brown water

  1. jesse-99

    How to test for Iron without sending out water to testing lab or pool store! (pics included)

    I originally posted this in another thread regarding an AA treatment another TFP'er is going through but I felt it warranted it's own thread specifically. If anyone is concerned their fill water or auto-fill water has Iron in it, you can do a 5-gallon white-bucket test with your water. Iron in...
  2. A

    Polyfill help

    I have well water and my pool is really bad with iron. We have a 15,600 gallon pool. First year trying the polyfil trick but I feel like it’s not really pulling up as much as other pictures I’ve seen. We are using a transfer pump split between 2 tubs of polyfil. I see SOME stuff coming out, but...
  3. Dumbledork2007

    So many questions. Drowning and discouraged

    Desperate need of help. I have a couple questions and need all tips u have. Backstory: Few weeks ago we got a new liner. As the pool was filling we saw the water coming out was brown. City water. Not well. Installer said to level the chemistry and run filter 24/7 a few days and we would be...
  4. T

    Can't get rid of Brown Water

    Location: Chattanooga Tennessee 20,000 gallon inground fiberglass pool Hayward s-244T sand filter – new sand within the month. Laterals checked and one replaced. Filter augmented with 2 cups of diatomaceous earth after backwashing My Pump is the ¾ HP Hayward STX 2600 super pump Ph 7.0 Fc 16...
  5. kaytiedgrace

    Wild Kingdom Swamp Pool

    Hi! I need some advice about how to get my pool opened. According to my Dad the pool is 20’ x 40’ the deep end is 8’ and the shallow end is 4’. He’s never checked to see what kind of material the pool is made of but we assume it’s concrete. It’s always been vinyl lined. A new liner was...