How to Maintain a Swimming Pool

1. In terms of pool care, climate matters

To allow for a well-balanced pool, whereby the water is always sparking clean and ultra-inviting, you’ll need to invoke more chemicals and test it more frequently as the temperatures rise in the summer time and more people are enjoying your pool.

What tends to work in some place like New Jersey for no more than around four months each year, is not going to cut it in California. So be sure to understand your surroundings and hopefully, if you use a pool servicing company, they will understand how the climate impacts the pool.

Test the water regularly to maintain the chemical balance in an appropriate fashion.

 

2. Concerns over pool maintenance fees

Investing in chemicals for your pool on a regular basis is not a cheap practice. But, just as with pretty much everything else in life, you will get exactly what you pay for.

Products that are more effective in the pool, and also those that are more friendly to the environment, generally cost more. To add a salt system (also known as an SWG or salt chlorinator) to a pool, just for example, and you’re looking at a financial outlay of between $1,000 and $2,000.

There is always going to be ongoing maintenance necessities for every pool, so keep this in mind should you wish to invest in one.

 

3. Who is the best pool professional?

If you’re very much against getting involved in the upkeep of your pool, but you still wish to enjoy the crystal-clear waters, pool maintenance companies do provide a weekly vacuum service. They’ll also conduct testing, balance, and they will add the necessary chemicals to the splash zone. Further, they’ll commit to an acid wash, as and when it is required.

Typically, the cost of these services will range between $70 and $200 each month, depending on your service requirements, where you reside, and of course, the amount of chemicals that are needed.

But if you do start with a new swimming pool maintenance company, and for one reason or another you very rarely see them, if you then test your pool to find that all they’re doing is adding some liquid chlorine, you’ll certainly have to look around to find a different pool service.

If, on the other hand, you’d prefer not to pay a company to conduct servicing on your pool every week during high season, which in California is all-year-round, then it’s recommended that you undertake lessons or, at the very least, get some expert tips from the folks at your local pool shop.