Low Calcium: Pool Corrosion Risk
The Essential Role of Calcium Hardness () in Pool Water\nWhile Abilene pools often deal with high calcium leading to scale, it's vital to recognize the dangers of low Calcium Hardness (). measures the amount of dissolved calcium in the water. Low makes the water "hungry" or aggressive. This water will aggressively seek to absorb calcium from any available source, which includes the plaster or grout of your pool walls and the protective coating of your metal equipment. This process leads to plaster etching, pitting, and corrosion of metal parts. The ideal range for plaster pools is to ppm. Shipwrecked Pools tests regularly and, if low, will safely add calcium chloride to the water. This ensures your water is chemically balanced to the point of "saturation," preventing it from corroding your expensive pool structure and hardware.