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Default What is this white scratchy stuff on the sides and bottom ofmy pool?

On 5/8/2012 12:23 PM, Arklin K. wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2012 08:21:21 -0700, SMS wrote:

My green swamp was greener!
http://nordicgroup.us/pool/img_0045.jpg


Yuck. Yes. Mine was actually whitish blue after the $150 chemical
treatment ... but now it's bone dry!
http://picturepush.com/public/8216614

If you were able to bring yours back to life, should should I be able to.


No, mine came back to life after replastering (Pebbletec actually). I
don't think it had ever been re-plastered or repainted since it was
installed in the 1970's. The plaster was flaking off in many places and
it was impossible to maintain. Like your pool, it was put in a time when
everyone wanted deep pools so they could have diving boards, probably in
the 1970's. I also had a ridiculous concrete deck that extended out
slightly over the pool.

I documented the project he http://nordicgroup.us/pool/.

I really like the pool cleaner I got that replaced the gawd-awful
Polaris. This one actually cleans up to the water line, scrubs the
walls, and doesn't need the pumps running. And I'm not constantly taking
it apart to fix something (had to replace one pulley last year). With
the Polaris it was constant trips to Leslie's for parts.