Hello Everyone (& hopefully Chem Geek),
I'm getting ready to replace the 20 year old pool heater and filter along with a 5 year old grinding pump. The pool has blue stains and scale on it from the old heater. Also when I pulled one of the spa jets I found it had a brown scale on it.
Before I put in the new equipment and get it re-plastered, I'm wondering if I should lower the PH to 5, 5.5, 6 or something to try and "etch" out the old scale and loosen / remove any embedded copper in the plumbing that may come out later and stain the new plaster? If necessary I could bypass the heater while doing this to avoid any more copper getting into the pool?
To avoid future blue staining on the new plaster, from the existing situation, should I use "CuLator Metal Remover now (I saw Chem Geek had a thread on this) as part of my plumbing etch process, or since the water will be pumped out for the new plaster whatever copper residue will be pumped out so I don't need to worry about it?
Does anyone think this would work or just chance damaging the 20 year old PVC plumbing?
Thanks for your help and insight, Tom
I'm getting ready to replace the 20 year old pool heater and filter along with a 5 year old grinding pump. The pool has blue stains and scale on it from the old heater. Also when I pulled one of the spa jets I found it had a brown scale on it.
Before I put in the new equipment and get it re-plastered, I'm wondering if I should lower the PH to 5, 5.5, 6 or something to try and "etch" out the old scale and loosen / remove any embedded copper in the plumbing that may come out later and stain the new plaster? If necessary I could bypass the heater while doing this to avoid any more copper getting into the pool?
To avoid future blue staining on the new plaster, from the existing situation, should I use "CuLator Metal Remover now (I saw Chem Geek had a thread on this) as part of my plumbing etch process, or since the water will be pumped out for the new plaster whatever copper residue will be pumped out so I don't need to worry about it?
Does anyone think this would work or just chance damaging the 20 year old PVC plumbing?
Thanks for your help and insight, Tom