Coloured Water Water in a newly-filled pool

Coloured Water(1). Water in a newly-filled pool turns blue, brown, or black when first treated chemically this is normally due to the following

Causes:

Chlorine turns unseen copper, iron, or manganese in the water into unwanted and highly-visible compounds
Water velocity in circulatory system too high

Remedies:

Adjust pH to 7.8
Run filter continuously and backwash as required
Vacuum settled material to waste
Check velocity of water to make sure copper is not leached out of lines

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