We just filled an above ground swimming pool and the water is an orange-brown color, BUT?

Question

when we dip the water out of the pool in a bowl it is clear, so we know it's not the water, it's brand new pool, the liner is white with blue prints, why would the water be that color?

It is not the water that is rusty!! It's just when the water is in the pool, i don't know if it's the way that the sun is reflecting off of the liner or what it is

i have city water though

Answer 1

I'm afraid it IS the water. Windancer and I are both Pool Pros. He's quite correct in telling you that the water in that bowl is not enough to show you it's true colour. Go to your local lake, do the same thing. The lake water doesn't look clear until you put it in that bowl. He's also correct in that it's iron. You used an outside tap or other source to fill the pool, not the same water in the house that runs through your water softener. Even small communities, with residents not on their own wells can have this problem as many do not treat for iron or do so in a limited fashion, before it's pumped into the water tower) Outside taps do NOT run through any treatment appliances in your home as a rule. It's not economical to do this to give the daisy's in the garden sparkling water. They don't care. He's also correct saying that you need to get the iron gone. Take a sample of your outside tap water and your pool water in to the local pro and have it analyzed. The lab tech will suggest a course of action to get your water under control. Sorry, but that's your issue, denial isn't going to make it go away.
If you saw what some city water looks like in a pool just after filling, you'd switch to castor oil to drink if you could, for the rest of your life.

Answer 2

It could be Iron in the water. Well water sometimes contains excessive Iron, even if city water comes from wells.. You can take a sample to any pool company. They will usually test it free. They hope to sell chemicals, if needed.

Answer 3

It IS the water. A small sample doesn't have the depth required to see the discoloration. Get some metal remover from the pool store and the rust color will go away.

Answer 4

It is the water actually, in concentrated form. No, it won't show up in a small amount, as in the bowl you used, just as a small amount of water from a river which is brown will be clear in your hands.

The orange brown is sediment from the water. You will need to wait a couple of days for the filters to do their job and filter out the sediment from the water.

Answer 5

how long has it been since you use water out of the hose? or what did you use to fill it? usually when the water is that color, either the water has been sitting for a long time or the water company was messing with the water down the street.

Answer 6

Lots of info here.

Answer 7

i nuno too