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The primary reason why fiberglass pools soared in popularity was because of how easy and inexpensive it is to maintain them. Not only do they require lesser chemicals and electricity to take care of, but fiberglass pools are also subject to fewer pool repairs as long as they are properly managed. Unfortunately, though, fiberglass is not resistant to stains. On the bright side, if you know the techniques, you can get rid of the spots with relative ease.
In the blog below, we are going to be teaching you three things -
Fiberglass pool stains can be categorized into two types -
● Organic - Stains caused by leaves, berries, and dirt. Note that algae aren’t a stain, but the presence of black algae may end up looking like stains.
● Inorganic - Metal stains from iron, copper, or manganese. Cobalt staining and calcium scaling are other common forms of inorganic stains.
As with anything, prevention is always better than cure. Here are two tips that can help you avoid stains in your pool -
● Maintain Ideal Chemical Balance of Your Water - You have heard these enough times already, but the chemical balance is never not important. Just making sure that the water in your pool is balanced can relieve you of several kinds of pool problems.
● Focus on Regular Cleaning - To keep the waterline from staining, clean out dirt, leaves, and organic debris like dead bugs. If your pool has some random piece of metal in it, scoop that out too lest it alters the water.
Organic stains usually aren’t very hard to remove. Simply get a brush or stain eraser to lift the stain. Sometimes organic stains will even go away on their own. If even after repeated brushing and scrubbing, the stain doesn’t budge, it might be a good idea to hire cleaners or a pool repair team to get it some professional attention.
Small metal stains can be easily removed with a vitamin C tablet rubbed directly onto the surface of the spot. The electrolysis reaction releases the metal, which can then be corrected with a metal sequestration agent.
Larger stains, on the other hand, fare well with ascorbic acid. Get the chlorine levels in your pool to 0.00 pm and the pH to 7.2. Turn the filter on and add an apportioned amount of ascorbic acid to the water (for best results, add 1 pound of the acid per 10,000 gallons of water). Give it 24 hours and rebalance the water. Finally, add the sequestering agent.
Calcium carbonate can be easily removed with a stain eraser or a scaling treatment. Calcium silicate is, however, a little harder to deal with. You will need a full pool scaling treatment to wring those stains out. Call a pro pool repair company like Hydroscapes Pools & Patios to assist you with this.
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