Filling Your Pool With Well Water? YOU NEED THIS!

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Well guys we have well water because we live in the country. This video shows you what you need to get your pool going from brown to clear within a few days! The 5 gallon bucket is magical!
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[@arnw7933]

I used an rv water filter that screws on the end of hose. Worked perfect for me . The pool was crystal clear .

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

I love the bucket idea!

[@MontsFamilyHomestead]

That was very cool. I have never seen the iron in the water taken out by pillow fabric. Very good video and explanation of it. Have great week and God Bless.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

It is very neat that it works the way it does! Thanks for coming to watch! 😊

[@YogiHollowFarm]

Absolutely brilliant hack! Love it! We used to have a well high in iron and managanese…stained everything in the house until we had a filtration system on that was expensive! This is great! Excellent ingenuity friends!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We love this it has worked so well! But we are having the culligan man come out next week to look into a water treatment because we want to re do our bathrooms but have not yet because of the staining!

[@tomhelsper7846]

One more thing. I went to Walmart for the stuffing and it was cheaper to buy pillows (on sale, $4) than bags of it. My in-ground pool holds 20,000 gallons and I used two pillows. 48 hours from not being able to see the drain in the deep end to crystal clear. Amazing!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I will have to check out the pillows! Thanks for the tip!

[@Shauna58Shanle]

As a crocheter, this is what most of us do for stuffies instead of polyfil. 😆

[@LourdesLouMixChannel]

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[@pjourneys5337]

So good swimming pool !

[@wrightfamilyhomestead]

That was awesome! Good to know. Our well has more lime, we will have to try it!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Lime? Didn’t even know that was a thing? Lol

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Yes the fiber also helps to

[@AnnaJosephc]

Amazing video with beautiful visuals and excellent content Simply superb

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Thank you.

[@user-kl1xi2fi4b]

Start with the water put the hose in with the stuffing. We started yesterday put the hose in with the stuffing and then when the pool was filled. Change the stuffing and then put the pool filer in the stuffing. In less than 24 hours my pool is crystal clear!

[@lesliearellano958]

Did you make a hole on the bucket for the hose?

[@leftreview806]

Thank you!! I’m gonna try this! We have the same problem!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We just put up a new video, yesterday of how to make the filter! And this problem SUCKS!

[@jayelbee7873]

Thank you. Sending this to my husband

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

No problem! Thanks!

[@kcbluebutterfly2182]

Lol me too!

[@MtnGrandma]

Very cool DIY here!!! 😊👍❤️ we used to have a 40,000 gal pool with 2 pumps on it and we were on well water. Maintaining that pool was such a pain we were glad to move because of it lol. I never thought about our well water causing the issue but now I know!! 😊👍

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

It is a pain to keep up with a pool, but we love our pool and so do the kids! & wow I’m guessing yours was a under ground pool?

[@MtnGrandma]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead ya it was an underground pool. And we went through pool pumps a lot - thinking it was the well water wearing them out.

[@KelsieT0327]

I am so glad we found this video. We tried for a week to clear our pool water and this hack had it clear within 24 hours! Thank you for sharing, it worked so great for us! We are so excited to have a nice clean and clear pool to swim in. This is a great idea!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Awesome! Glad it’s working for you!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

I've always wondered what people do with well water. Great video and I bet it helps a bunch of others!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Do you not have well water? And thanks! It worked out great!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead We have well water here. Our filters inside get swapped out quite frequently. Nasty!! Your filter did the trick!!

[@yolito69ful]

It worked for us 🥺♥️♥️ thank uuu

[@stormysocks]

Our well water comes from the Oglala aquifer and I don't know anyone that has well water like that. Ours is pure

[@nicoledebate5435]

@@stormysocks my well water comes out clear, but as soon as I put chlorine in the water the color changes. The chemical reaction of the iron and the chlorine causes the water to turn brown. But I am currently using this bucket filter now from just filling our pool up and the water going from crystal clear to nasty brown!!

