1. Cant Shock w/o getting Iron Stains & 2. Sodium Bicarb Making Water Milky

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mknauss said:
As you add chlorine, the iron oxidizes into rust, which turns the water brown if you have enough of it in the water.
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hmmm.. so what do i do? already drained the pool and that did nothing. how Do I keep it under control so that I'm not metal treating every time I shock? that is getting expensive!!
 
Your city water has iron in it. Do your homes plumbing fixtures get red streaks on them?

What are your other pool water chemistry values?

If you have more than one thread -- we need to combine them.
 
kimray said:
so what do I do?? 2 different test from 2 different stores. both show high copper and zero iron.. Man i really hate this!!
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or rather what my game plan? keep in mind i have milky water too (see other post about sodium bicarb) so not sure what to tackle first. Im gonna read the info about the TFP methods, but I don't know where to jump in at!
 
kimray said:
But I am at wits end, so here I am ready to be your humble yes man and absorb the wisdom!!
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Read the basics linked above. There will be a bunch of new terms and acronyms and half of it goes in one eye and out the other. Take a break to process it and go back to read it again. Each round some more will click and in no time it will all be second nature.

Any section or blurb is the simplest thing, and you'll look back and wonder how you were so overwhelmed once it clicks. :)

Ask away at any time and we'll help fill in the blanks.
 
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Bicarb? That raises TA and pH. Which makes the iron worse.

I am going to combine your threads. You can edit the title if you wish.
 

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mknauss said:
Your city water has iron in it. Do your homes plumbing fixtures get red streaks on them?

What are your other pool water chemistry values?

If you have more than one thread -- we need to combine them.
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well my thread are for separate issues.. is that ok to combine? And how do I do that?

Not that I know of about the red streaks. never seen that

water values are per the pool store, so probably not accurate, are attached
 

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mknauss said:
Your city water has iron in it. Do your homes plumbing fixtures get red streaks on them?

What are your other pool water chemistry values?

If you have more than one thread -- we need to combine them.
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so where are my other threads? I cant find my other questions about test strips and milky water
 
Bperry said:
You can try filtering it out with the poly fill
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rcs29 said:
Since my pool was built and I started the TFP method (late April) I think I've spent $75 total on CYA (stabilizer), MA and liquid chlorine. When I had an AGP and before I adopted this method I would have spent an easy $300-$400 at this point in the season. Add the $75 - $100 on test kit = you get it. Honestly at this point I don't anticipate having to spend any more than $20 (MA)on chemicals bc my SWG takes care of the rest. I used to spend probably $700 or more/per year on BS. Now I expect to spend $100-$200/year on simply MA, CYA and a little chlorine (compensation only). Math is simple if it's basic math. I was never good at math and this equation is simple. If $ is tight just start with the Taylor K-2006 kit and it's a little cheaper up front.
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do you have a link to that kit? when I look it up online its $150, definitely not cheaper :)
 
kimray said:
Yea I'm seriously late to the party... But I am at wits end, so here I am ready to be your humble yes man and absorb the wisdom!!
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The test kit push can seem like a sales pitch and it does to many. Funny thing is that the kit and "pitch" is actually something that will save a ton of $ over the lifetime of you caring for your pool and it doesn't stop at your water, take a look around this site. It takes a leap of faith, I get it. Do you want to take a leap with pool stores who have incentive in you always having problems or people like me living in Poo Dunk, Nowhere who have nothing to gain?
 
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mknauss said:
Bicarb? That raises TA and pH. Which makes the iron worse.

I am going to combine your threads. You can edit the title if you wish.
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ok i found the test kit post, But I don't see the one about sodium bicarb making my waters milky, and that's probably the more pressing issue before the copper as I cant even see through the water and I need to know a way to get my ph levels right without that happening again.
 
You need to be able to test your pool water chemistry. We cannot give recommendations with out reliable test data.
 
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