We've lived in this house for four years now, and this is the first year we've had a real problem with acorns winding up in the pool. We have five very tall oak trees in our backyard, so I guess, if anything, I'm surprised this problem hasn't happened before.
Right now, our oak trees are dropping a lot of acorns. Every morning, I'm getting out there and having to scoop or suction out a couple of dozen or more acorns from the bottom of the pool. They play heck with my Hayward Pool Vac XL, jamming it up, so I have to use a net or a manual vac (the kind with rollers and weights) to stay on top of things. Despite my efforts, occasionally an acorn will leave a brown spot on the bottom. I've tried brushing at the stains with a pool brush, and it doesn't do any good. I'm wondering first of all if these stains are something that will permanently mark the pool, or if they will fade over time. The oldest stain is about a month old now, and it's still looking pretty fresh. Given that this house is 48 years old and that the pool is at least 30 years old, and given that the surface was very blemish free prior to this season's acorn dump, I'm hopeful that this sort of stain will fade over time.
The pool's surface is still in good repair, and I want to keep it that way, so I'm not at all interested in trying any sort of treatment that may damage it, so that's why I'm asking here about the best way to proceed. Or is this something I can just safely ignore?
Right now, our oak trees are dropping a lot of acorns. Every morning, I'm getting out there and having to scoop or suction out a couple of dozen or more acorns from the bottom of the pool. They play heck with my Hayward Pool Vac XL, jamming it up, so I have to use a net or a manual vac (the kind with rollers and weights) to stay on top of things. Despite my efforts, occasionally an acorn will leave a brown spot on the bottom. I've tried brushing at the stains with a pool brush, and it doesn't do any good. I'm wondering first of all if these stains are something that will permanently mark the pool, or if they will fade over time. The oldest stain is about a month old now, and it's still looking pretty fresh. Given that this house is 48 years old and that the pool is at least 30 years old, and given that the surface was very blemish free prior to this season's acorn dump, I'm hopeful that this sort of stain will fade over time.
The pool's surface is still in good repair, and I want to keep it that way, so I'm not at all interested in trying any sort of treatment that may damage it, so that's why I'm asking here about the best way to proceed. Or is this something I can just safely ignore?
