Pool maintenance can be overwhelming to a homeowner, especially if they have never owned a pool before. There are many moving parts involved in keeping a swimming pool optimal for use and keeping track of them can be difficult, but it does not have to be. Here are a few tips to help simplify and organize the different parts of pool maintenance.
- Keeping It Clean: Cleaning a pool seems like an obvious part of cleaning but can often be the most ignored. Cleaning a pool means brushing the walls, skimming the surface, and using a vacuum. These tasks require physical labor, which is why some people ignore them, but they are essential to keeping a pool clean. A pool can hardly be considered safe to swim in if it us full of leaves and the walls are covered in dirt and algae. A pool vacuum can help, but some things must be done by hand.
- Circulating Water: An important aspect to keeping the water clean is to keep it moving and filtered. Running a pool pump at all times is preferred, but it should still run 10 hours a day at a minimum. This process pumps the waters, filters it, and pushes it back into the pool. This helps get solvents and contaminants out of the pool which helps prevent the water from getting gross.
- Chemical Balance: A properly maintained pool should have a pH between 7.2 and 7.6. Anything lower can be dangerous to swimmers, because no one wants to swim in acidic water. Anything higher can also be irritating to swimmers for a similar reason. Regardless, a pool should have the right balance of chemicals to make sure it is safe for people to swim in.
In the end, there are only a few things to keep track of when owning a pool. Of course, there are nuances and complications between each of these steps, but as long as your keep your pool clean, balanced, and circulating then you should have a wonderful experience owning a pool.
