Well water

[Miccat9]

Last year, every time we filled the pool with our well water, it turned green in a day. We shocked it and it turned brown. Did this twice and gave up.

This year I want a dang pool. It's a little 10 footer. Just filled it today. Nice new well water. What do I use? Do I use something that removes metals, and a chlorine tablet, or...? Need to establish something ASAP, as it will be green soon.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Sounds like your well is full of Iron. Chlorine causes iron to turn brown. We can help you remove the iron from the water.

If you’ve got iron in your fill water, use Polyfill to remove it

EDIT: Found out this method only works if your iron is oxidized already, meaning it’s got a dull or bright green tint to the water, or a nasty brown tint. If you know you have iron in your fill water, but it isn’t oxidized yet, bring your pool to shock level and it’ll turn the telltale green...

www.troublefreepool.com

Maddie

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Polyfill in main drain?

Hey there - having a huge iron problem from refilling after the winter with well water. I’ve put Polyfill in the skimmer basket and it is working well. Any reason I shouldn’t put Polyfill in the main drain pump basket? Thanks!

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[AK-]

Last year, every time we filled the pool with our well water, it turned green in a day. We shocked it and it turned brown. Did this twice and gave up.

This year I want a dang pool. It's a little 10 footer. Just filled it today. Nice new well water. What do I use? Do I use something that removes metals, and a chlorine tablet, or...? Need to establish something ASAP, as it will be green soon.

Shocking will turn your water brown. That is a curse and an opportunity. When the water is brown you can mechanically remove iron with poly fill (see post above).
What are you using for testing? How your CYA look like?
Do you drain it on the end of the season?

 

[AK-]

BTW, Welcome to TFP.