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    Strategy to Prevent Over-the-Winter Scaling

    Hello, all. I've opened my pool each of the last two springs ('08 and '09) to a fairly severe case of calcium scale. In each case, my recourse was to dump the pool, let the finished surfaces air dry, remove the scale with a stiff broom, sweep it up, and refill. There was less this year than in...
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    Pool Opening: How to Remove Calcium Scale?

    Hello, all. I removed my pool cover this afternoon to discover decently clear water in my pool, but a fuzzy coating of crystaline calcium scale along the walls and floor. What I could reach comes off pretty easily with my hand, so it isn't "baked on". What should I do to the water to get the...
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    Crystals Everywhere - Any Ideas?

    Hello, Everyone. I'm a newbie to managing my own pool and have a somewhat unique problem (at least I haven't seen anybody post something like this recently)... Pool stats: Volume: about 15,500 gallons Surface Area: 500 square feet Type: Inground, concrete, with Hydrazzo finish Filter: DE...