Right now it is between 60 and 70%. It’s Georgia, so we go from winter to summer in a day sometimes. Lol
Actually, it was ascorbic acid that I was about to order. I was confused. I had read so many threads, I was really getting confused. Thanks!
If I put the poly foil in my skimmers, do you think I could get by without the sequestrant?Hey there PennyPat- Have you consideres trying some Polyfil?
www.troublefreepool.com/threads/from-brown-to-thank-you-polyfil.209114/
www.troublefreepool.com/threads/if-youve-got-iron-in-your-fill-water-use-polyfill-to-remove-it.146140/
www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Metals
www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sequestrant
While you can "hide" metals in the water with sequestrant, they're really still there and will require routine re-dosing. The only way to get rid of them entirely is to change the water out for metal free water.... or lessen them enormously (or completely?) using the Polyfil trick.
Maddie
Same here. I was asking to see if the water will still cold enough to help slow organic growth to make a full-blown AA treatment easier when you drop the FC down to about zero. It can be done in warmer water like in the summer, but the chances of algae increase is why I asked.
Do you know why you remove the filters when you add the ascorbic acid? I’ve never ran my pump without the filters. Is that okay to do?
Putting the filter on recirculate or removing the filter cartridges helps avoid the small chance of coating your filter media with metals, which might end up forcing you to replace your filter media. This doesn't usually happen, even if the filter isn't on recirculate, but best to avoid even the small chance of a problem by using recirculate or removing cartridges.
I added the ascorbic acid and the stain’s started to disappear immediately. I’m going to try to drop my chlorine by only circulating for a while. I also put poly fil in my skimmers to try to remove the metal. I have some time because it’s a little chilly for swimming. But, you guys are all so helpful!! Thanks.
I would recommend reviewing the AA article provided in Post #2. There are precautions taken to try and reduce the likelihood of an algae outbreak during an AA process when the FC is lowered. Timing is everything. Some owners elect to do a full AA treatment mid-season, but others wait until the fall when water temps drop again which dramatically slow down organic activity.
Then you have to decide if you want to so AA treatment now or wait until later when the temps fall. The iron removed from the pool surfaces will go back into the water at which point you need to decide if you want to exchange the water with fresh non-iron water OR live with the existing water by adding a sequestrant periodically to contain the iron in soluble form.
