Recent content by doubleOkevin

It's been a month since I last posted on this thread. I went by the pool again today and the stains are not coming back. It's been more than enough time for the Protect All to wear off, so my conclusion is the CuLator guys were right! I'm extremely pleased with this outcome. You have no idea...

Just an update to the situation. I added copper to the pool along with protect all supreme and CuLator pack in the pump basket. Also put 2.5 gallons of sodium hypochlorite (liquid chlorine) in the water after adding all the other chemicals. It is roughly a 20,000 gallon pool. Usually adding...

They never actually said that the protect all supreme was a sequestrant. I just assumed. However, they did say it works to prevent metal staining, which is all I care about. The bottle does say it controls iron and rust so maybe it works differently than a sequestrant. I have no idea. I'm...

Excellent link. What sucks about this particular situation is that raising the chlorine will make the stains return. That's why I'm hoping the copper treatment will actually help. Unfortunately the link doesn't touch on the use of copper to kill iron bacteria. I do recall the Periodic...

Wow! That's a lot of chlorine. Obviously out of the question. If the copper does end up working, I'm wondering if the reason they don't use it in wells with iron bacteria is for health reasons. You definitely wouldn't want to drink high amounts of copper. Chlorine can be reduced rather...

I thought the same thing. But I have read that copper does have anti bacterial properties and will kill any bacteria it comes in contact with, so maybe it'll work. I'm going by the pool tomorrow to start the treatment. Stay tuned.

That's a negative. This pool has no well. I have no idea how it got in, but I do know that my county's water supply has been repeatedly ranked as the worst water in the country. It wouldn't surprise me if it was in the tap.

I received the lab results today for the sample I sent to Periodic Products. They tested the water in a variety of different ways and found NO metal using their tests. However, they went on to describe a phenomenon that I have never heard of and perhaps nobody on this forum has ever heard. It...

When I first got the pool, I thought it was tannin. But the stain was coming back even when leaves were not in the pool. Also, the Metal Out had a big effect on the stains. I still won't rule out some weird organic stain, but it seems unlikely at this point. I'm wondering about something...

Just talked to CuLator chemist/representatives and I'm going to send the pool water to them to have tested. They say they are confident in their product, so I'll see if they can find a problem with why this particular pool doesn't seem to reacting to the CuLator.

I tried the CuLator several times over the winter on a pool with metal staining issues. It is a liner pool. Getting the stains out is very easy and sequestering with Metal Out works quite well. However, continually using these products gets old and expensive after a while, which is why I...

Thanks for the replies! I'll take a look at the threads.

Anyone had any success with the CuLator products for removing metals from the water. Or does anyone know an alternative of similar cost?