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I'm hoping somebody can give me some advice. Our pool is about 4 years old. Last year, I relented and had the pool acid washed due to some excessive calcium scale build up on the walls. This year, after opening the pool, the entire bottom surface appears to be covered in scale. It's gone...

Ok, I've decided to try and close my pool by myself this year for the first time. Thanks to all of the great information on here, I feel pretty confident. I just have a couple of quick questions. I have a saltwater pool, CYA is 70, FC is right around 6 right now, and I have never had any CC...

Ok...Opened my pool last week and everything has gone smooth. I tested my water this past Sunday and here were my readings: FC - 3.0 (good) CC - 0.0 (good) pH - 7.6 (good) TA - 100 (high) CYA - 30 (low) CH - 100 (low) So, my plan of attack was to first bring the CH up, then adjust CYA and...

I had a pool put in two years ago (this is my 3rd season with it) with DiamondBrite as opposed to regular white plaster. Last year I had lots of issues with calcium scaling, or ‘crystals’ forming all over the pool surface. My pool went from feeling smooth as silk to feeling like sandpaper...

I had some calcium scaling issues last year when I opened my pool due to a rising pH in the pool while it was winterized (I'm in NJ). So, this winter I've been checking my pH every few weeks and adding acid as needed to try to avoid the scaling issues again. Anyway, when I checked the other...

I had some horrible scaling issues when I opened the pool last year, supposedly due to the new plaster causing the pH to rise over the winter. This year when I closed it, I ensured that the pH was down around 7.1, and I also added a couple of jugs of ScaleTec in the hopes that it sitting in...

I've read throught the Pool School and many of the forums here with great interest and have learned an incredible amount. Here's my question though...according to the CYA/Chlorine chart, for a pool with a SWG and a CYA of 70, the FC level should be maintained at a target of 5 ppm (minimum of...

I've been starting to use a stainless steel brush on my pool to get rid of some calcium build up. Is this type brush ok on the tile and grout or should I try to avoid contacting those areas with it? Thanks! Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

So it seems that I'm starting to win my battle against the calcium scale deposits I found on opening my pool. I've kept the pH around 7.2 for the last week, added 2 jugs of ScaleTec and have been brushing with a stainless steel brush at least once a day. The scale is starting to release from...

I had my pool built just about a year ago, and just reopened it to find the entire thing covered in Calcium Deposits!!! I'm kind of freaking out after reading a few posts on here about having to acid wash or sand the pool in order to get rid of them. The guy who closed and opened my pool...