When you own a swimming pool did you know it can cost thousands of dollars in care, upkeep and maintenance over the lifetime of owning the pool. Because of the cost of pool ownership, it’s critical that it is cared for to the best of your ability — for many people their abilities don’t extend to pool care so they opt to work with a swimming pool service contractor in Avondale, Arizona to undertake the task. The reason many people with with a service provider is that they don’t want to worry about the delicate balancing of the chemicals, or keep up with the cleaning — they just want to swim in and enjoy the pool.
Pool service contractors explain cleaning and maintenance of a swimming pool assures the water remains clean, clear and free of bacteria. What will you need to do, or have, in order to keep your swimming pool water always swimmable? The swimming pool service providers at Express Pool Care offer these tips for swimming pool cleaning:
- Pool cleaning chemicals. Unless you have a natural swimming pool, you will need to have chemicals on hand to keep the water free of bacteria.
- Swimming pool brush. You will need to brush the steps, walls and floor of the pool to loosen dirt, debris or bacteria to keep the surfaces more difficult for algae to take hold.
- A pool skimmer. This is necessary to skim and scoop the dirt, debris and fallen objects out of the pool water.
- Pool clarifying treatments. With this treatment, tablets are placed in the water and these tablets draw in miniscule particles, coagulate them into larger particles which will then be captured in the skimmer or filter for removal.
- Pool test kits are critical for being able to check the water chemical balances and for showing you which chemicals are out of balance. It is a delicate task. Water that has too much chlorine can lead to dry skin and red eyes and can even discolor the pool lining, water that’s too acidic can lead to damage of the pool equipment; calcium levels that are out of line can lead to cloudy water and corrosion damage to equipment.
- A swimming pool cover is one of the best investments you can make in your pool as they help trap heated water, prevent dirt and debris from getting in and also cut back on evaporation of the water which can, in turn, mean you use fewer chemicals to keep the water clean. Pool covers aka safety covers will also keep children and pets from falling into the water.
When your pool service contractor comes for a visit you can ask him for a basic guideline as to what you should be doing between service visits.