Ive had pools most of my adult life, both above and below ground. My current pool is a 20 year old in-ground gunite. I’ve had very few issues except phosphorus issues at times. I recently used the wrong algicide and now my pool has copper that eats the chlorine as soon as it goes in. It at started at .3 and remains there even though I’ve put in 4 or 5 bottles of metal remover and have had a Culater bag in the skimmer for over 3 weeks. The pool looks great but I’m concerned that the copper may cause issues down the road. Ph levels have not been a problem. Do I need to drain and refill or is there some way to eliminate the copper? I’m and old dog that’s learning new tricks.
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- Thread starter Mrassi
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,066
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
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Unfortunately, the copper isn't going anywhere unless you exchange water. Sequestrants will simply try to contain them in soluble form, but they wear-off and need to be replenished to control the metals.
Also visit our Pool Care Basics.
Unfortunately, the copper isn't going anywhere unless you exchange water. Sequestrants will simply try to contain them in soluble form, but they wear-off and need to be replenished to control the metals.Also visit our Pool Care Basics.
