Swimming Pool Calcium Scale Removal Service

As a pool owner, you pay special attention to the maintenance of your swimming pool. It’s a central part of your outdoor oasis that you want to enjoy and preserve for years to come. Unfortunately, even your best efforts cannot combat the appearance of stains forming at the waterline, known as scale. The white and gray deposits are calcium scale. To you and your guests, it makes your oasis look dirty and gross.

These calcium crystals may appear as nodules that dot metal and plaster, or they might become crusty deposits that form in the corners of your pool. Scale formation of calcium carbonate and calcium silicate occurs when your pool’s water has high pH, high alkalinity, and warm water. The unsightly scale can also appear on your patio furniture, pool deck, and fence. Scale is a problem every homeowner encounters and takes effort in eliminating.

This noticeable buildup is not pretty and can cause severe and costly damage if not treated. Calcium attracts more calcium. To protect your pool, you need to remove the calcium buildup altogether. There is a safe and effective solution that cleans and protects your outdoor surfaces, called Soda Blasting.

Soda blasting is a form of sandblasting but is dustless. Traditional sandblasting uses high compressed air and an abrasive, such as sand, to remove rust, paint, and barnacles from metal. Sand is highly abrasive and also forms a toxic cloud of dust that settles on nearby surfaces. Soda blasting uses water and a soda-like non-abrasive agent, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), allowing for high compression removal without damaging the finish or leaving harmful dust. The process is so quick that you can be enjoying your pool the very same day it is soda blasted. Since scale typically forms at the top few inches of your pool’s water level, there is no need to empty your entire pool -- it is drained only several inches below the bottom of the scale. Once cleaned, your pool is filled to its previous level leaving your glossy pool tile and outdoor surfaces shiny and new-looking in less than a day.

Soda blasting is a proven safe, quick, and chemical-free process that removes calcium scale from plaster, ceramic tile, fiberglass, and stone. Your pool, deck, and patio furniture can all benefit from this method of cleaning. Call us now to schedule your soda blasting appointment!