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NatalieRN said:
I can’t get the smell of iron off my hands now.
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Iron can create a body odor and vitamin C can create an odor.

So, you are not smelling iron, but probably oxidized vitamin C and body odors created by iron reacting with chemicals in the skin.

when humans describe the 'metallic' odor of iron metal, there are no iron atoms in the odors," said Dietrich.

"The odors humans perceive as metallic are really a body odor produced by metals reacting with skin."

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You have a few choices.

1) Leave it alone...you have some iron. The only downside is staining...and as you have indicated, you can't see any staining on the liner.

2) Replace the water from a source that doesn't contain iron. Your fill source likely has some iron. As your water evaporates and you add more water, the iron level is just increasing. Starting with new water without iron will give you a longer period of time before the staining returns. Replacing water like this won't be easy...you likely need to drain the entire pool and have water trucked in. You will likely need a liner company come out and put a vacuum on the liner to keep it in place. The other alternative is to drain down to 12-18" in the shallow end, then have water without iron trucked in to refill. This would be a "partial replacement" and lower your iron content. Even trucking water in doesn't guarantee no iron...most water trucking companies get water from the same source as your house. You would have to test it first.

3) You can do an AA treatment, but then you are stuck constantly adding sequestrant.

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I vote #1...leave it alone.

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I notice the staining on my white stuff first, steps, skimmer, pump & robot baskets.
I have pine and oak trees so I suspect tannins are involved in the staining as well.
I have used bar keepers friend more spray to clean them all up easily in the past since they are all removable objects that I can clean outside of the pool. It is a mix of citric and oxalic acids.
I thought I had just a couple spots on my liner and did the vit c/ ascorbic acid in a sock and it became very obvious that my entire liner was in fact a bit dingy. I was able to write my initials on the liner with the sock 😂
I believe my cause was 3 fold- city water that contains a low level of iron which slowly increases over time,
some rusty screws,
& dirty Morton’s pool salt as the most obvious change was after a large addition of the Mortons.
My solution:
I can’t change my water source so I just try to take advantage of rain water whenever possible.
I got a skimmer face plug so I don’t have to drain then replace as much water upon opening. This also cuts down on how much salt I need at opening.
I replaced all the rusty screws.
I now only use aqua salt pool salt.
Since my liner staining was only light a starter dose of pro team metal magic cleared it up and small monthly maintenance doses seem to be keeping it at bay. I may try the AA treatment upon opening if the stains have returned with a vengeance, otherwise I will just carry on with the metal magic since I will have to use it either way. I missed the boat on doing it at opening last year as the water temps rose sooner than expected.
Hope this helps 😊
 
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Mdragger88 said:
I notice the staining on my white stuff first, steps, skimmer, pump & robot baskets.
I have pine and oak trees so I suspect tannins are involved in the staining as well.
I have used bar keepers friend more spray to clean them all up easily in the past since they are all removable objects that I can clean outside of the pool. It is a mix of citric and oxalic acids.
I thought I had just a couple spots on my liner and did the vit c/ ascorbic acid in a sock and it became very obvious that my entire liner was in fact a bit dingy. I was able to write my initials on the liner with the sock 😂
I believe my cause was 3 fold- city water that contains a low level of iron which slowly increases over time,
some rusty screws,
& dirty Morton’s pool salt as the most obvious change was after a large addition of the Mortons.
My solution:
I can’t change my water source so I just try to take advantage of rain water whenever possible.
I got a skimmer face plug so I don’t have to drain then replace as much water upon opening. This also cuts down on how much salt I need at opening.
I replaced all the rusty screws.
I now only use aqua salt pool salt.
Since my liner staining was only light a starter dose of pro team metal magic cleared it up and small monthly maintenance doses seem to be keeping it at bay. I may try the AA treatment upon opening if the stains have returned with a vengeance, otherwise I will just carry on with the metal magic since I will have to use it either way. I missed the boat on doing it at opening last year as the water temps rose sooner than expected.
Hope this helps 😊
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Yes, thank you. I’ve only used aqua salt bc that’s what my builder said to use. My pool was completed oct 2023 so I feel like it’s happening too soon. I don’t have any rusty screws yet. Honestly I think mines caused from the rainwater bc I live in ga and I’m sure ga clay has a lot of iron in it. I’m thankful my liner is still good. I guess I’ll just clean the baskets with vit c and go from there. Thanks for the advice. :)
 
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