Hub Cloud Trying to take care of a swimming pool can feel a lot like taking care of a living creature. The pool has a range of diverse needs that you must meet in order to keep it healthy and getting any one of them wrong can leave your pool very unwell. But, like a household pet, if you take good care of your pool, it will reward you in kind with many happy hours together. So if you are the kind of pet owner that likes to take your dog to the groomers, there are plenty of excellent pool resurfacing specialists ready to help you; however, if you want to take care of things yourself, then there are three C’s you need to be aware of.
Cleaning
Probably seeming a little obvious, but keeping your pool clean is the most basic step to keeping it healthy. Outdoor pools seem to be magnets for just about anything being carried on the wind, so skimming your pool and removing larger debris at least weekly, but ideally on a daily basis, is essential. But large debris isn’t the only cleaning issue. Swimmers and other ‘guests’ in your pool, such as insects, frogs and birds, will all bring bacteria and other contaminants into the water. As such, using pool cleaning products to tackle this contamination is very important and this leads into the second C you need to know.
Chemistry
Just like a living being, a swimming pool is a complex balance of different chemicals that all need to be kept in check to maintain its health. At a basic level, there are three chemicals you need to be checking. Firstly the pH balance of your pool water; this is easily tested with one of many kits available from all good retailers, and requires a simple strip of testing paper to be dipped in a water sample.
Ideally, the pH level should be near enough 7.5, and if it is not then the correct chemicals will need to be added to balance it out. Assisting the pH level is the amount of alkalinity in your water. This helps keep the pH level in check and prevents it from massive diviations. Again, this is easily tested and should be somewhere around 125 parts per million. Lastly, the amount of sanitising chemicals in the water need to be checked as too much chlorine or bromine etc can be damaging to any swimmers eyes or even health at large.
Circulation
Lastly, ensuring that your pool has a good, strong circulation of the water through the filtration system is vital to supporting the first two C’s. The circulation will naturally draw contaminants from the water into the pools filters, along with keeping the water, and as such the chemicals within, flowing and mixed evenly. This will prevent many of the issues such chemicals can cause and will help keep the balances even throughout the pool.
Every one of these facets is a vital component of a pools’ wellbeing, and they work together to form a complete system that you need to understand to keep healthy.
