Help— what is causing this?
- Thread starter okiediver
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,168
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
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Maybe iron of copper staining…
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Maybe iron of copper staining…
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What kind of chlorine pucks are in the chlorinator?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,168
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
The feeder has probably caused corrosion in the heater.
What heater do you have?
What automation do you have?
Can you show the whole system?
Can you pull the filter cartridge and show it before and after cleaning?
What heater do you have?
What automation do you have?
Can you show the whole system?
Can you pull the filter cartridge and show it before and after cleaning?
I assumed the purchase was done a bit ago and OP has been using it for at least a short time. Curious if there are clues about what has been added.
- Feb 6, 2015
- 6,337
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
"We won’t be in the house until Ned October."
- Not a whole lot you can do if not onsite.
"We are used to salt pools no chlorine."
- A salt pool IS a chlorine pool. The SWG provides the chlorine.
If you don't already have one of the recommended test kits, get one ordered to arrive just before move in.
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- Not a whole lot you can do if not onsite.
"We are used to salt pools no chlorine."
- A salt pool IS a chlorine pool. The SWG provides the chlorine.
If you don't already have one of the recommended test kits, get one ordered to arrive just before move in.
Test Kits Compared
Uh oh. Salt
Uh oh. There may be a misconception here but salt pools have the same amount of chlorine as a chlorine pool. The chlorine is just made from the salt.
The pool has what looks like a trichlor puck feeder. Once you move in, you can look for empty buckets (or ask the current owners) of what they use to chlorinate it. If the pucks are “xtra-blue” or Clorox tablets you may copper staining or it could be algae or any number of things. Without water test results it’s really not possible to know what the issue is. Hmm
Uh oh. There may be a misconception here but salt pools have the same amount of chlorine as a chlorine pool. The chlorine is just made from the salt.
The pool has what looks like a trichlor puck feeder. Once you move in, you can look for empty buckets (or ask the current owners) of what they use to chlorinate it. If the pucks are “xtra-blue” or Clorox tablets you may copper staining or it could be algae or any number of things. Without water test results it’s really not possible to know what the issue is. Hmm
Test the water for copper.
Get the stain ID kit.
The heat exchanger is not copper, but the owners might have used copper algaecide or a PoolRx or some other type of copper additive.
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Get the stain ID kit.
The heat exchanger is not copper, but the owners might have used copper algaecide or a PoolRx or some other type of copper additive.
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Most likely, you will need to do a sulfamic acid treatment followed by a drain and refill.
It looks like you are near water, which means that there is probably a big risk of floating if drained.
What is the elevation of the water to the bottom and top of the pool?
It looks like you are near water, which means that there is probably a big risk of floating if drained.
What is the elevation of the water to the bottom and top of the pool?