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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: bohms on June 16, 2007, 04:00:45 pm

Title: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: bohms on June 16, 2007, 04:00:45 pm

Today we decided to dump our water since it wasn't looking so clear anymore.  My husband pulled out the circ pump filter and it had a gritty, brownish substance on the plastic part.  It even looks like something was eating away at the hard plastic.  What are we doing wrong?

Title: Re: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: Vinny on June 16, 2007, 04:04:00 pm

How old was the water and what was the water chemistry?

I haven't had any problems with chlorine except when I let the water get away from me then the filter does get yucky!

Title: Re: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: bohms on June 16, 2007, 04:46:48 pm

Water was OLD....5 months and it was a little low on alkaline....everything else was good.  We use the Bromine tablets.

Title: Re: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: The_real_Clown_Shoes on June 16, 2007, 05:52:20 pm

You have a Hot Spring, right?

Make sure you are rotating the duty on the grey stack.  Give every filter a little time on it so that one doesn't take the brunt of all the water coming through.

Title: Re: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: bohms on June 16, 2007, 07:41:39 pm

giraffe -  I have an Artesian Piper Glen.

Title: Re: Nasty Circ Pump Filter
Post by: hottubdan on June 17, 2007, 10:19:22 am

Brown deposits are most likely bromine coming out of solution.  It is brownish in nature.