Removing Scum -limit suntan lotion?

[mbar]

matt - what a great post You are right about the stuff getting back in the pool I am going to save this post for future reference as "matt4x4's scum line cleaning routine"

[waterbear]

Also, floating a 'scumbug' (or one of the other brands of this oil adsorbing sponge) in your pool or skimmer will collect a lot of the surface oils before they form a scum line. Enzyme products (although pricey) also help in keeping the scumline down when applied weekly.

[webfeet]

Matt, thank you for your reply. Can you recommend a brand of vinyl cleaner? What chemicals should be in it? What should not be in it? Thanks, Webfeet

[matt4x4]

If I remember correctly mine says 303 on the bottle, and I just went to 303 products, although they won't tell you what's in it, the MDS looks harmless - I believe that's true for most of them since anything harmful likely melts plastics too....

[CarlD]

I also find, as a preventative, using the skimmer socks and running my filter on high pulls that junk out and traps it in the sock and it can be rinsed out.

But great post, Matt!