Hi,
I have a new-to-me pool. The previous owner only concerned himself with chlorine levels and as a result left me with a highly chlorinated, extremely acidic pool. He and I added a gigantic bag of baking soda last summer, and I added more 10 days after opening the pool. Just before closing the pool and after opening it, my pool guy and I noticed this purple/indigo colour as well. I foolishly went to the pool store before reading all of this, and added what I believe to be something similar to baking soda. The alkalinity and ph are now ok and I would like to focus on the purple. What do I do now? When I brush it/vacuum, it brushes away, but it always returns.
By the way, the heater is not hooked up. Pool store lady suspects the high acid burned through the heater rendering it useless. Thanks!
I have a new-to-me pool. The previous owner only concerned himself with chlorine levels and as a result left me with a highly chlorinated, extremely acidic pool. He and I added a gigantic bag of baking soda last summer, and I added more 10 days after opening the pool. Just before closing the pool and after opening it, my pool guy and I noticed this purple/indigo colour as well. I foolishly went to the pool store before reading all of this, and added what I believe to be something similar to baking soda. The alkalinity and ph are now ok and I would like to focus on the purple. What do I do now? When I brush it/vacuum, it brushes away, but it always returns.
By the way, the heater is not hooked up. Pool store lady suspects the high acid burned through the heater rendering it useless. Thanks!