[@joshuagomezfuentes6899]

thanks guys! This will be our first year in a pool with well water! you gave us hope and the idea of ​​how to treat well water! I had seen some videos of hydrogen peroxide treatments but I don't know where to get that, well, we'll try what you did, thank you very much!!! ✌️

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I hope you got your pool figured out!

[@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999]

How Awesome.. We don't have well water.. Great video! 😉

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Well water sucks sometimes!

[@TressaZimmerman]

What a fantastic hack.

[@RickyVentures]

Hello from Minnesota!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Hello Ricky!

[@Maplecook]

Never knew!

[@stickershocksmith2576]

Sand filter with filter balls works Awsome and you can back was. Works just like pillow fill

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I had my sand filter hooked up and it didn’t do anything.

[@57bagre]

This is the first of a bunch of related videos I have started to study on this problem. I feel like I have to reinvent the wheel to get this under control in my 3000 gallon fish / water garden, I have drained and pressure washed the black EDM liner several times and spent thousands on pressure filters, uv lights and chemicals trying to get a handle on this exact same rusty water and algae. The rust will fall to the bottom in a week or so and leave a muddy scum there that will harden after a month or so. I filled a swimming pond with city water $$$ right next to the fish pond and the water stayed crystal clear for a while, the well water will start turning yellow within an hour or so in the fish pond. I wonder if old clothes and such would do in that filter? I'm sure it would do something but maybe not as fast, you could hose them down and then throw them in the washing machine for the next round.

[@terryconnelly1682]

Great video. I'm wondering if you had shocked the pool while filling? I've done something similar to your method.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I have never shocked the pool.

[@sgtbrown4273]

If its good enough for goldfish its good enough for me!😁

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

I retired from the largest pool company in the world. When you use a well with iron in it you should always add a metal free product. It works wonders!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We actually tried some “iron out” and a sock filter for the pool and they both did not work 😐

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead bummer ! I’d do another treatment

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead have you tried using Alum to drop the particulates?

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead you also may need to repeat the iron out

[@heatherbthomas638]

When u fill it or to maintain your pool thru the summer

[@PyrateRumRunner]

What about adding a filter to your inlet hose?

[@erinstrickler1763]

I need this but for my aquarium.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I am curious how that would work! But sounds like a good idea! Lol

[@erinstrickler1763]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead I was going to replicate it as a mini version, but external pumps are crazy expensive. I ended up putting a few socks stuffed with cotton over the filter intake. So far it has caught quite a bit of iron but the difference in the water isn’t noticeable.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@erinstrickler1763 it will take awhile hopefully it just needs some time.

[@warrenranstrom4462]

Save yourself the trouble and buy the Hayward Bobby filter that connects to the end of your hose fitting. It’s a 5 micron filter that works wonders. Great for filling pool and topping off. I live in Michigan and have well water with iron like yours. I use one every year and have never been disappointed. Get the 20” and thank me later

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Unfortunately I think I tried this and it did Not work for us 🫤

[@claudiaperez83]

Hey! I'm not sure if I missed this on any part of the video, but did you add any solutions to the water? Shock, clarifier, etc??? Great job! I'm filtering mine right now 😊

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We just added bleach.

[@tomhelsper7846]

Great idea and it works. It occurred to me that it would be a better idea to rig the bucket with a hose thread fitting and filter the incoming well water before it gets in the pool. Otherwise you still have sediment that settles on the pool floor. You either have to vacuum that out or keep sweeping it and stir it into the water and keep the filter going and repeat until it’s clear. Makes more sense to stop it at the source.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Yes, this year we are filling up the pool that way!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Well we tried this - and it didn’t work! We were SHOCKED

[@tomhelsper7846]

What happened?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@tomhelsper7846 it did not filter through the stuffing like it should with the hose connected to the bucket.

[@bethsun9777]

According to a water test kit I bought, my well water shows 0 lead, 0 iron. And my pool is salt water system. Will I still need to filter the water? I plan to start filling in 2 days...

[@lizzy9495]

I did this last year and it worked great but I didn't fill a pool this year. There may an obvious answer to this question but I want to know if you have ever tried filling the pool through the pail instead of running it through the pump and pail after it is already filled, and if not, what would be the difference? if you mentioned it in the video I didn't catch it. I'm trying to make this even easier, if possible.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I have not tried to fill the pool with the bucket with the hose only due to the connection we would have to make and another bucket.

