Remove Iron/Rust From Pools Filled with Well Water

Remove rusty iron particles from pools filled with well water. Best for smaller pools but has been done on some of the larger Intex pools. All you need is socks and a rubber band. Happy swimming.

[@sophiejohnson8602]

Absolutely fabulous - thank you so much, it worked and really fast! We now have a clean, fresh pool, all for the cost of 1 pair of old socks. So grateful for your video.

[@ulyssesgarcia7523]

Thank you so much for your video. The pool company one to sell me a $300 filter. And that’s after $60 worth of shocking solutions. All I needed was some old socks. Works great!

[@wormfamily4552]

Awesome, so glad. God bless.

[@JuneBuggie62]

THANK YOU to the moon and back!!!!!! You are literally a genius!!!! I’m so happy you posted this video!!!

[@beautytoria]

Let me just say this! I watched countless videos that recommended buying a bunch of different chemicals and then I came across this video !!! Thank you for sharing your solution! My pool cleared up in 2 days from using your process! No money spent and my pool is clear as day! Thank you so much!!

[@anonymoususer6448]

Thank you for also sharing the "failures"... (socks coming off etc...) Now I can start my project well informed, and I can avoid the issues that you mentioned

[@missdragonplays]

We just got our pool filled, and we will be trying this technique for sure! Thank you so much for the video!

[@TBrownRecords]

I am so glad I ran across your video I'm having the same problem with a big size pool out of FL

[@lauraleesifuentes3237]

Thank you!! We have been having the same problem...we are going to try this next👍🌞

[@nataliyafeschenko2124]

Hello. I'm from Ukraine. watched your video and made a very useful conclusion for myself. Thank you so much for this idea, I now have a clean pool.

[@gigimarch647]

Amazing! Thank you!! We are new Intex pool owners (600 gallon) and our well water was fine at first but when we added chlorine tabs in the floater, we started to get rusty-colored gunk. Came to KZbin and this seemed like an awesome, easy fix. I got three wool winter socks for the filter and in 2 hours our rusty gunk was gone and the pool was crystal clear. We are running the filter overnight w/socks just to be sure. We will use a bucket to pull the socks out of the pool, that way the gunk won’t get back into the pool. Can’t believe how quickly this worked! Genius. Thanks for sharing.

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out will clear it in minutes

[@maramabdelsalam7161]

Thanks for this video, this idea worked with my 32.16 feet above the ground pool with extra extra socks.

[@yaniracruz4710]

Wow you should get this patent because my pool was this green and I used the sock method and my pool is blue with also adding metal free chemicals . Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge !

[@codycampbell790]

They have this thing called iron out. One hour brown to clear

[@randwilkinson1607]

Amazing! Thank you! Ran it thru 3 pairs of sock for 41/2 days straight (with many rinsings of socks and filter.) This absolutely works.

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out next time trust me

[@loverofDS1962]

I tried it yesterday and within a few hours its clear!! Thanks again!!

[@oneworld8056]

I bought 1 gallon of rust out. I am going to try that then I am going you're route. Thank you. 2018 to 2022 I hope you're pool is still clean.

[@alanaoliver441]

I wanted to say thank you thank you a hundred times thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 If it wasn’t for this video I wouldn’t have a sparkling blue pool for the summer!! And I’m only out 3 socks 🧦 no extra chemicals this year!!! So happy! If the lady at the pool store hadn’t mentioned iron/rust to me I wouldn’t have stumbled on this but I did and it took 48 hours! Crystal clear and has stayed that way! Thanks for making this video been a great help to a DIY mom and I’ve raved about since!! I wish I could post the pics!

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out next time trust me

[@elainek2866]

This Works! Do it! I rinsed the filter and changed the socks filter often, than one all-night pump filter run did the trick. 2 days cleared a brown 10' x 30" pool. There was a slow drip on the outside after I removed the filler hose (even with the cap on the inside of the pool). Luckily I found a large enough cork. Using the hose sprayer was the key to getting the H filter clean. What rinsed out was the color of black coffee. The hoses still have sediment I must clean out, but the pool itself is clear! Thanks so much!

[@idk-rx9zq]

THANK YOU!!! You are literally a lifesaver ♥️

[@toreeadams9873]

If you fill with your hose put the socks on the hose while you fill to catch iron before it even gets in pool. I used heavy duty thick winter socks with a tube sock on last. This really gets any iron or sediment out as well. Also attach the hose to the ladder so the socks are not in the water. This way no iron will dissolve into pool when you remove socks to clean. I used some rope to attach hose to ladder. A heavy duty rubber band should keep socks on. Zip ties good as well

[@ii-ok3jo]

Toree Adams were the winter socks you used made of wool?

