Recent content by Blakespools

Ahh, yes that part i get, usually the people i hire use soda. I just made the post to see if anyone had done it themselves with a water pressure washer and media attachment. I have seen a lot of videos on youtube of people using this method on sheet metal, cars etc and was curious if it had been...

Thanks for the reply, did you use a pressure washer or the standard compressor method? Blake

Hi guys, has anyone tried using a pressure washer with the media attachment to clean calcium from their pool tile? If so what were the results and what psi washer did you use? I have a fountain that in the past someone sand blasted and it removed the porcelain or glass surface from the tile...

Thanks for the replies, I cant say for sure what it looked like right after as it was done a year ago and it is a new account to me. It looks chalky currently. I assumed the blasting took off some sort of material or made the tile super porous. I was wondering if there was some sort of sealer...

Hey guys, I recently started taking care of a large fountain surrounded by iredescent tiles, they have the look of abalone shell. Last year the owner had the tile soda blasted and it appears that it has really taken the shine off the tile, its extremely dull, almost foggy white looking. I have...

Hi Everyone, I purchased a home in Palm Desert Last year and there was already a pool in place. I noticed that since I moved in the slate tile used around the pool above the water line occasionally flakes and peels off dropping a muddy flaky mess into the pool. Is there anything i can do...

Thanks Jason, i'll just stick with 1 per pump to be on the safe side and take a closer look at my customers pump ratings and go from there. Blake

Hey guys, On my personal pool I have 3 A.O. Smith 1 1/2hp pumps connected to 220v, and a broken(for the 3rd time) old Compupool setup. I'd like to just go with the old trusty Intermatic mechanical timers for the pump operations. How many pumps i can run per timer safely, is it just 1 per timer...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Ill order some of those elbow length gloves up today. I also decided to order some cheap thinner neoprene divers gloves to try out. Blake

Hey guys, I just joined the forums but have been using them for a few years to maintain my personal pools. I just started a small pool service business of my own, 30 accounts for now, and have run into an issue I didn't think of. During the winter months here most of my pool temps are 50 degrees...