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Swimming Pool Stains Removal Guide (Quick & Easy)

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A swimming pool in your property surely is a great thing to have. But this also entitles a responsibility, especially when ugly stains start to show up on the floor and along the edges of your pool.

To address this, we created this quick and easy swimming pool stains removal guide to help you out.

Got stubborn stains in your pool? It’s high time you get rid of them—for good!

3 Categories of Pool Stains

The best way to address a stain in your pool is to know the cause. There are basically 3 categories that pool stains fall into, namely:

Mineral Stains

It is actually a scale film that is mixed with oil and dirt deposit. This is found mostly on the pool tile in the form of scaly white deposits.

Rust and Metal Stains

Rust and metal stains are somewhat related. They are usually caused by corroded plumbing or water pipes (metal) and corroded pool fixtures or misspaced metal in the pool (rust).

Organic Stains

Meanwhile, organic stains are the easiest stain to remove. This can be caused by dirt, bugs, leaves, algae, worms, or just body oils.

Knowing which category you are dealing with will help you take action and find the best possible solutions.

Effective Ways to Remove Pool Stains

Organic Stains

For organic stains, shocking your pool on a regular basis will do the trick. It would also help if you apply granular chlorine and scrub the stained area.

Organic stains will instantly disappear when you lower the water level and apply a weak solution directly to the stain. Although chlorine granules are the most common remover, mixing acid magic to water and pouring it on the area.

Mineral Stains

Since mineral stains are caused by an excess of calcium deposits in the pool water, using a mixture of 50/50 vinegar-water solution to scrub out the stain is a quick and common thing to try.

Another method is to mix vinegar and baking soda to create a paste which you scrub onto the stains. Lime juice and salt might also work in this case.

Rust Stains

Rust stains may sound like the worst of all the pool stains, but they are actually easy to remove, too. In most cases, you can treat rust0based stains the same way as organic and metal stains.

But if you want a more tailored way, you can try the steps below:

  • Get a clean sock and fill it up with dry acid. About ½ cup of dry acid is needed for this step.
  • Seal the sock and place it over the stain.
  • Keep pressing the sock with dry acid until the rust stain starts to fade.
  • When there are only slight traces of rust left, you can now add a small drop of citric or ascorbic acid to get rid of the rust completely.
  • Check every 1 to 2 minutes. This is because you do not want to soak the tile with the dry acid as it can discolor the tile as well.

Conclusion

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You see, getting rid of swimming pool stains are actually fast and easy if you know what type of stains you are dealing with. But to keep your swimming pool looking fresh and new at all times, prevention is key.

Preventive measures against all types of stains are necessary to save you from all the works mentioned above. Checking the water chemistry is one step to help you know if your pool water is at its best.

Hope you find this swimming pool stains removal guide helpful. See you on the next blog!

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