[@howardbethyname9773]

Thank you, I just filled my pool and this happened… I shocked it and everything. Time to try the tried and true method you shared!

[@chantelmontgomery6963]

Thank you! Your hack saved my pool! Perfectly clear in 3 days!

[@mitchtheeaglon1042]

Worked!!! It's blue now! I wish I could attache the photos that I took! Drastically changed!! Our old socks worked Thank you sir!!

[@wormfamily4552]

Awesome, I’m so glad. Enjoy your pool. God Bless

[@deborahheller1741]

You are the man!!! Worked exactly like you said it would whom ever thumbs downed this video should sit on the thumbs they used to do it with. My wife was ready to move after she saw the color of the water, now she will stay a little longer, or at least until the next fiasco.....

[@waitingonthelord5789]

I just can't get over how well this worked it's awesome thanks for the info.

[@codycampbell790]

It doesn't work as well as iron out. Iron out eats the metals and clears your pool within one hour

[@lisawaugh6815]

Inside your socks try adding some quilt batting. I’ve wrapped it around my pool filter and it completely cleared all rust out of my pool within just a day or two!!

[@wormfamily4552]

Sounds like a great idea. I always have socks around and never have quilt batting but maybe I’ll pick some up soon to keep around.

[@maryduka]

I can’t thank you enough!!!! You are a lifesaver!

[@caseycarney6710]

Wow!!!!!!! I just want to say thank u!!!!!! We just got r pool, 3rd day in we shocked it and it turned green by morning. Thought it was algea, bought ALL KINDS of cleansing chemicals....nothing worked! Found out it was due to the iron/copper/rust/metals in the water. Ur video popped up first on how to get rid of the coloring, and i thought, hey it's worth a shot....and BAM!!!! Pool was soooooooo much cleaner after running the pump with the socks on the tube over night!!! Totally awesome idea!!!!!!!!! THANK U!!!!!

[@RobertAdrianDizon]

I'm at my wit's end about the sudden appearance of a green tint in my pool which I refilled with hard water (aquifer). None of the pool supplies shops in my country have anything about metal removers so I'm unable to try those solutions readily. My last resort was to replace all of the water but now I've just put 3 white socks on my filter's outlet secured with hair ties and rubber bands. Your solution makes sense and hopefully it also works for oxidized copper, which for my pool is a green tint rather than the yellowish one you have here. Update: Green tint gone! No chemicals needed, just socks! Thank you so much and Happy Easter from the Philippines.

[@wormfamily4552]

So glad it worked. God Bless.

[@bobach6083]

Use iron out too get the socks clean

[@codycampbell790]

Use iron out. Instantly turns the water clear

[@dron2336]

How much time did it take?

[@PrOgress1v]

Woohoo guys I'm so full of hope and hyped about this method. I was struggling last month with my hard pool water from the well, last 3 weeks water was kind of good, but today it turned green ASF. I guess the water softener I poured before stopped working. I used new bottle of water softener and I'm about to add socks to the hose today. Wish me luck 🤞! I will keep you updated.

[@loverofDS1962]

Thank u for this video!! We all appreciate it! I don't want to add more harmful chemicals! God Bless You Sir. ❤

[@jessechavez607]

Trying this right now 🙏 hope it works ! Thank you! *update- the sock cleaned out my pool and it’s crystal clear now! it cleared in about 2 days total!

[@ronmercer5173]

Great way to remove iron out of pool. I have a 8ft diameter pool. It took a day and a half. Thanks

[@whippiehippie4811]

Thanks.... We have a small 3 ft by 8 ft pool, lots of iron in our well water your method with the socks worked for us overnight gonna do it a second night just to be sure but that water looks crystal clear today🌊

[@janellagutierrez7417]

Thank you so much my pool is clear now and I didn't have to buy any expensive chemicals.

[@mrsjulie11]

I got my very first pool last week (inflatable) filled it up& the next day it was Green I now know because of the metals in the well water, I totally freaked out and drained it wish I had try this first when I refill it I think I am going to put a sock with polyfill on the end of the hose and put it in the filter cartridge area thanks for the great video!

[@mrsjulie11]

@Megan Ortega when I refilled I put a submersible pump in with a homemade filter on it that I put a polyfill stuffed sock in , I also upgraded my pool pump the ones that come with them are basically useless, my water has done great this time!

