scale prevention

  1. treyrich

    Ground Water Leaking In Cover Track Slot

    Our pool is now 2 years old and we’re getting quite a bit of build up in one corner. Best I can tell we have a very small amount of ground water that’s running into the pool from this corner and causing a lot of scale to build up above the water line. The issue is that’s it’s not...
  2. Boilerth98

    Do I need scale preventative?

    Just wonder if anyone can provide some guidance on scale preventative. Do I need it? I clean my salt cell precisely per manufacturer's instructions. The scale comes off easily and it's not what I would call excessive. My local pool store (BioGuard products) is constantly telling me to use 2+...
  3. paganok21

    Pool Gal Troubles

    Hey ya’ll. Newbie here who has done a massive amount of research on the forums trying to get it all right. I’ve run into a few pool builder challenges that threw my chems out of whack just when I almost had them perfect! First off, I live in hot, dry Arizona and have a 10,000 gallon salt water...
  4. B

    Suggestions to keep LSI in check and prevent scaling?

    The water where I live is very hard, and in the past (before I took over my own pool maintenance) I had significant issues with scaling. Here's what I've done so far to try and address this: Replaced the pool water Got the TA down to ~60 Added ~50ppm borates The issue remains that unless I add...
  5. L

    Broadhead H20 to Prevent Calcium Buildup

    Does anyone have any experience with the Broadhead H2O system? I am in the process of building a new pool & I am trying to make it as maintenance free as possible. In the past I have been very careful about checking the saturation index and adjusting things to avoid calcium buildup...