Swimming Pool Maintenance
After your pool has been completed, you have to decide on the best way to maintain for it to
stay clean, safe, and fun for everyone to enjoy. The easiest way to maintain your pool is to hire a
reliable pool maintenance professional to do most of the chemical balancing for you. Ask your
friends, neighbors, and family who own pools for their recommendations and remember that
you're looking for someone who is trustworthy, thorough, and responsible. After shopping
around and considering your options, you'll be able to decide which service will best meet your
needs.
If you prefer to maintain your pool yourself or if you want to be sure that the pool maintenance
professional you've hired properly cares for your pool, you will need to adhere to a
maintenance schedule. The following is a good guide.
Weekly maintenance
Brush- the entire surface of the pool, including any tiled areas.
Manually vacuum - or brush any dirt and debris, which has not already been removed by your
cleaning system, toward the main drains.
Net any debris off the surface of the pool water.
Clean out the skimmer and pump baskets.
Check the filter pressure to determine if backwashing or cartridge cleaning is necessary.
Test the levels of chlorine, pH and alkalinity.
If the pool has a chlorinator, check the level of chlorine and add as needed.
FILTER MAINTAINENCE
Cartridge Filters: When the pressure gauge increases 10 psi, tear down the filter by removing
the cartridge element. Clean thoroughly.
D.E. Filters: Every 6 months, or whenever pressure gauge reads "dirty," tear down the filter by
removing the grids. Clean thoroughly.
BEYOND WEEKLY MAINTAINENCE
Every month, the ceramic tile and grout should be cleaned using a tile cleaning solution.
Every month, if the pool has a salt chlorinator, check the salt content level.
Every month, the mastic should be inspected for cracks and separation. Repair or replace any
damaged mastic.
Every 12 months, have a complete pool water analysis done by a professional pool company.
When necessary, "super chlorinate" or "shock" the pool water after heavy usage or a heavy
rainstorm.
Brushing Your Pool
Brushing in an important part of the initial "new pool" cleaning process but, even after your
pool is clean (and even if you own an automatic cleaning system), it is important to occasionally
brush your pool to remove the dirt that will adhere to the wall and floor. When brushing your
pool, start at the top of the walls on the tile line and work your way down to the bottom of your
pool or spa. Please be careful while brushing because allowing plastic edges of the brush to
scrape the surface may cause marking of the plaster. Using steady, firm strokes, always brush
the dirt toward the recirculating drain, overlapping your brush strokes.
Using Your Vacuum Cleaner
Many pools may not require a vacuum cleaner when an automatic cleaning system is installed,
however, there are always those special times when heavy use of the pool, wind storms or
children throwing dirt or debris into the pool may overtax the cleaning system. The vacuum
works as part of the filter system and is attached through the skimmer. The pool water, along
with dirt and leaves, are drawn through the vacuum and flow through the normal filter system.
Leaves, and other large objects, are caught in the strainer basket and small particles are
removed in the filter.
After your pool has been completed, you have to decide on the best way to maintain for it to
stay clean, safe, and fun for everyone to enjoy. The easiest way to maintain your pool is to hire a
reliable pool maintenance professional to do most of the chemical balancing for you. Ask your
friends, neighbors, and family who own pools for their recommendations and remember that
you're looking for someone who is trustworthy, thorough, and responsible. After shopping
around and considering your options, you'll be able to decide which service will best meet your
needs.
If you prefer to maintain your pool yourself or if you want to be sure that the pool maintenance
professional you've hired properly cares for your pool, you will need to adhere to a
maintenance schedule. The following is a good guide.
Weekly maintenance
Brush- the entire surface of the pool, including any tiled areas.
Manually vacuum - or brush any dirt and debris, which has not already been removed by your
cleaning system, toward the main drains.
Net any debris off the surface of the pool water.
Clean out the skimmer and pump baskets.
Check the filter pressure to determine if backwashing or cartridge cleaning is necessary.
Test the levels of chlorine, pH and alkalinity.
If the pool has a chlorinator, check the level of chlorine and add as needed.
FILTER MAINTAINENCE
Cartridge Filters: When the pressure gauge increases 10 psi, tear down the filter by removing
the cartridge element. Clean thoroughly.
D.E. Filters: Every 6 months, or whenever pressure gauge reads "dirty," tear down the filter by
removing the grids. Clean thoroughly.
BEYOND WEEKLY MAINTAINENCE
Every month, the ceramic tile and grout should be cleaned using a tile cleaning solution.
Every month, if the pool has a salt chlorinator, check the salt content level.
Every month, the mastic should be inspected for cracks and separation. Repair or replace any
damaged mastic.
Every 12 months, have a complete pool water analysis done by a professional pool company.
When necessary, "super chlorinate" or "shock" the pool water after heavy usage or a heavy
rainstorm.
Brushing Your Pool
Brushing in an important part of the initial "new pool" cleaning process but, even after your
pool is clean (and even if you own an automatic cleaning system), it is important to occasionally
brush your pool to remove the dirt that will adhere to the wall and floor. When brushing your
pool, start at the top of the walls on the tile line and work your way down to the bottom of your
pool or spa. Please be careful while brushing because allowing plastic edges of the brush to
scrape the surface may cause marking of the plaster. Using steady, firm strokes, always brush
the dirt toward the recirculating drain, overlapping your brush strokes.
Using Your Vacuum Cleaner
Many pools may not require a vacuum cleaner when an automatic cleaning system is installed,
however, there are always those special times when heavy use of the pool, wind storms or
children throwing dirt or debris into the pool may overtax the cleaning system. The vacuum
works as part of the filter system and is attached through the skimmer. The pool water, along
with dirt and leaves, are drawn through the vacuum and flow through the normal filter system.
Leaves, and other large objects, are caught in the strainer basket and small particles are
removed in the filter.
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