[@jessicadionne8284]

Thank you so much!! My pool is almost perfectly clear in 2 days! Can't believe how much the socks picked up! I did two socks with some poly fill inside. Worked amazing!

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out next time trust me

[@adth123ify]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.... just had this happen and I was so frustrated until I saw your video. I called my local pool supply store and they said they had a bunch of chemicals they wanted to sell me called sequestrants? All I heard was money money and more money. You saved my pool and my wallet! Xoxoxoxo

[@wormfamily4552]

Awesome. So glad. God Bless.

[@wandasmith7640]

Thank you. It worked on my sisters pool. Wow. Amazing.

[@sulysaldana5867]

I love this community !!!!! We get to share information. We will be trying this today. So exited.

[@bici.family]

Thank you so much for this video! We filled our pool with well water and added the chlorine shock treatment overnight 2 days ago, and to our shock we woke up yesterday morning and found the pool brown with rust, looking more like a dirty pond than a pool. 24 hours later, with the sock method you showed, almost crystal clear water! 👍✨

[@codycampbell790]

Use iron out

[@Awakefromyourslumber78]

I just wanna say thank you!! We were about to dump out are 18x48 pool we filled with well water. It wasn’t bad till we added the chlorine and then it got worse, this did the job! We have sparkling water now 😁🙌🏻🤩 if you have a sand filter put you some poly-fil or old pillow stuffing in it, woks wonders… We also did three socks on a sump pump as well and within 12 hours it was so clear!

[@wormfamily4552]

So glad for you!

[@mitchtheeaglon1042]

Oh my!!!! I was searching since yesterday.. I'm trying this method now!! I can't wait to see how does it work tomorrow! In WI, we got the water that contains a lot of iron here... I put a new INTEX pool yesterday for my kids but the water was kinda greenish.. I thank you sir!

[@wormfamily4552]

Awesome. Hope it works for you.

[@user-eg4dn7ss8o]

Worked great and no chemicals. Thanks

[@joyking7725]

You my friend are a genius.. my pool is index 22x52 and so far I did just 24 hours and can not believe the diffrence.. was real green from metals and today it's almost clear... thank you so much...

[@wormfamily4552]

I’m so glad it’s working for you. God Bless.

[@petetimpone8023]

Filled up my pool (18x4) above ground round. It was clear until I put a bag of shock in it and then turned brown. Thank you for this as I think this will correct my problem.

[@the1andonlyrogue]

Wow thanks! You just saved me so much money .

[@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG]

Thank you for the great tjp! First time in 6 years I had shock turn my pool green ! The water was crystal clear too 🤣 until I added the shock that is. DOAH!

[@ke4687]

I have a 15 foot pool, 48 inches deep and the intex pump just isn't doing the job at all. So I cut through the filter and it allows the water to run through more freely and I then put a stocking on the outlet and it catches all the debris. However, in the last couple of days I've noticed the water isn't so clear so I'll be trying this double sock method for sure and hopefully it'll do the trick. Thanks for your advice

[@millermatic140]

As a first time intex owner I’m trying this right now at 11pm

[@tommanna4271]

Same!! 11:00pm - Flashlight - Socks - Hairband - I hope it works!! Thanks!!

[@luusbustamante7693]

did it works?

[@blackhorsesweet]

Let us know how it goes

[@millermatic140]

Robb W I ended up upgrading to a intex sand filter. Left it running for four hours and the next morning the water was crystal clear😇

[@fonsini01]

@@millermatic140 what were you using before the upgrade?

[@PartTimeDetector]

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@jwinship71]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing!

[@bratgoddess111]

THIS SAVED ME TONS!!! 24HRS and the iron is gone!!!i have a 1000gallon pool and is fairly small sooo its didnt take much time..also left the chlorine in the floaters...

[@isaacparsons3036]

I added polyfil from an old pillow into the socks and it worked amazing! I stuck the socks write on the pool return jet too didn’t even need to disconnect it. Clear in a few days without any chemicals 😁

[@RoyTT]

Iknow iknow, i can go out and buy more cemicals etc etc. But this trick worked perfectly. In 24 hours it has gone from brown to a weak yellow color. Gonna let it run for another 24h and it will be perfect! Thank you soo much for this tip!! First time owning a pool and i was not aware that where i live there is a good amount of iron in the water. Iron + clorine + sun = rust.. Thanks again! :)

[@ivankar.l.781]

Thank you!! Totally worked!!

