I decided to take a break from my masters program studies and read by the pool. After reading, soaking in some sun, and becoming quite sweaty I decided to take a swim in the pool which was absolutely beautiful.
We have a fiberglass, in-ground pool which we fill every year from our garden hose. Since we have a well, a lot of iron passes into our pool even though I use a filter on the hose. This iron creates an ugly, orangey-brown stain all over the pool - especially on the seats and steps, but it is ALL over. This iron staining makes our pool look dirty even when it is sparkling clean.
Yesterday, I suddenly remembered that last year I discovered an easy, inexpensive way to remove these iron stains. Simply...Vitamin C Crystals. That's it! Really! Sprinkle the crystals into the pool and almost immediately the stains begin disappearing. After I remembered this, I went to the cabinet and found a half-filled bottle of Trader Joe's Vitamin C Crystals. I sprinkled them into the pool paying special attention to the steps and seats. This was about 8pm. I noticed right away some of the stains disappearing. I decided I would go to Trader Joe's in the morning and purchase another bottle of Vitamin C Crystals.
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| This 16oz bottle was $11.99. |
This morning when I checked the pool almost all the staining was gone! I still noticed some along the water level and on the bottom of the pool. I purchased some more vitamin c and sprinkled the entire 16oz bottle into the pool at 1pm. Checking on the pool at 4pm all the staining was gone! Well, there is still a small amount by the skimmer basket return.
I don't know what precautions there are concerning the chemicals and water balance, but I have never experienced anything negative from using Vitamin C. I would recommend to research it more if you were going to try this. You can find Vitamin C crystals at many stores. I believe it is important that you choose a Vitamin C product that is from ascorbic acid. You will be able to tell by looking at the ingredients label.
This is a picture of the staining that remains. Look closely and you can see the staining. Almost my whole pool had this staining, but much darker. Since I just added more vitamin c today, I will check on any improvement tomorrow .
So use this tip and enjoy your sparkling, clear pool this summer and many more to follow!