[@timmydownawell]

Hi there, thanks for this. Why not filter it through the bucket system when you initially filled the pool?

[@kevinbarker9039]

I was wondering the same

[@warrenranstrom4462]

I would also upgrade to a good sand filter with a 1 and a 1/2 horse pump.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We had a sand filter we took the sand filter off and just use the bucket now it works great.

[@warrenranstrom4462]

That’s awesome!

[@nwilcox3746]

Do you worry about running your well pump constantly to fill or do you do it in limited times to cool the pump down?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I do leave my pump on 24/7- a good group to check out on Facebook is “above pool ground” it’s a bunch of people that have a above ground pool and most of them leave their pump on 24/7.

[@warrenranstrom4462]

He’s talking about your well pump

[@Fatalimit]

Instead of using the pump adapt your garden hose to the bucket when you fill and water softeners help alot with this even the cheap ones

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We did hook up the hose and it did not work also we have a water softener but unfortunately the outside hose water comes straight from the well not through out water softener

[@Fatalimit]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead ya i have some that are soft water some that are straight from the well but i honestly didn't think about hooking the bucket to the hose for filling until it was too late but i did for refilling seemed to work for me

[@MewKnowNothing]

Do you recommend doing this with irrigation water as well!? I pay $10/month for that water lol only have 16’ 48” depth

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Honestly I am not sure!

[@lilliputlittle]

No! Irrigation water has pesticides, herbicides and fecal contaminants in it (and other yucky stuff). Only fill pools with water that is potable.

[@roxannecook1126]

How often did you clean the stuffing? Just hooked ours up and want to make sure I’m cleaning it in the right amount of time.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Once it starts I change it every 24 hours until it’s clear and then I change the stuffing after I put more water in the pool usually because the water level going down from it being hot or the kids splashing all the water out lol!

[@danataylor2108]

I have two questions. My pool is already full and extremely murky looking well this work and also I feel like it's a no-brainer but do you happen to have how to your pole hose to your bucket? What did you use to make sure it wasn't leaking

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Hi, I have another video on how to hook it up your pool.

[@danataylor2108]

OK, so I ended up using the drain stop that you put in your sink. I just took the lock and plug out of it and that actually worked really good. Going on day number 2 almost there but still not clear

[@danataylor2108]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead also after I'm done filter well water do I still have to use the 5g bucket or can o just go back to hook up pump the way it's supposed to be?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@danataylor2108 we keep the bucket filter on just because you end up adding more water to your pool over time from condensation and kids splashing all the water out lol

[@homesteadingpastor]

Great idea with the bucket and the fabric. I just found y’all’s channel while watching Chastity over @Cookin’ with Bobbi Jo

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Thank you and awesome I am already subscribed to your channel! 😊

[@adamnunez2260]

Once the pool is clean and clear , do you keep the bucket running or hook it back to the sand filter ?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I keep the Bucket running because we have to add water every couple days

[@PiNkThRoNe302]

Do u keep the bucket attatched 24/7 or u remove n just use the filter it came with every day once its clear?? And any chemicals u use im gettin a best way 12ft and have well water never had a pool before and scared it will dry my WELL out filling it

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I kept the filter bucket on 24/7 - we used 1 gallon of bleach. My well did not get dry filling it.

[@dritanasani2088]

Did u have to brush it while running this filter?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I did brush the sides or have the kids go in it and stir up the water.

[@magalirodriguez7830]

Would it get rid of the alkalinity in the water?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I’m not sure I have not tested it for that.

[@Paigecowan1031]

Did you also have chemicals in the pool or just the bucket filter?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

In the pool we put a bottle of bleach in the pool.

[@charliebrown1947]

If you just buy a decent sized pump and filter for a pool that doenst come from a box on a Walmart shelf you won't have any issues

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I didn’t buy this pool at Walmart- we used a sand filter and still had issues…I don’t even use the sand filter anymore because it didn’t any do anything honestly to help the iron.

