Recommend metal bristle brush to try and remove scale?

Bbp

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Jun 3, 2016
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can recommend a good quality brush to remove scale from plaster pool. It seems the pH was way out of wack over the winter and everywhere below the water line is covered and rough.

Most brushes I've found on Amazon have reviews stating the bristles are coming off in the pool. I'd like to avoid that if possible.

Thanks!
 
From the archives search here at TFP is this gem of an answer from PoolDV

There are a few options for removing calcium scale.

Least aggressive
Lower your CSI to -0.8 to -0.9 and brush aggressively. This will take about as long to remove scale as it took to build up.

Mildly aggressive
The Zero Alkalinity Acid Treatment

Most aggressive, removes plaster and shortens plaster life
Drain the pool and acid wash it

More here about scale, Pool School - Calcium Scaling
 
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