Draining/Refilling… Acid Washing & Tile Cleaning
Hi all… sorry it took so long to get back here… as usual.. time got away from me! In any event.. here I am and here we go……
Last week we talked a little about why your pool and/or spa needs to be drained & refilled every few years (depends on the type of filter that you have).
NOW is a good time take a look at the TILE around your pool. Over time a white, crusty ring will form at.. or just above.. the water-line. That’s calcium and if it’s left there too long it will become very hard to get off. It can be removed either by ‘elbow grease’ and a very light abrasive sanding sponge from Home Depot OR by shooting tiny little glass beads under very high pressure at it.. much like a sand blaster only a glass blaster. USUALLY the pool can remain full while the tile is being blasted BUT it’s way easier if the pool is drained for the process.. and it makes clean-up much easier too. I don’t recommend any calcium removal products from the grocery store because they can really screw up your pool’s water chemistry. It’s better to call your Pool-Guy… ME.. I hope…
It’s also a good time to take a look at your plaster surface.. the pool has to be drained to give the plaster a complete ACID WASH.
Remember the movie Caddy Shack (one of my personal favorites!)? Well, in the movie, a Baby Ruth candy bar was dropped into the club house pool by a caddy. As it floated around, with the theme from Jaws playing in the background, it appeared to one of the regulars to be the result of an accidental bodily discharge by a swimmer! That resulted in a pool draining and ACID WASH that culminated with a bio-hazard suited Bill Murray finding the candy bar.. picking it up and sniffing it and saying the infamous line… “It’s no big deal!” and taking a bite of it.. causing one of the ladies to faint! The same thing is done to your pool.. except without the fainting. It gets drained.. Acid Washed.. refilled and new chemicals are added. All good for another 3 or 4 years.
So… if it’s time to drain your pool to get fresh water in it take some time to look at your plaster and tile… it may save you some money in the long run.
Nice chattin’ with you again and don’t forget to check out our online store and our new FACEBOOK site under my name.. Ken Sehr. Thanks a lot for everything and I’ll be back Monday. Have a great weekend!See ya! Ken
April 1st, 2009 at 10:26 am
Cool… thanks for reading,, Good luck! Later bud… Ken