Pool Acid Wash & Drain-and-Clean
East Valley water is hard, and every season of evaporation and refilling concentrates more calcium into your plaster, leaving it rough, gray, and scaled. Monsoon dust and years of organic buildup add to it. An acid wash strips that layer back down to clean, bare surface — a full drain, a diluted acid rinse, neutralization, and a careful refill with proper startup chemistry so your plaster isn't just clean, it's protected going forward.
What's included
Every item below happens on every visit, whether it's your first appointment or your fiftieth.
Every visit includes
- Full drain and wastewater disposal
- Diluted acid wash of plaster and tile line (or straight drain-and-clean if acid isn't needed)
- Neutralization pass before refill
- Pressure rinse and debris removal
- Refill and full startup chemistry
- Equipment and surface inspection during drain-down
Removes calcium scale and staining that brushing and chemicals can't touch
Brightens dull, gray plaster back toward its original color
Full drain lets us inspect surface, tile, and equipment we never see underwater
Proper acid-to-water dilution and neutralization protects your plaster from over-etching
Getting started is simple
No pushy sales, no complicated onboarding, just a clear process from first call to clear water.
Evaluate the surface
Not every dull pool needs acid — we check whether staining is scale (needs acid), organic (often a chlorine wash instead), or just needs a drain-and-clean. We tell you which one your pool actually needs.
Drain & wash
We drain the pool, then wash the plaster and tile line with a properly diluted acid solution (or a chlorine wash for organic staining), working section by section.
Neutralize, refill & start up
The surface is neutralized and rinsed before refill, then we run full startup chemistry so your water is balanced from day one, not fighting scale again in a week.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about acid wash.
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