Cloudy After Cleaning

[Watermom]

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[PoolDoc]

. . . membership upgraded.

Has your pool been painted with epoxy? The top layer of epoxy will chemically deteriorate over the winter, and in spring will FEEL slimy and BE chalky, till that layer wears off.

[Dazed and Confused]

Hmmm. Interesting question. I really have no idea what its painted with. It needs to be painted for sure. Whatever its painted with is cracking and blotchy. One of the many things on my ever growing list. I will get a brush for the sides and see what happens. Maybe thats it and a repaint will take care of the problem. Still, I don't know why its all white and cloudy for two days after cleaning.

[PoolDoc]

OK, try this.

Pick a spot, at least 1 foot square. Scrub it with a rag till it no longer chalks and is no longer slimy feeling. Check it 24 hours later. If it's STILL not slimy, and not chalking, then it's VERY likely that you have epoxy paint or acrylic that is chalking, and will continue to do so, till the top layer is worn or brushed off.

Bad news: I have -- one time -- encountered a pool painted with acrylic pool paint (I'm not even sure if that's been sold any more) that chalked TERRIBLY. And, unlike epoxy, it continued to chalk all summer, though it did diminish after the first clean up.

[Dazed and Confused]

Thank you again so much for all your help. I don't see how you have time to answer all these questions. I will do as you suggested with the rag. Why would it do this at the beginning of the season and not all the time? We had a very warm winter here in California with very little rain and we have only had one hot spell so far. Is it a temperature thing? We have only used the pool a few times in the last 3 weeks. I wonder if the cloudiness after cleaning is a result of the pool service cleaning the bottom and then the filter clears the water after a couple days. I doubt he has brushed the sides as the paint there is in good shape and dirt settles on the bottom.

[Dazed and Confused]

Yes PoolDoc! Its the paint! It needs to repainted anyway so now the question is: what kind of paint should I use? 19000 gallon in ground plaster pool in California just down the street from Disneyland.

[PoolDoc]

This page is a fair summary of the issue:
http://www.inyopools.com/HowToPage/h...your_pool.aspx

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