Hi all,
This is our 7th year with a 27' above ground pool that we use well water to fill, which is our only option as we live in the country and the town's Fire Department is not able to bring in water for us. The first few years with the water went pretty good, I used the BBB method without any problems and had to only add metal out on occasion. But the last 2 years have been a nightmare and I've tried just about every product on the market to combat the metals in our water to no avail. As we are looking at opening our pool again for this year we are wondering a few things.
1) Should we invest in a filter that goes on the end of your hose and is supposed to clear the metals from the water before it fills?
2) If we do #1 should we drain the pool and start over, is that really safe to do with an above ground pool, could it damage the liner?
3) Should we just continue to add metal out products and see how it goes?
4) Should we not use the BBB method and switch to something else that might be better with our well water?
I have read many posts that say to not even attempt to have a pool with well water, but we aren't willing to give it up at this point, but certainly would like to swim in a pool that's somewhat clear and doesn't change color all the time.
Thoughts?
This is our 7th year with a 27' above ground pool that we use well water to fill, which is our only option as we live in the country and the town's Fire Department is not able to bring in water for us. The first few years with the water went pretty good, I used the BBB method without any problems and had to only add metal out on occasion. But the last 2 years have been a nightmare and I've tried just about every product on the market to combat the metals in our water to no avail. As we are looking at opening our pool again for this year we are wondering a few things.
1) Should we invest in a filter that goes on the end of your hose and is supposed to clear the metals from the water before it fills?
2) If we do #1 should we drain the pool and start over, is that really safe to do with an above ground pool, could it damage the liner?
3) Should we just continue to add metal out products and see how it goes?
4) Should we not use the BBB method and switch to something else that might be better with our well water?
I have read many posts that say to not even attempt to have a pool with well water, but we aren't willing to give it up at this point, but certainly would like to swim in a pool that's somewhat clear and doesn't change color all the time.
Thoughts?