Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
He wanted you to look at the inside of the toilet tank and report on the color of the tank, not the water inside the tank. He is trying to verify if there are any type of metals in your water supply. A stained toilet tank will tell if it does and the type of metal can often be identified by the colors of the stains.
LOL. Thanks Watermom. Ok, I've checked the inside of my two toilet tanks. One seems pretty old (so is the whole bathroom). The inside of the tank is a beige color. At the level where the water sits and below, the color is a darker beige type color. Very dirty inside the bowl, not too surprised. The other toilet is much newer, say about 8-10 years old, based on when I know previous owner redid bathroom. That tank is also a light beige inside. At the level where the water sits and below, the color is a very very slight darker beige color. The toilet tank is overall very clean. I should add that every year, this being the 5th, I fill pool with new hose water. This is the first time I've had this problem. Also, the inside of the tanks haven't seemed to change either. I've been inside the tanks the last couple years changing flanges, etc...

Update - This morning with my 5 drop test kit, the PH came down alot from saturday morning. Today the PH level is around 6.8-7.2, based on color. The chlorine still appears to be a little high, but it's yellow, no longer the dark orange from saturday. (friday night was the last time I shocked pool). The ph on saturday according to the clerk was 8.0, and based on my readings was very dark red. So both the PH and the chlorine have come down. I haven't added anything during this time. No dry acid, chlorine, shock, etc... Overall the pool appears less green, a little more clear. Still, obvious greenish color.

Thanks, again for ALL the help.

Kevin