Hi, I hView attachment 616676ave noticed a greyish brown scale on the floor and walls of my 10 month old marbelite pool. The scale is smooth and has a few white dots in certain areas. View attachment 616674View attachment 616675
Scale on marbelite pool
- Thread starter User1101
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,157
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
If it is smooth it is probably not scale. Scale is usually rough from calcium deposits.
What is your water chemistry?
How do you chlorinate your pool?
What test kit do you use?
Post your water chemistry:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
WATER TEMPERATURE
CSI (calculated by PoolMath)
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If it is smooth it is probably not scale. Scale is usually rough from calcium deposits.
What is your water chemistry?
How do you chlorinate your pool?
What test kit do you use?
Post your water chemistry:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
WATER TEMPERATURE
CSI (calculated by PoolMath)
Things to read:
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Hi water chemistry using liquid test kit
Ph 7.6
Chlorine 3ppm
Alkalinity 120
Chlorinated using hth floater+
A solar heating system was added to the pool recently but the problem occured before that. Not sure of exact temperature.
Ph 7.6
Chlorine 3ppm
Alkalinity 120
Chlorinated using hth floater+
A solar heating system was added to the pool recently but the problem occured before that. Not sure of exact temperature.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,157
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What liquid test kit?
We need all the chemicals I listed above to determine if your water chemistry is causing your problems.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,157
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You need to get a better test kit. You are flying blind to some of the most important chemicals.
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