How to clear up discolored hose/tap water?

[chickflick]

Hi! I'm a new pool owner and am setting up a Coleman above ground 18 x 4 ft. It's about half full right now, my saltwater system is on its way.

Meanwhile, I'm filling the pool and the water from our pipes has a yellowish pallor to it. We knew this going in - we have old.pipes that are made out of stainless steel and are rusting. We have an in house saltwater filtration system for our drinking water, so the water is filtered but gets discolored.

tl;dr version is the water in my pool is kinda icky-looking yellow, because of my pipes.

Can anyone think of a way to clear it up?

(I didn't see anything about this in pool school or the forums but please feel free to link.)

Thanks!

 

[mknauss]

Iron. Search for iron removal in the forum. Lots of methods. Polyfill, in line filters, etc.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Here is a thread discussing this issue- with pics!! Gotta have pics! I love the low tech polyfil way of getting rid of iron.

Well this is crazy, pool green in 1 hr...copper I assume - party tonight. :(

I have been slamming the pool as it was a bit cloudy earlier this week. This morning, I passed the OCLT. Here were the levels. FC: 13 CC: 0.5 PH: 7.7 (need to lower a bit, and not sure of accuracy, given FC over 10) TA: 90 CH: 130 CYA: 50 Salwater, Vinyl pool. Will bring CYA up now that slam...

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Maddie

 

[Richard320]

It's just Iron. It's not harmful to humans. Sometimes the filter absorbs it. Let it circulate for a day before you panic and start shovelling money into the pool.

 

[chickflick]

Thanks everyone! It does seem like it will be easy to get rid of with the filter and I will read through the links posted.

 

[Shirker]

Once you get it clear, keep an eye on your chemistry and keep algae under control. If you ever have to SLAM, the increased chlorine levels can cause the iron to precipitate out of solution and cause staining. As long as the iron stays in solution, it is not that big of a deal.