Hi again all...
It's been a while since I posted here because the info that I have learned here as enabled me to maintain my IG pool for the last 3 years with very little trouble.......and I appreciate that info... as this is the first pool that I have owned.....
But.....I think I have a unique situation (problem) when closing my pool that I hope someone here might be able to give advise about...
First let me explain my pool .....I'm guessing the pool is approximately 20 years old ....it is a 17' X 32' X 9' IG.....the bottom is concrete (gunite...I think).....the concrete slopes up to within 3' of the water surface, then flattens out horizontally onto a 4 inch ledge around the entire circumference of the pool...
Into this 4 inch horizontal ledge of the concrete....there are inserted (and caulked) stainless steel panels 3' tall X 6' wide that continue up to the pool deck.....
I can only assume that the original owners of this pool liked the looks of the stainless steel verticle panels and decided not to install any tile whatsoever to the upper panels during pool construction........(I kinda like the stainless look also....)
Now, the problem during closing the pool....
My normal closing routine involves: clean...shock... polyquat... cover pool... shock... drain below outlets...remove/store pump...drain/cover sand filter...blow out lines...install noodles in skimmer...etc.
Well it seems that high chlorine levels in a covered pool and stainless steel do not go well together...because when I opened the pool this spring... the stainless steel panels had rusted (bad)...but the rust only formed from the water line up to the pool deck....it took me and my wife a lot of scrubbing with scotch brite pads to remove all the rust that had formed over the winter...
So my delima is how to effectively winterize my pool without creating an enviroment for rust to form on the stainless steel panels....??
Any advise would be appreciated....
It's been a while since I posted here because the info that I have learned here as enabled me to maintain my IG pool for the last 3 years with very little trouble.......and I appreciate that info... as this is the first pool that I have owned.....
But.....I think I have a unique situation (problem) when closing my pool that I hope someone here might be able to give advise about...
First let me explain my pool .....I'm guessing the pool is approximately 20 years old ....it is a 17' X 32' X 9' IG.....the bottom is concrete (gunite...I think).....the concrete slopes up to within 3' of the water surface, then flattens out horizontally onto a 4 inch ledge around the entire circumference of the pool...
Into this 4 inch horizontal ledge of the concrete....there are inserted (and caulked) stainless steel panels 3' tall X 6' wide that continue up to the pool deck.....
I can only assume that the original owners of this pool liked the looks of the stainless steel verticle panels and decided not to install any tile whatsoever to the upper panels during pool construction........(I kinda like the stainless look also....)
Now, the problem during closing the pool....
My normal closing routine involves: clean...shock... polyquat... cover pool... shock... drain below outlets...remove/store pump...drain/cover sand filter...blow out lines...install noodles in skimmer...etc.
Well it seems that high chlorine levels in a covered pool and stainless steel do not go well together...because when I opened the pool this spring... the stainless steel panels had rusted (bad)...but the rust only formed from the water line up to the pool deck....it took me and my wife a lot of scrubbing with scotch brite pads to remove all the rust that had formed over the winter...
So my delima is how to effectively winterize my pool without creating an enviroment for rust to form on the stainless steel panels....??
Any advise would be appreciated....