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Two years ago I had a guy come and blast some heavy buildup on my tile. Did a good job and half the price of another guy who was gonna use glass beads. The guy that cleaned the pool said his material was safe and water soluble. Don't remember the name he gave. Anywho when I tried to drain...

I saw 2 life guards cleaning the pool tile at the school pool with Bab O cleanser. I asked if it was safe for the pool water and swimmers and they said yes. Tried doing a search but couldn't find anything. What say you guys?

I've been working on my 9 year old Pentair filter and noticed a very very slight rash and itch on my forearms. Thought it was from some gardening I did recently but then I saw tiny little reflections of light on my arms and figured it was from placing my arms on the filter. It has a dull...

I was having some sand come out into the pool, not a lot but it's there sometimes. From reading looks like one explanation is a broken lateral. Pulled off th top, removed sand to get to laterals but they seem fine, nothing broken. Looked everything over but all appears in good shape. I could...

I just used a pool patch grout repair kit to fix some tile where the grout had come off. There seem to be different versions but I think they are the same, just some white cement with a bonding additive. Anywho a word to anyone looking to use it, this stuff drys quickly! I mean don't use the...

I drained my pool in order or remove some heavy scale from the tile, do an acid wash and fix some loose grout. What should have taken a week turned into 3 weeks with unforeseen delays slowing everything down. Be that as it may I'm done and refilling the pool. Problem is I'm seeing hairline...

Hello again, since my initial post I have had my pool drained and the tile blasted clean, it had a lot of scale. I'm acid washing it tomorrow and studied a lot of YouTube videos so I feel up to it. My brothers helping so it will go faster. I hope to fix some minor cracks in the deck and paint...

I've had a in ground pool for 6 years now. Did the maintenance myself and so far so good with the exception of scale build up on the tile in spa and pool and some staining. Water is hard in west Texas and I'm looking to blast it with baking soda as a quick fix. I'm looking for a way to keep...