Abstract: A method for cleaning the interior surfaces of a receptacle holding a body of water comprises providing the receptacle, providing an aqueous solution having from about 1 to about 100 weight percent of an aliphatic amine or salt thereof, adding the aqueous solution to the water within the receptacle. The aliphatic amine is selected from among the following: CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2, R—O—(CH2)3NH2 and R—O—(CH2)3NH(CH2)3NH2 wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms, R optionally having additional ether linkages such as CnH(n+1)—(O—CH2CH2)n′, and wherein n is an integer from 8 to 10 and n′ is an integer from 1 to 5. When the aqueous solution is added to the water, flocculus or precipitants are substantially not formed in the water proximate to the point of addition. Also disclosed is a swimming pool having a liner and a body of water within the liner.