Quote Originally Posted by waterbear
Anyway, we were discussing water balance and he said that some research has been done by a company called WaterTeq Water Technolgies Inc. which showed that low calcium levels in vinyl pools could cause a leaching of the plasticizer out of the liner and shorten its life and that in fiberglass pools it leaches the cobalt out of the fiberglass. He gave me a printed handout of several pages and other than these statement it is all sound pool chemistry, no bs or double talk, and very straigtforward. I could find no listings for this company on the net to research this?
I've heard things like this, but when I've had the opportunity to ask engineers with one of the two big manufacturers of vinyl sheet, they were very skeptical and doubtful.

But . . . I'd be very grateful if you'd mail, scan and email, or fax me copies of this info. I'd love to read it carefully. If you can, PM me and let me know how you can send it, and I'll give you the info you need.

Thanks!

Ben