Adding Calcium To Vinyl Pool. Low calcium as is often the case will cause long term serious damage especially to plaster vinyl liners grout in between tiles metal rails and even concrete decking around the pool. Calcium chloride gives off a lot of heat. It is wise to wait at least 12 hours before adding any more calcium chloride to the pool.
For you engineers there is some evidence calcium protects metal equipment made of steel or iron. Of course you don t want to operate at an acid ph either.
Calcium chloride doesn t dissolve the same way as dry acid sodium bicarb or a non chlorine shock.
Following this step you need to brush the entirety of the pool. Following this step you need to brush the entirety of the pool. To be safe make sure you keep the ph in your vinyl pool above 7 2. Calcium on the low and high end of the scales will eventually cause problems and when they do be ready for some serious problems.