[@user-og2id6cs5k]

Good job thank you for pointing me in a direction I'm gonna give it a try

[@sgt79]

Thanks for tip I'm currently doing it to my pool. I had a thought of putting the socks on the hose while filling that should get most of it. Also they sell rv filters that attach to garden hoses for 30 bucks. Thanks for the video

[@kailak4501]

Thank you!! Trying this for sure

[@f15tracking]

Dude thank you so much for this video

[@wormfamily4552]

No problem. Hope it helped. God Bless

[@mastercutgems]

Thank you! Great info.

[@elizabethhardenburgh9760]

Thank you so much for this video! It worked perfectly for our pool!

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out use it next time literally don't have to do anything but pour in, stir, done.

[@codycampbell790]

@@ct7063 the socks didn't work for me.

[@kendrawarren3631]

I must say I tried this method with white socks and quilt batting stuff inside the socks so it can better filter and it works after draining my son pool 3 times from green looking water and after shocking still didn't work now he have blue water amazing

[@deryckessak54]

Thanks for the tip I’ll try it on my pool! 😁

[@gearbox5916]

I will try that too thanks

[@turnup9954]

You are a genius my friend thank u im goin to try this rite now

[@paigeparsons5174]

I did this, plus added a bit of polyfill between each sock and it went about twice as quickly.

[@Christian_counsel]

Trying this now. I went to the pool store they had me buy 60 dollar worth of stuff and after 2 days it went from dark brown to orange but it’s still pretty bad. Wish me luck! Thank you for the info!

[@jbaker4900]

Halfway through filling my pool started seeing iron. Stopped filling and found this video. I used three socks on my garden hose to continue the fill. I thought catch the iron before it gets in the pool.. Then finished cleaning the water by socks on discharge hose. Thank you

[@fangorn1000]

THANKS FOR SHARING. good video

[@hilary2454]

Trying this now!! My pool looks like ice tea! Fingers crossed 🤞. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[@hilary2454]

It totally worked!!! Thank you.

[@fonsini01]

I’m trying tomorrow !!!!! Wish me luck

[@abh114]

Thank you dude 🙏🙏🙏

[@irievijar9385]

Thank you so much

[@anniemomma5389]

Thanks fir the video tho looks easier and cheaper than bucket method.. I tried chemicals but it hasn’t helped I’ll v doing this today tho THANK U

[@MsMike1718]

I have the same problem, And I solved it the same way, with 2 filters and a cloth

[@elainek2866]

2 more things I did- after the water was clear, the liner floor was very slippery, as was the underwater liner walls. I wiped down the walls and the floor with clean rags and discovered brown residue causing this. I have not yet rei sed/ cleaned out the hoses that are still tinged brown, but have attached the hose to the normal water inlet. I chose two socks with thin cuffs and tucked the edge gently around the edge of the normal water inlet. The water flowed in well through the socks and shortly thereafter was just a slight brown stain beginning. Nothing at all like the initial filtering, but maybe enough to stop another slippery/ slimey liner issue.

[@codycampbell790]

Iron out next time. Pour stir clear!

[@rollmercury3877]

​@codycampbell790 what do you mean with iron out? The only metal we have in the pool if from the ladder itself

[@ashtonbreanna8041]

Trying this today! We have county water but it is FULL of rust 😩. Cleaned our filter yesterday and it was FULL of it.

[@sonyaraven7266]

hi I did this and it worked! how do I add new water? you know when the level goes down and you need to top it off with a little more? would the socks work on the hose?

[@mohamadchanty7717]

1000000 thumb up...blessed

[@ddfraser]

Just use Metal Free. These methods work but not fully (at least in my area) I did the sock method and the bucket filled with poly method but came back once the Chlorine oxidizes.

[@anniemomma5389]

I wonder if placing a magic eraser in the sock as well would help it filter faster?

[@nellycavazos609]

Its 1.37 am... hubby and i we just try the sock method! We are expecting 110 degrees... we are hoping to see amazing results!!! Although we are short of 3 socks🤣worth the socks...

[@bigjerm8617]

Florida storms will knock your socks off lol

[@luusbustamante7693]

I used well water and I think it has high Iron it turned brown after aplying shock dosis of Chloride, we have a Intex 5.49m diamater cilynder, we will try this metod

[@vrglcom]

You can put the sock straight over the return strainer. No need to remove the pipe

[@wormfamily4552]

You could do it a variety of ways, just demonstrating the concept. My “return strainer” barely has anything to grab onto.

