Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Swimming Pool Maintenance: Heating Things Up this Valentine’s Day

Inviting friends over or making a simple date with your partner is a great way to spend the month of hearts and romance. Outdoors are the best places to keep things up and running. Your swimming pool is a target place for viruses and other skin diseases since moisture is where they live and propagate. However, with proper swimming pool maintenance, you are sure to enjoy without worrying about discomforts.

Pool Shape. Before you determine the dosage of any product, or any accessory to add, it is important to know how much water your swimming pool holds. More often than not, homeowners neglect to consider how much their pools can occupy and tend to overuse agents or sometimes underestimate the needed swimming pool maintenance tools.

Sanitation, Oxidation, Water Balance

Pool Care Products
When to Add
1.       Sanitizer (chlorine tablets or granules)
As much amount needed to meet and maintain 1-4 ppm
2.       Non- chlorine shock oxidizer
At least once a week
3.       Water Balance
-pH
-Total Alkalinity
-Calcium Hardness
Swimming pool maintenance need pH, alkalinity and hardness testing every week. The total alkalinity holds the pH steady; the calcium hardness level is only increased and should not be lower than the starting rate.

Water Parameters. swimming pool maintenance require a weekly testing of chemicals such as free Chlorine, combined Chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness and test for cyanuric acid. These chemicals can either damage or maintain your pool chemistry, which can be harmful for pool users. Swimming pool maintenance require organization of your treatments at a weekly, monthly or yearly basis.

Accessories. Environmental changes cannot be controlled such as heavy rain and season changes. Accessories such as pool covers and filters are of huge help and lessens extra work in keeping pools clean.

Repairs. When filters get clogged, an easy clean-up is the solution; however, when heaters and other electrical accessories go crazy, it is but time to call for professional assistance. It is a bad idea to be a DIYer in this situations because of the high risk of hurting yourself.

Swimming pool maintenance will never be too expensive with the right accessories and agents by the best professionals

Apollo Pools - Brandon
235 W. Brandon Blvd Suite #135, Brandon, FL 33511
813-703-1470

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