We mistakenly added 4lbs of YellowOut to our salt water pool and now can’t keep the levels up. Is the only option to drain the pool? Will the sun deplete the yellow out? If so, how long does that normally take? Can we shock it out?
Help! Yellow Out
- Thread starter ashleyjohnson
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Yes. Sorry.
With a vinyl liner, you cannot drain completely. You might wish to consider a no drain exchange or be prepared to do many 18" or so drain and refills.
See Draining - Further Reading
Which specific version of Yellow Out did you use? One is bad but does not require a drain, the other is worse.
How do we know when it’s completely gone? When it will hold a chlorine level?
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Correct. The bromide uses the chlorine you add to turn into bromine. Bromine is not protected from UV by CYA, so it is quickly consumed by UV. So when you can test FC after adding liquid chlorine, the bromide bank is little to non-existent. You will need to exchange a lot of water.
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Sodium Bromide - Further Reading
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If it's quickly consumed by UV wouldn't the sun deplete it and we wouldn't have to drain?Correct. The bromide uses the chlorine you add to turn into bromine. Bromine is not protected from UV by CYA, so it is quickly consumed by UV. So when you can test FC after adding liquid chlorine, the bromide bank is little to non-existent. You will need to exchange a lot of water.
Sodium Bromide - Further Reading
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
So I am told the product you used is likely NOT sodium bromide. It is likely ammonium sulfate. So you can eliminate this using chlorine. Lots of it. Up to you.
Do you have the container that the Yellow Out came in?
Do you have the container that the Yellow Out came in?
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