So, my slam has gone pretty well. Cloudiness is almost gone, but I'm left with this s
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Most likely those are organic stains and higher FC and brushing will slowly get rid of them. More here about stains, Pool School - Pool Stains
Most likely those are organic stains and higher FC and brushing will slowly get rid of them. More here about stains, Pool School - Pool Stains
Okay, got a signature done. Apologies for not doing that earlier. That stuff is silty down there. I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to get it out of my pool.
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I'm no professional, however, I would say... Vacuum to waste, Brush, Let the pump run 24/7, and repeat... Keep your FC up to keep it from growing, and don't forget to backwash that junk out of the filter...
GOOD LUCK!
RON
GOOD LUCK!
RON
Looks like Calcium scale and/or organic stains.
Organics will fade. Calcium scale will feel rough.
Organics will fade. Calcium scale will feel rough.
Calcium is the gift that keeps on giving
If you run pH and TA at the low end of the scale so that the CSI is negative, and you brush it frequently with a steel brush, you can dissolve some of it back into solution. Think glacial pace. Months if not years. If it's really bad, people will get road rash just brushing against it. It can get like 60 grit sandpaper. If it's mild, it actually improves traction.
Hmmmmm, I'll have to do some feeling around. I don't think with an above ground pool a steel brush is a good idea so I'd be stuck with it.
Oops. missed that.
If it's a vinyl pool, it should dissolve pretty easily. It may also be metal stains. Did you ever use any copper algaecide, or any miracle pool product with "blue" in its name, or a pool frog system? If things don't lighten in a few days, try rubbing a vitamin C tablet on the worst of it. If it fades, it's metals.
A few years ago someone talked me into algaecide. But there were no stain issues then. I'll try the vitamin c tablet and see what happens. Thanks!
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