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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: Jostudly on May 16, 2016, 08:12:46 pm

Title: green yellowish water
Post by: Jostudly on May 16, 2016, 08:12:46 pm
I opened my hot tub the other day and was shocked to see green yellowish color water. Wondering what would cause this? I change my filter weekly as well as get my water tested weekly at the dealer. Normally it is crystal clear. I shocked the tub with non chlorine as well as added 15mg of chlorine shock and it looks a bit better but still not cyrstal clear. Any ideas what would cause this?
Title: Re: green yellowish water
Post by: castletonia on May 16, 2016, 09:36:35 pm
Is this water from a fresh fill?  If so, could be copper or iron reacting with the non-chlorine shock or chlorine.
Title: Re: green yellowish water
Post by: bud16415 on May 16, 2016, 10:35:48 pm
Was there a smell also?
Title: Re: green yellowish water
Post by: Jostudly on May 17, 2016, 02:25:02 pm
No smell. Water is from last October and tds is at 1400. Dealer told me I could wait to change it when it hits 2500
Title: Re: green yellowish water
Post by: bud16415 on May 17, 2016, 02:39:25 pm
 I would be changing my water. You can push the change to the limit but there is nothing like that fresh fill feeling. When my water loses that sparkle and that feel I sometimes drain it down about 8” and refill it lowering the CYA. Doing that a few times helps but nothing like a total change and cleaning the tub up and starting over. We use ours a lot and it gets dumped about 4 times a year 3 with doing the drain downs once a month.