Cleaning the deck around the pool

[Sherra]

My pool builder's concrete sub actually used liquid dish detergent on the coping to keep the concrete from sticking to the part that's supposed to show when they were pouring my deck this past April. There were a few bubbles that formed in the water when they went to wash it off, but they didn't stay in the water long...water looked "normal" again within an hour or so. I don't know if that helps or not, but that's my experience with liquid dish detergent and pool water.

[EricF]

I like to use a powerwasher 1-2x a season, staying well above the surface to not damage it. It doesn't take much pressure to remove dirt. While I have never tried it, if I were to use a detergent, I would start with dishwasher detergent in a bucket of water to avoid the bubbles. It just seems like too much work to me to wash the entire deck by hand.

IMHO,

EricF

[Watermom]

Liquid dish cleaner (like Dawn, Joy, etc.) makes LOTS of bubbles, but a dishwasher detergent (like Cascade) does not. I would not use anything near my pool that makes lots of bubbles if it me. Just my opinion.