[@pimpchris21]

False I have a pool similar to this pool but I have a real sand filter and real pump that came from an aluminum pool a friend had. I filled it up this week and as soon as I put the shock treatment, my water turned murky brown. It’s my first time operating a pool and did not know well water would do this. I will try this bucket filter but I guarantee a regular sand filter does not solve the issue

[@charliebrown1947]

@Chris I installed my 24 foot pool myself. 7 years on well water now. 2 days to clear it up sparkly clean each season

[@lesliearellano958]

@@charliebrown1947 what do you do to maintain well pool water in good conditions through the year?

[@charliebrown1947]

@@lesliearellano958 just vacuum and add chlorine

[@jayl5265]

How often you have you do that?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We leave the bucket like that all summer because we will add water though out the summer.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@DeadPixel no we just leave it like that because over the summer with it being hot water evaporates and we have to add water to it so then we have to use the bucket and the bucket works better then the filter.

[@user-df8fj2np2t]

Just asking. Why not do that when you fill the pool. Have the hose water go through the bucket stuff. Is there a reason why not? Thanks

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Good question this is just the way we thought we would show it because most people don’t realize they have the problem till after the pool is full this year we are making a bucket filter when we fill the pool up.

[@bradscrazylife4269]

What pool pump is that?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

It’s a best way flowclear sand filter.

[@bradscrazylife4269]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead yeah I got a 18 foot. But I have the flow clear 1500. I just burnt it up. So I’m trying to figure out what is the best filter to get it right. Is it a 800 gal or is it bigger

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@bradscrazylife4269 this pool is 22 FT long and 12 FT wide, it’s 6,021 gallons the pump is on Amazon for $159.

[@bradscrazylife4269]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead what I was needing to know is they have a 800-1500-2000-2200. Which one do u have?

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@bradscrazylife4269 I’m not sure I will have to find out.

[@user-hk9lz5tn5n]

I’m confused how this works after it’s full

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

It filters through the bucket instead of the filter same way your filter works after you fill a pool.

[@elizabethhandlon5479]

I’m wondering if filter balls do the same thing……

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Filter balls?

[@elizabethhandlon5479]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead yes!! I looked it up and they are both made of polyethylene. You can use this product in place of sand. They make them in a form where you can actually machine wash and reuse. I bought some through Amazon. I kept hunting for 20 silica sand and no one had any. It got quite frustrating. So upon my research I came across filter balls or filtra balls. They are supposed to work better than sand and so much lighter! They look like cotton balls. There is one brand that they are a purplish color, these are not reusable, but are supposed to last 2 years.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@elizabethhandlon5479 okay yes I remember people saying this on a “above ground pool” group on Facebook and I heard that worked great!

[@amyreiss2482]

Do you use any chemicals

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Just bleaxh

[@kinleemickelson3559]

😂 lol

[@jacobvarley5453]

Learn how to maintain pool water. There's a much very way of doing this and you ABSOLUTELY need a filter but get a good one and balance ph and chlorine.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

That is very true!

[@angelaclausing5565]

We have been doing this method for a week, changing the batting every 24 hours and it's not working. Our pool is still brown and nasty. We're using chlorine and baking soda for the pool. Didn't work for us. We now have to drain it and fill it with fresh water

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Hi, we use bleach not clorine

[@tensejim]

That looks more like mud. All the iron I've seen is green

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

I have never seen green Iron.

[@TheDennisonFam]

Lol iron isn't green. 😂

[@cherylwencl8043]

It is well water- exacting how the water turns-we did this last year with our pool and it works great!

[@joanneknudsen4191]

Aren't u afraid of draining your well we r in the country n also on a well system but call in a water truck bc were worried we'd drain, dry up the well?!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

It will not dry up the well we tried calling a water truck it was $1000 no thanks 🤣

[@joanneknudsen4191]

@@mickelsonfamilyhomestead In Illinois it's $400

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@joanneknudsen4191 wow cheap!

[@MichaelSmith-qf4nl]

What a waste of time and electricity. Get a real filter and it will be clear in 2 days tops. An Earth filter not sand junk

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

🤣🤣 lol