It looks like my sheer is starting to have some water scale. What do you guys use to remove it? Is there anything safe that I can use that will not kill the liner?
How to remove scale
- Thread starter nafreire
- Start date
- Jan 4, 2016
- 5,290
- Pool Size
- 44000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
I make a solution of muriatic (hydrochloric) acid at 4 parts water and 1 part 32% hydrochloric acid. I put that in a squeeze bottle, and dribble it over the deposits. If it fizzes, I know I'm getting the job done. I rinse the surface off after.
Any that runs down into the pool water becomes diluted enough that no harm will be done to anything else.
I use an old plastic ketchup bottle, so I have to clean it out well after and hide it away!
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Any that runs down into the pool water becomes diluted enough that no harm will be done to anything else.
I use an old plastic ketchup bottle, so I have to clean it out well after and hide it away!
Nice to meet you via TFP
- Jan 4, 2016
- 5,290
- Pool Size
- 44000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
P.S. Be careful working with hydrochloric acid. Wear eye protection (even a drop in the eye can be bad news). Rinse any you get on your skin within a few minutes. Avoid the fumes which sometimes comes off the concentrate.
- Jan 4, 2016
- 5,290
- Pool Size
- 44000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
If the liner was uncovered and you left acid on it without rinsing, you might see a mark afterwards. Provided it's diluted, and further diluted by dribbling into the pool water, you should be just fine. As always, try on a small area first and see how it goes after it's dried.
Toxophilite
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You need to be mindful for your cement bricking and not to be too aggressive with the MA application, as it etches cement products very efficiently and not all are equal in how they will react. If you see that 1:4 MA/water is being a bit too aggressive where you don't want it to be, you can go down to 1:10 ratio and just work at it over a long period of time - not try to burn it all in one or two treatments. I use disposable plastic spray bottles and just gently wash my tile line as regular maintenance with a very weak solution.
Toxophilite
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When dealing with cleaning masonry and stone, it is always best to start with least aggressive and work your way up.
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