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i opened my first pool earlier this summer with well water and had very high iron. it was nearly impossible to see the bottom. as was recommended to me here at TFP (and worked fantastically) add polyfill (pillow stuffing) to the skimmer basket and run the pump 24/7. replace the polyfill at...

the water is cleaning up nicely. you can see in this picture the spot where we vacuumed. Seems a lot of the metal is settling to the bottom even with the pump running. FC 5 CC 0 PH 7.4 CYA 40 TA 260 CH 300

pumps been running 24/7 since Monday and the polyfill gets changed in the skimmer daily...the pump/filter cycles the whole pool in about 3.25 hours so I figure the water turns over 7X/day. As of this afternoon we're looking MUCH better! I return from vacation tomorrow and am looking forward to...

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cool. thanks for the recommendation

interesting...I'm a total newbie...wouldn't the vacuum hose need to withstand the same pressure as the filter hoses since the same pump is powering both?

thank you. will do. hopefully the water clears up enough this week so the kids aren't scared of it when we get home :)

Happy 4th! I'm not sure I have an algae problem...I added chlorine up to SLAM levels because I was heading out on vacation for a week. When I return this Saturday do I use the SLAM tests to indicate if I'm ready to let the FC return to routine levels and continue working on iron removal?

unfortunately, it looks like there was more iron in the water yet to be oxidized. a friend checked on the pool for me today to change the polyfill in the skimmer and sent me this picture. He said the bottom is barely visible and described the water as "dark gray green." does it make sense...

i suppose not. is the ease of using PVC the reason sections of filter hose aren't longer than 12'? for the sake of my pool education :-)....what is the difference between vacuum hose and filter hose?

I'm looking for some temporary filter hose to get 20' from the pool while I construct a deck. I can connect two 12' hoses but then I got to thinking (and couldn't find the answer) why can't I just use vacuum hose? What's the difference between filter hose and vacuum hose?

nice work! I'm wrestling with some iron myself and looking forward to clear water! impressive.