Test Results with Well Water

[golfer38]

I thought this being my XX year in opening my pool things would work out this year.

I had to drain my pool due to coping and tile replacement I did this Spring.

As in the past, I used my well to fill the pool. This year, I was about 3/4 full when I turned on the pumps, etc.
All looked good until I started to SLAM. As in the past years, I added liquid chlorine (13+%). The next day my
pool was brown (coffee color). After spending a month doing the coping and tile, I didnt want to mess with the water,
so I drained and had water trucked in. All looked great for about 2 weeks. As water started to evaporate, I added well
water to top off. In reading some posts on metal water from wells, I bought a PreFilter MT-1050.

This morning, I woke up to a pool that is now turning greenish. I hope the water doesn't turn coffee brown again. But who knows at this point.

Here are my results using the recommended kit

pH = 6.8 - 7.2
CH = 5+

CH Drop Test TC = 5
870 turns pink
871 871 10 drops FC = 5
003 = 5 drops stays clear CC = 0

Calcium Hardness = 125ppm
R-011 = red
R-12 5 drops to blue

TA = 60

CYA < 20
0 when first filled by truck
Have been working this
Water getting cloudier

Thanks for any help in this.

Jim

 

[Richard320]

It's just Iron reacting with the chlorine. Filter out what you can and then add a metal sequestrant.

Check out the pic: A Tale of Two Filters... and Ugly, Rusty Water.

Use the search box for rusty water or Iron or metal sequestrant and you'll find gobs of information.

 

[golfer38]

Thanks for the response... I have been reading about this issue.

A few posts state that the "Jacks Magic" does not work as he spent a couple hundred $$$ with no change.

Some suggest using paper towels, etc...

How much do you think my cartridge filter will take out?

Thanks again.

 

[Richard320]

Thanks for the response... I have been reading about this issue.

A few posts state that the "Jacks Magic" does not work as he spent a couple hundred $$$ with no change.

Some suggest using paper towels, etc...

How much do you think my cartridge filter will take out?

Thanks again.

Probably a good bit, especially if it starts heading to the coffee look again, Another great picture Results of first TF-100 test ran on fill water - Page 2

 

[golfer38]

Thanks again for the response..

I looked at the cartridge filter... looks ok. I am not sure if its because I pout in 30K+ of city water and only tapped off the pool with my well water.

I don't spending $$$ for chemicals, I just don't want to be chasing wrong solutions.

Most of my past issues I have had with the pool, I can now manage and clear.
This is new issue to me and my pool.

I am trying to get ahead of this now before it becomes a nightmare.

Not trying to beat a horse, but would you just use paper towels or a t-shirt and/or socks in the skimmer for now?
or add chemicals? or both.

Thanks again.

 

[Richard320]

I would try physically removing what I could first. Then use a sequestrant to clean up the residual. Besides paper towels, people have had good luck with polyester pillow or quilt batting. This one used to have some great pictures. I don;t know what happened to them. Just got Taylor-2006 Test Kit. Want to verify what I should add.

 

[golfer38]

Thanks for your suggestion. I am going to use some old polyester from a pillow and see how things work out.

Any idea how long it would take to see either partial or full results.

Thx again.

 

[Richard320]

Thanks for your suggestion. I am going to use some old polyester from a pillow and see how things work out.

Any idea how long it would take to see either partial or full results.

Thx again.

That last link I posted seems to show a couple days.

 

[golfer38]

Thanks again,

I stuffed the three skimmers with polyester. We will see what it looks like.

Any idea how quickly it should turn a darker color from white?

I am asking because if metal is not my issue then we need to think what else it may be.

I will take the tests again in a bit to see if they changed from noon.

I do know its been very hot and sunny in the mid-atlantic the last handful of days.

Thanks again for your time in stepping me through this.

- - - Updated - - -

Also,, should I put some Borax in the pool to get my pH up?

Thx

 

[Richard320]

Thanks again,

I stuffed the three skimmers with polyester. We will see what it looks like.

Any idea how quickly it should turn a darker color from white?

I am asking because if metal is not my issue then we need to think what else it may be.

I will take the tests again in a bit to see if they changed from noon.

I do know its been very hot and sunny in the mid-atlantic the last handful of days.

Thanks again for your time in stepping me through this.

- - - Updated - - -

Also,, should I put some Borax in the pool to get my pH up?

Thx

If it's still reading low, yes. It might help speed up the precipitating

 

[golfer38]

Here is a pic of some polyester filler I put in one of the skimmers after just an hour or so.



Test Results

pH = 7.0 (up a bit) Need more Borax
Ch 5

CDL

FC = 3.5
CC = 0
TC = 3.5

Calcium Hardness
100ppm

TA = 60

CYA = 20

TC dropped from 5 to 3.5. Still no CC

Ph went up a bit

CYA went up a bit

Thanks,

Jim

 

[golfer38]

PM Tests stayed relatively the same.

We will see what it looks like in the am.

Thanks