[@maryzoerman7715]

I have been doing this for years. I use fiber fill in the socks😊

[@kennethdurbin3385]

Been having a tanker bring in to fill my pool the last few years. $200 each summer since we have well water. Gonna try this next week once my new pump gets here.

[@wormfamily4552]

How’d the pool refill go?

[@kennethdurbin3385]

@@wormfamily4552 went great! Shocked it didn't turn green at all. Pool is about 2900 gallons, filled it and ran the well dry twice to do it. Lol. Added shock, chlorine tablet and 2 cups of Meriatic Acid...boom clear as can be. I run the pump pretty much nonstop too. I rinse out the filter every 2 days or so. Hard to find those Intex type A filters anywhere so I'm just reusing mine for now.

[@wormfamily4552]

@@kennethdurbin3385 great!

[@amzar0481]

Thx bro you very helpfull.its work :^)

[@tonyak82]

Thank u so much for sharing! I was so frustrated and didnt know how to fix our water. This seems simple and inexpensive enough. One question, when u say u put chlorine in it. Did u put the tablet in the filter or did u just put the chlorine straight in the pool? Thanks!

[@wormfamily4552]

A chlorine tablet is slow release as is more for longer term maintenance. I would go with the liquid chlorine initially to see the immediate results. God Bless.

[@tonyak82]

@@wormfamily4552 thank u

[@caitie823]

@@wormfamily4552 do you mean bleach? Can you use just regular bleach? I am about to try this!! Thank you!!

[@ajayanez1249]

how long does it stay clear for?

[@texasnyghtmare]

Clear it up in 1 day ez. Add Flocculant while running filter for 2hrs. Turn off filter and wait 8-10hrs. You will see it drops all the sediment to the bottom for you to use a pool vac and take it out. Keep it on backwash while you vacuum out the sediment till your done. Let pool sit another few hrs to see if any more sediment needs to be vacuumed out and your gucci. Rinse and repeat if needed and make sure when filling pool to do in increments and to buy cheap water filter for end of the hose 👌

[@kayykayy8146]

AMAZING THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU

[@ChiefsKingdom87]

I have this same exact problem, I saw this video. So now I'm trying this technique to see if it actually works😊 I will repost and let y'all know how it's doing

[@codycampbell790]

Skip all that!!! Buy a powder jug of iron out and pour it in and stir. Let sit for one hour, boom done!!! Clear as day

[@kimdasher5828]

Did you just put iron out a nd use filer in your pump?

[@Jack-rh5br]

your pump sounds like ours that just died lol

[@wavygravy9690]

I wonder if this would work if you did it to the hose while filling the pool. Thereby removing the rust before it even gets into the pool?

[@Christian_counsel]

I am trying that now. I’m going to say it’ll help but I doubt it will take it all out it usually doesn’t turn this color until you shock it

[@LaserTrace]

ok that might be the life saviour

[@jorgedias3791]

Hello, I got small pool with small light blue mosaic inside. I can get clear water in the pool but the water inside the filter gets light blue colour same as the mosaic after 8 hour filtering. PH and Clorum normal and using algicide. Can you tell me the cause. Can it be the mosaic tearing apart in dust particles? Or is there any kind of algae that has light blue colour? Thanks Jorge Dias

[@texasnyghtmare]

FYI it’s not rust it’s sediment and tannins from your well. If your well runs too long it can start pulling in tannins from debris at bottom of your well

[@johncarlocorpuz34]

Our water source is deepwell. What's the next step after the removal of stain (Also, should I expect it to change color after applying chlorine?)? Follow up question, how often do you change the water?

[@thanksforlooking10-4]

You don't need to change the water, just add when it gets low. Chlorinate slowly otherwise you'll end up with a yellow pool. This just happened to us and thanks to this video, it's almost clear!

[@mercedesnicholson7279]

We have high chlorine in our pool currently. Around 10 on the test kit. Would I need to add more chlorine before I do this? Or are my levels high enough??

[@wormfamily4552]

Can’t really answer about the chlorine levels as I only add chlorine as it “appears” to need it (based on sight). I would say that if you’ve got chlorine in the pool just start the process and see what you get. It can only help.

[@trishayamada807]

Thanks. We’re trying this right now.

[@wormfamily4552]

Great. Hope it works for you.

[@trishayamada807]

Worm Family it did! The three socks in the morning were dark rusty orange. We are thrilled we won’t have to use so many chemicals. Thank you so much for sharing.