Pool Leak Tips
Here's what you need to know: new pool plaster can make an older pool look dramatically different, but a fresh interior finish does not automatically eliminate an existing leak. In some situations, resurfacing can temporarily make the symptoms harder to...
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Don't make the mistake of assuming an acid wash is simply a deeper version of normal pool cleaning. Acid washing is an aggressive treatment that intentionally removes a very thin layer from a cement-based pool surface, and that can be...
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It's a simple equation: pool plaster is supposed to protect the concrete shell underneath while giving swimmers a reasonably smooth, durable surface. When that finish becomes extensively rough, thin, cracked, etched, delaminated, or permanently discolored, routine cleaning and chemical adjustments...
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Let's cut through the confusion around acid washing a swimming pool. An acid wash can make a tired cement-based pool surface look dramatically cleaner, but it is not simply an extra-powerful cleaning treatment. Acid works by dissolving a very thin...
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There's a common misconception that if a pressure washer can clean a concrete driveway, it should have no trouble cleaning pool tile or plaster. The reality is more complicated because a swimming pool contains several different surfaces, and each reacts...
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