Hello everyone! Need some help here. I just had a new vinyl liner replaced in my 22K inground pool. Filled it with city water (no issues with hard water or metals that I am aware of), then balanced with all the chemicals including shock. I started to notice an orange slimey type substance gathering in the inside of the skimmer (see attached picture), which easily wipes off but just comes back. Then I noticed the tiny particles floating on the surface of the water and concluded the orange slim in the skimmer is the particles clumping together. I have never seen this before, and nothing got into the pool water by accident as far as I know. At first I thought it is rust or iron, but the city water is very low in iron and and the pool water seems very clear.
I really don't know how to address this until I find out what it is. I will take a water sample to the pool store but doubt they will know much.
I really don't know how to address this until I find out what it is. I will take a water sample to the pool store but doubt they will know much.
