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maricopamigra User is Offline

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05/15/2008 8:50 PM	Alert
Anybody know how to get rid of it?

If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let'em go, because, man, they're gone. Jack Handey

zadi

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Sedona Gal User is Offline

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05/16/2008 4:22 PM	Alert
We used a pumice stone, lots of them but it worked. It's a big job.

Scorpio

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05/16/2008 11:17 PM	Alert
Getting it off is a pain, but I heard about a company on the news last summer that comes out with a truck and recycles your pool water, removing all the calcium before returning the water to the pool. It keeps the pool calcium free for about a year. Can't remember the price but I found them online again at www.calsaway.com I keep meaning to check it out myself so I wrote down the web address. Depending on the cost, it might be a good way to deal with it.

Eric the Red User is Offline

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05/17/2008 1:36 PM	Alert
That service sounds awesome, especially for the water out here.

Jet Dr

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05/18/2008 7:08 PM	Alert
I called them earlier this spring. They gave me a phone estimate of $500-$600 dollars based on the size pool and location I provided to them on their website. I think it's a bit pricey and asked a friend in the pool business who was skeptical of the whole thing. Having said that if anyone trys it and it's a good thing let me know.....I'm pumice stoning like a mad man this weekend.

shertex

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05/18/2008 7:36 PM	Alert
I say hire a pool company. Once we started the weekly maintenance...it is gone. NOw, it was never awful and neglected for months, but it was there. We have no worries now and it is sparkling clean! We use Maricopa Pool and Spa!

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007

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05/28/2008 8:58 PM	Alert
May I ask how much maricopa pool and spa charges? You can pm if you wish to not post it thx!

umtech

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06/13/2008 5:09 PM	Alert
We get some on the waterfall, I just remove it by hand with some brushes and the stuff along our perimiter on the pebbletec is not enough to even bother me. Pool water is nice and clear and levels are perfect so don't worry about it.

twostep23

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06/13/2008 5:31 PM	Alert
Posted By Sedona Gal on 05/16/2008 4:22 PM We used a pumice stone, lots of them but it worked. It's a big job. It isn't recommended that you use the pumice stone. It leaves behind pumice which gets caught in the in sweeper and wears the gear assembly out. Also if it gets into the in floor cleaning system it can eat up the planetary gears. Send me a PM and I'll recommend the best way to go.

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06/13/2008 9:20 PM	Alert
Posted By twostep23 on 06/13/2008 5:31 PM Posted By Sedona Gal on 05/16/2008 4:22 PM We used a pumice stone, lots of them but it worked. It's a big job. Send me a PM and I'll recommend the best way to go. Can you share your recommedation to all that have this problem? What is the best way to go?

KSUwildcat User is Offline

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06/14/2008 10:29 AM	Alert
The best way I have found to deal with this is to mix about half HCl (acid) from the pool supply store and water in a spray bottle, and spray it. The HCl will melt that stuff away bit time. But you have to be careful! Very careful! Even at half and half, the HCl is very concentrated and can burn your skin. I always where heavy duty rubber gloves, and you have to be wary of the fumes. I know it sounds pretty extreme, but I prefer this over endless hours of scrubbing and scraping. We had this problem much worse with our pool at our home in Austin when we lived there, and I could get the whole thing done in less than an hour. Our pool here doesn't develop that while calcium buildup nearly as bad, but I still use the same method. It works great.

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