Scale and staining treatment.

[Rabbit]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question or not.

I'm having some problems with calcium scale and staining from the dirty calcium. Has anyone found a good solution to slowly reduce these scales short of an acid bath ?

FC 5.0
PH 7.5
CYA 58
TA 115
CH 400

Thanks for any help.

Rabbit.

 

[stever]

From what I hear high calcium (your is not terribly high) and high pH can contribute to calcium deposits. I assume you are having this problem at the waterline?

An acid solution can be used with a lot of scrubbing to reduce this.

I talked with a guy that will bead-blast the tile for about $1 per foot of perimeter. No too terribly expensive if it has to be done every 5-7 years or so. Just do your reasearch on the hardness of the bead used and what damage it could do to your tile.

Steve

 

[Rabbit]

I'm actually noticing some calcium buildup on the plaster as well, below the waterline. It was a process that started before we purchased the house. It's now become my problem.