# Winterizing Pools Against Crystals (w/ Rob Romano and Bill Drakeley)

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Podcast: [Rule Your Pool](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-your-pool-478192)
Published: 2025-12-26T14:00:00+00:00
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Rob Romano and Bill Drakeley join the show to talk about winterizing concrete pools, and the issues with calcium crystals they have seen. Is it water chemistry, or workmanship? Or both?

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