Have lived in this house with this pool for about 2 years. Has always been this milky white substance when I clean the filter. Pool isn’t always cloudy but often enough. Pool suggested “fiberglass lining is deteriorating”. Hoping it’s related to chemistry that can be adjusted.
Milky white substance in filter
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will upload. Re paint thought, after I rinse it out of the filter, where it dries it’s like sand
Put some in a bowl or plate and pour some vinegar on it - it will fizzle if it’s calcium
I think that the pool is painted.
Paint dissolves in water because they had to remove the solvents from the paint, which made it completely worthless.
Paint used to be good before the rules changed requiring a low VOC formula.
Paint dissolves in water because they had to remove the solvents from the paint, which made it completely worthless.
Paint used to be good before the rules changed requiring a low VOC formula.
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Is the pool originally fiberglass or concrete that was refinished in fiberglass?
Either way, the paint is failing and I would look into getting the paint removed and then resurfacing with something more permanent.
Either way, the paint is failing and I would look into getting the paint removed and then resurfacing with something more permanent.
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Just speculating as I don’t know costs or anything, but could this have been some sort of “cover up” to make the pool look “pretty for pictures” when selling? I wonder if a home inspection would catch they sort of thing. Probably not, probably take some sort of pool inspector. Like JamesW.
Possible. I’m also reading that it’s a sign of wear on a fiberglass pool, failing of gel coating. Will have someone come inspectJust speculating as I don’t know costs or anything, but could this have been some sort of “cover up” to make the pool look “pretty for pictures” when selling? I wonder if a home inspection would catch they sort of thing. Probably not, probably take some sort of pool inspector. Like JamesW.
Companies still sell paint even though they know that it doesn't work.
They need to either go back to the original formula or shut down the paint manufacturing businesses.
They need to either go back to the original formula or shut down the paint manufacturing businesses.
Gelcoat can create a similar effect.
Either way, the surface is dissolving and it will make pool management more difficult until the surface is redone.
Either way, the surface is dissolving and it will make pool management more difficult until the surface is redone.