 0.4 to 0.3 today. I backwashed one time this morning.
At this point, the entire liner is stained, and no amount of brushing is changing it. You can see along the wrinkles on the liner at the bottom of the pool where the liner is still blue. (See photos attached) Otherwise the pool is clear. I mean, it is not horrible, but the color is off for sure.
Leslie's is recommending acsorbic acid for the stain removal and another bottle of the Metal Free. I feel like I have a good handle on my numbers, but not sure what order to approach this, and if the acsorbic acid is going to be effective in removing the stains. I started reading about the various kinds of acid treatments, but got overwhelmed. I know I need to lower the copper level, but not sure if any of my other chemistry levels need to change first.
Where do I even start? Thanks for any advice!