I have an inground pool with vinyl liner 18 x 36.
Light brown stains on vinyl pool liner.
I did this but the stains faded a little but are still there.
If that doesn t work try a stain remover.
I ve actually struggled with this issue going on 2 years now.
In this post we discuss identifying cleaning and preventing swimming pool stains from various sources.
These stains normally occur after a long winter or thunderstorm.
Treat your pool liner for your type of stain.
If the stain is removed you can treat the pool with ascorbic acid.
Brown algae won t come off of a vinyl liner.
The brown has gotten darker and the pool has developed more stains.
I have been servicing a pool for 6 months.
Mineral vinyl liner stains.
The brown stain might be caused by the ioniser that deposits iron metal in your pool you need to clear the stains using ascorbic acid then consider reducing iron metal levels in your pool by draining and refilling a portion of your pool water or use a metal remover such as proteam metal magic to remove metals through the filter and avoid brown stains when you shock your pool or when.
Chemical pool stains or uv stains are more tricky to treat and are most likely un treatable.
I have a mysterious light brown stain that appears randomly throughout the pool.
In most cases this is all that is needed with vinyl pool liners.
Beware this works great on plaster pools but don t try this to remove stains on a vinyl pool because it could remove the liner pattern.
I ve used united pool stain treat and it will remove the stains temporarily but they return.
I don t believe its an algae but the local pool store tells me there isn t an abundance of metal in my water.
You can use a long handled stiff brush to get all around your pool.
You must have a good test kit.
Things to remember and understand.
How to remove brown algae stains from a vinyl pool liner by launie sorrels.
Once the algae has appeared onto a vinyl pool liner it is not hard to get rid.
Buying a stain remover that needs to be put directly onto the stains is no good as the pool.
Doheny s also carries a spray on vinyl cleaner that can be used if your pool is drained.
I was told to use iron out and wait 1 hr then use pool magnum 8 oz snf it days to keep that in 24 48 hrs not to shock for 4 days.
Test strips won t work.
Organic pool stains are treated by shocking the pool with a chlorine shock treatment.
When i took over the pool it already had brown stains but over time they have gotten worse.
What are these brown stains in my pool.
Organic pool stains come from dead algae small animals or organic debris.
I have a in ground pool 11000 gallons 24 12 pool it has brown stains all over the vinyl liner.
Hi i have a question.
Scrub the algae with a soft nylon brush.
Try pouring a small amount of chlorine shock right over an organic stain to make it disappear instantly.
Stains are not in the water they re on the pool surface.
The taylor k 2006 works very well.
