Advanced Pool Care, serving Memphis, TN pool owners offer pool maintenance steps
If you’re a new swimming pool owner or if you bought a home that came with a swimming pool or if you’ve been the one responsible for swimming pool upkeep and maintenance and are ready to hand that task off to someone else, we are here to offer you tips to do just that.
If you’re new to pool ownership you may wonder exactly what goes into caring for and maintaining the pool, its equipment and th
e water. Here are the top five:
- You will want to test the water between service visits to make sure the water chemistry is in balance. Ask your pool contractor for a test kit and ask him how to use it. Your pool contractor from Advanced Pools, Inc. will help you read it and decide whether you need to add chemicals between service visits.
- Your pool contractor will share that there will be times during the year when the pool will need to be super chlorinated aka shocked. This is something that most pool owners look to a pool service contractor to do and for advice on when it should be done. Shocking isn’t an everyday or even a monthly occurrence. If your pool becomes algae-filled it will need to be shocked to get it back to swimmable.
- Your contractor will show you how to do this between pool service visits. The frequency with which it needs to be cleaned will depend on how much dirt and debris it captures; if you use a pool cover, your pool water will stay cleaner and the filter clearer longer. If you swim with your dog, be advised that you will want to check the filter frequently and remove any dog hair.
- Ask your pool contractor how often and for how many hours a day the pump should be run. Circulating the pool water is necessary to not only moving the chemicals throughout the water to evenly distribute them, but it is necessary to move any contaminants or debris from the water and into the filter. Run the pump at night during off peak electricity hours and you may realize a savings on your utility bills.
- Working with an experienced swimming pool service professional assures that you can have a swimming pool that is ready for you to enjoy whenever you’re ready to take a dip!
Before you choose a contractor make certain you understand what it is he will do during his service visits, how often he will come and what you should be looking for between service visits to assure your pool is always in top shape.
