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Title: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Alban Cleaning on March 08, 2011, 09:57:32 am

Hi

first time poster so please play nice  ;)

I have been asked to deep clean the concrete tiles around a school swimming pool. It is a 25m pool and the site manager thinks it hasn't had a deep clean for more than 10 years! in some places the build up of scale is an inch thick . I have tried a test area with Breaker and Acid Wash 80, putting it down agitating with a stiff brush with 10 minute dwell time and then scraping by hand with a hand scraper and didn't get a brilliant result also to clean the whole area by hand would take a lot of man hours which would then obviously have a big impact on the cost to the client.

I was thinking maybe sandblasting would do it but wondered if a that process would damage the grout. Has anyone had any experience of this??

Your thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Paul  ???

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: BDCS on March 08, 2011, 05:41:30 pm

Jaespray has one of those gentle blaster vacuum doodars - sounds like it may be ideal as there is no mess

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: terrazzoman on March 08, 2011, 06:32:07 pm

hello we have done a swimmimg pool with limescale of 25mm give us a call 07511696479 we can advise you

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 08, 2011, 08:25:47 pm

   at 25mm you would need a bulldozer

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: terrazzoman on March 09, 2011, 07:55:03 pm

no just the knowledged to do the job !

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 09, 2011, 08:07:14 pm

[quote author=terrazzoman
no just the knowledged to do the job !
[/quote
my knowledge tells me 25mm or 1inch  its a stalagmite    and not just lime scale   
regards john

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Denise l on March 10, 2011, 07:16:20 pm

We just did one with Bonamain Plus sprayed on, agitated with deck brush then pressure washed off using a patio tool extension. looked really good. We also used Acid 80 (not at the same time tho!)

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Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Darranvps on March 10, 2011, 07:34:41 pm

I have a pool at my villa in Bulgaria.

We use a product - jelly like that we brush on, I can't remember the name but we do buy it from a swimming pool supplier over there. Perhaps you could try swimming pools suppliers here? We leave it on for a few hours and then pressure wash it off.

Good luck it does sound like it will be a lengthy job.

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Rick Ward on March 10, 2011, 08:44:50 pm

Still intrigued about the gentle vacuum blaster doodar - BDCS/ Jaespray????

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: BDCS on March 10, 2011, 08:52:05 pm

http://www.omnipole.com/steam_cleaners_and_hot_wash_syst.htm

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 10, 2011, 08:55:30 pm

  tornado acs

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 10, 2011, 09:01:29 pm

the greenest cleanest safest machine you can find    ( i think)   whithout sucking a lemmon or squeezing a orange  or even hugging a tree
regards john

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 10, 2011, 09:07:50 pm

ps to the forum admin I DO NOT WORK FOR OMNIPOLE OR SELL THE MACHINE i own and operate it
so please dont lock this thread
regards john

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: BDCS on March 10, 2011, 09:17:08 pm

Maybe mateys orange squash would be the answer   ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 10, 2011, 09:41:23 pm

give him his due   he had the wallnuts to admit it

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Rick Ward on March 10, 2011, 10:02:23 pm

@?:? knows what you two are on about but cheers for the doodar etc link

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Matt Gibson on March 10, 2011, 10:53:32 pm

That looks like a tasty bit of kit john.

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 10, 2011, 11:08:54 pm

hi mat   it does what it says on the tin    fully adjustable  can take a pencil mark of off a egg to a white line of off a road    safe clean low niose level (75db) and so green its lime green
draw back is its got to be used in dry conditions
but ideal for internal blasting
regards john

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 14, 2011, 10:30:48 pm

www.bonasystems.com (http://www.bonasystems.com)

As previously mentioned.
You may need Bonapro 2 or Bonapro 3 for heavy build up.

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: BDCS on March 14, 2011, 11:41:09 pm

Bonapro - 2 or 3 ? You get arrested for that  :o

Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: jaespray on March 15, 2011, 12:26:28 am

what happens at the shallow end     it cant be a dee  clean there
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Title: Re: School Swimming Pool Deep Clean
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 15, 2011, 06:57:18 pm

 ;D