Swimming pools are like children that need regular attention and overall care in order to be on their top healthy condition. Pool ownership requires more than just the basic regular cleaning of the pool. Good pool water chemistry as well as the regular checkup and maintenance of the chemicals used in the water should be updated from time to time to prevent water problems caused by poor pool maintenance.

Here is a simple guideline on what the things to maintain are and how to keep them on their best condition in order to be a responsible pool owner:

– Regular brushing of your pool will help discourage any impurities in the water, especially those that stick on the side and at the bottom of the swimming pool. Remember to brush the pool surface as well as the deck after scrubbing the pool to clean up slimy formations on the pool tiles above the swimming pool. You can apply cleansers on the pool deck although it needs cautious cleaning as the chemicals might spill into the pool water.

– Vacuum the pool off debris as much as possible or whenever needed to avoid clogging in the pool filtration system. Skimmer nets can be used in replacement of a pool vacuum cleaner when larger debris are present in the surface or at the bottom of the pool. Always keep an eye on your skimmer basket and don’t wait till it gets full of stuffs filtered from the pool.

– Shock your pool when the water gets cloudy or whenever there are stain buildups visible in your swimming pool. This will also help activate chemical sanitizing products such as bromine. Use chemicals such as chlorine or bromine regularly to get rid of harmful bacteria, germs, and bad microorganisms in your pool water.

– Run regular water testing to make sure that the water chemistry is in its correct range. At the first symptoms of water problems, always remember to test the water in order to diagnose the problem and correct it at its source.

– Make sure that the essential components of the water are in their necessary parameters and maintain them in that safe zone to fend off possible problems in the future. Alkalinity, pH and calcium hardness should be individually at their ideal range to get the best quality of smell, visual appeal and touch of the pool water.

– Cover the swimming pool every time you finished using it or when you are not going to use it at all. This simply eliminates unnecessary pool maintenance by blocking dirt and debris from getting into the pool water. It also helps in cutting the expenses for the pool water heater as covering the pool can help the water retain the heat. It also helps a lot when you install the cover prior to a storm or bad weather as it prevents dirt, debris from messing up the pool and also keeps the chemical elements in the pool balanced and in check.

– Keep your pool pump and filtration system clean at all times for these pool equipments to keep running on their optimum level.

Author Bio: I write for Pool Prodigy about salt water pool maintenance and how to maintain a pool.

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