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Pools are made up of many parts but it’s the circulatory systems that keep the water clean and healthy. Here’s a primer on what’s available. Saltwater vs. chlorine Saltwater or saline pools offer a better swimming environment, and while it might feel better on the skin and does not cause eye irritation, it’s not without…
Today we are headed to Phoenix to remove calcium from a 20-year-old Pebble Tec pool. Dick called asking for our help because he was putting his house on the market and wanted the waterline cleaned up. The build up was about 15 years old and actually protruded out a half inch from the pebble surface.…
While hardness in water consists of both calcium and magnesium salts (“total hardness”), only the calcium component is relevant in the water balance calculation for pools and spas. Called the Saturation Index (SI) formula, it considers the interrelationships of four chemical factors—calcium hardness; pH; total alkalinity, as corrected for the contribution of any cyanuric acid…
I get to discuss the pros and cons of saltwater pools vs. chlorine pools on a regular basis with my customers. I am not a chemical expert, but I think that I have been around the pool industry long enough to have seen some of the pros and cons of both systems of sanitizing pool…
[metaslider id=6299] Arizona Bead Blasting provides pool tile cleaning in Queen Creek, Arizona. Arizona Bead Blasting is headed to Queen Creek after receiving a call from Ted who had about 5 years of calcium build up on his pool tile. After testing the calcium hardness of his water it was obvious it was time…
Arizona Bead Blasting heads to Arizona City for the first time for some tile cleaning! Carl gave us a call because his three your old pool was starting to get a bit crusty. He gave us the dimensions and after agreeing on the price we headed down a couple days later. When we arrived the…
Bead blasting is a form of high pressure cleaning of a surface that is less damaging to the surface than typical abrasive blasting using small sharp particles such as quartz sand. One of the most common materials used in bead blasting are small spherical particles of glass that are shot with air pressure at a…
[metaslider id=6306] Today Arizona Bead Blasting is headed NW to Surprise Arizona. We received a call from Jack who was in need of a pool drain and some calcium removal. The tile had been cleaned by another company two years ago and it was due for service. We dropped of the sump pump the…
Today AZBB heads up the 101 to Tempe Arizona. This was a rental home purchased just two weeks prior to our cleaning date. Fortunately the previous renter/owner took decent care of the pool because we were able to get about 95% of the calcium off the Pebble Sheen. Pebble Sheen and natural stone can be…
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