Steps to acid wash inground pool without draining water?

Answer 1

acid washing pools take a lot of life out of the plaster and can make it rough. What I would do first is try a suspended acid wash. first bypass heater if there is one lower pH and let pool circulate a day or two then bring water back to correct balance. This usually removes stains and does the entire pool evenly without streaks and roughness

Answer 2

Use 50/50 Muriatic Acid and water in a bucket, careful not to spill it anywhere! Wear rubber gloves and some breathing protection. Pour the mix onto the drained plaster surface, let it sit for about 30 seconds, scrubbing with a brush or fine sandpaper on the hard stained areas. Rinse it then immediately with a hose. Do the walls and steps first, then pump everything out of the bottom and then proceed to do the bottom. Drain everything out again and then rinse again. You can clean the pool now with TSP if you want. Fill the pool with water.

Answer 3

You cant realy acid wash a pool without draining it as it takes a fairly strong solution of acid to clean the surfaces in a pool. However you can usually do a very nice job of cleaning the pool with a presure cleaner and fresh water.

Answer 4

if it's a new finish using pebble tech or diamond brite it is done to expose more aggregate. there is no goood reason to acid wash a regular white cement and marble plaster coating. if you are referring to before the coating is applied , it is to clean any oxidation and help the plaster material to bond to the cured cement.

Answer 5

It should probably leave it to a professional. They use muriatic acid.

Answer 6

I use a five gallon bucket add some water then add acid and fill with more water while pool is circulating walk around pool pour in 3 to 4 spots .

Answer 7

how do i acid bath a swimming pool ?

Answer 8

YOU DONT