Clorox salt and Iron

[markayash]

I tried a couple bags a couple months back since Walmart will deliver it with Walmart plus and had no issues.
So thought great lets get more since we had a ton of rain and mine is low again but this time I got stains

I have the inyo which looks a lot like the hayward so keep it close to 3000 to be safe.

I put it in my spa so its mixed and poured out the water fall and this morning I see stains, nothing major but enough to tell me it has some iron in it.

 

[ajw22]

Thanks for being the test mule and confirming that Clorox salt still has impurities and should not be recommended.

 

[markayash]

I do like how it looks like table salt and pours and dissolves fast

 

[ajw22]

I do like how it looks like table salt and pours and dissolves fast

And you can reduce your iron vitamin supplements.

 

[markayash]

I have seen worse stains form salt but still concerning. Our Walmart has Morton in the spring so will have to get a few bags to keep around. Those shopping carts don't push very well with 120 pds of salt in them

 

[ajw22]

When I get salt from Walmart I order it online for instore pickup and they have it ready in the pickup area. Someone will help wheel it out the door to load it into my car. I have needed 10-15 bags at times.

 

[JJ_Tex]

I had issues with Clorox and SureSoft causing staining. From then on I pre-dissolve the salt in a big plastic storage container so I can inspect it and make sure it is mixed in fairly well before I put it in my pool.

I did notice a tan scum like substance on the top of my plastic tub about an hour after I put in the salt and started it dissolving. I skimmed off the top before and discarded before dumping the salt/water slurry into my pool. I'm guessing that was just dirt and not iron, but it made me feel better not putting that into my pool.

 

[markayash]

I had issues with Clorox and SureSoft causing staining. From then on I pre-dissolve the salt in a big plastic storage container so I can inspect it and make sure it is mixed in fairly well before I put it in my pool.

I did notice a tan scum like substance on the top of my plastic tub about an hour after I put in the salt and started it dissolving. I skimmed off the top before and discarded before dumping the salt/water slurry into my pool. I'm guessing that was just dirt and not iron, but it made me feel better not putting that into my pool.

Interesting it skims off

 

[Newdude]

I'm guessing that was just dirt and not iron

Every bag I ever used caused dirty foam like the beach on a rough day. Not as much of course, just a thin layer of dirty bubbles that went away in a few minutes.

Rando pic I have showing some of it. It was worse immediately upon adding.