odd pool shocking

[psepuncher]

I have a well and it's filtered. I had good clear water in an above ground pool until I shocked it. Now the water looks like 100% iron. I shut the pool filtration off and hopefully it will settle. Any suggestions or help is appreciated.

[Tom7227]

The bleach is an oxidizing agent and it allows the iron in the water to bond with enough other molecules so that it becomes heavy enough and precipitates out. When I used to use a well and shocked it the water would run out ketsup red for at least 15 minutes.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I know when I put water in my hot tub, and I put new water in it.. I have to add to add an anti iron to the water 24 hours before I shock it with chlorblast.. I learned the same way.. i shocked it once before without the iron remover and ended up with the same thing.. If I remember right the brown went away but I had to scrub the walls of the tub to get the brown of it. your pool place should have told you to add the anti metal... I for the life of me cant remember what the exact name of the anti-metal is called right now.

[psepuncher]

pool place? I tried it DIY...LOL, oops.

Looks like it bonded really good.

It's a small pool for the grandkids 10'x30"

But thanks for the heads up.

Do over in progress.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I think the stuff is called Eliminate or something like that.. let it sit in the water 24 hours and then either wash the filter or change it before you blast again.

[Neighbor_guy]

Have you tried Iron Out or Mineral Clear?

[MuleShack]

Boy that sucks.

We did the same thing the first time we filled up our 12' x 36" round Intex pool.

Used well water right from the hose and then put the pool chemicals in when it was full.

Turned brown instantly and we were stunned. We drained the pool, scrubbed it clean again and then filled it with soft water. Definately learned a lesson with that one.

[deerminator]

Ditto. This just happened to us with our Intex pool. My advice would be to go to a pool store and talk to a pool expert and bring a water sample so they can tell you what to add. It's well worth the cost, piece of mind and trouble and time you'll save yourself. What the pool supply store did for us was sold us a bottle of mineral bonder or whatever. We dumped it in and ran it for 3 days replacing a couple of filters and washing them each a couple of days. The water is nearly crystal clear again. We also put a clean white sock over the output valve and that caught a lot of the minerals as well. We replace the sock a few times a day. Next year, we'll either dump in the mineral bonder right away or put in soft water. They make filters that go over the end of the hose that they sell at pool stores.

Also, going to the pool supply store you'll get the expert advice you won't get with the cheapo chemicals at Menards. Like adding conditioner a few times a year so the chorine levels stay right, etc. Plus the chemicals are more concentrated so you'll use less of them even though the prices are higher than the Menards chemicals that have lots of fillers. Like anything, if you do it right from the start, you save a lot of headache and heartache.

[psepuncher]

I guess for now we'll swim at night.

{for the discharge side} I have no white socks, much less clean ones....

Thanks for all the replys, I'm familer with everything like application rates testing etc.. This is my first house with a well.

[deerminator]

Good luck. I feel your pain as this is our first year with such a pool and we are learning as we go. The sock does really catch a lot of minerals so it's like your double filtering almost. You can substantially reduce the time it takes to clear out the water. I've also read some accounts on the internet where people put a sock over the hose while filling the pool and/or just use the sock method altogether with no iron out or whatever. And if you don't have any socks, I've read some people use old white towels they hang over the output and keep in place with the pool ladder too. That's supposed to catch a lot of the minerals that way as well.

[deerminator]

P.S. A lot of people I've talked to with pools and well water have this problem but this lady at work says she never has, and their water is terrible, by putting in the right mix of chemicals based on a water analysis from the start.

[opsirc]

think it is called clear water rust. anyway we have the same problem, first time I filled the hot tub and added chemicals, the water turned dark brown. Took three days to see the bottom of the tub. now I just fill it a little at a time running it thru the water softner.