Protect Your Pool Over the Cold Winter Season
Monitoring water chemistry is perhaps the most important aspect in maintaining your swimming pool. If your eyes burn or your skin becomes irritated from taking a dip, it could be that you haven’t been maintaining your pool properly; the right water chemistry will keep your pool safe and clean for its swimmers. With a reasonable knowledge of chemical treatment you can maitain your pool at the same standard as the professionals, saving yourself time and money.
In maintaining swimming pools you need to keep your pool water free of algae and parasites. By gradually adding chlorine to your pool water you can eliminate organic contaminants, but high levels of chlorine being added to your pool and then passing through your plumbing can lead to corrosion of pipes. Ensure your chlorine levels are at 1-3 ppm. Use pool test trips to test the levels of chlorine, alkaline, bromine and Ph. By testing the swimming pool chemicals two or three times a week you can maintain the safety of your water to acceptable standards. Choosing the right chlorine isn’t difficult; there is a whole range of products on the market which are essentially do the same. Nonetheless, it is important to read the manufacturer’s instructions before using. However, cheap & big box slow tabs & sticks tend to have binders and fillers that hold the tablet together. This means that the product will not break too quickly and gradually dissolve.
An effective chemical program is half the battle; swimming pool filters will complete the job and ensure your pool is clean and safe. It is important to clean your filters on a regular basis. Initially, you will have to do is check is at what pressure your filter needs to be cleaned at, if the gauge is over this amount then it’s time for a cleaning.
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