You are just excited – your pool is done and you just can’t wait to use it. Ep, ep, ep! Do not take the plunge just yet. There are still pool basics that you have to understand before you take a swim. Reading through this article will make you a complete expert about your merchandise. You have got to care for the investment right?

GET SMART!

Getting smart includes stocking up on chemicals, equipment and things that you will need for pool maintenance.

Such stuffs are as follows:

– Pool chemicals

– Algaecide
– A pH increaser or decreaser
– An alkalinity increaser or decreaser
– A sanitizing agents (whether bromine, chlorine, natural and non-toxic sanitizers or biguanide) that are either in tablet or powder form
– Stabilizers (often used for chlorinated pools)
– Scale, metal and stain control
– Water Clarifier
– Water Shock
– Quality muriatic acid (for monthly cleaning)

– Equipment and Gadgets

– A hard bristled brush
– Skimmer net
– A big and sturdy fish net
– Pool vacuum
– Pool cleaner
– A reliable filter
– Chlorine or Bromine floaters
– A mean and lean garden hose (should be at least 10 feet in length)
– A digital water test strip reader

– Other essentials

– Water test strips
– Rubber gloves
– A gas mask
– Safety goggles
– A pump
– Respirator
– A handy, hard bristled or textured scrub or brush
– Patch up materials for broken pool flooring, walls and surfaces

GET CLEANING!

A well maintained pool is therefore a clean pool. Now, a pool needs a responsible pool owner for it to be spic and span. I know that you want to be one. With all the money, time and effort that you have put in, it is expected for you to man up in the situation.

Pool cleaning is divided into 3 parts. All are done in routine, may it be daily, weekly or monthly.

DAILY

Daily cleaning includes skimming, brushing and sweeping the flooring, walls and surfaces of your pool. Running your filter for 8 hours a day and your pool cleaner overnight is also essential to carry out the daily cleaning routine.

WEEKLY

Weekly cleaning comprises of continuing your daily routine cleaning plus cleaning your equipment as well.

MONTHLY

Monthly cleaning incorporates draining the water completely. This may take about 2 to 3 days but it is necessary. After the water has all gone, you have to scoop out all the leftover debris and put them in the disposal bin. You would then have to acid wash your pool.

Acid washing your pool is a must for your monthly cleaning routine. It’s like spring cleaning for your pool. Just be reminded to use your safety goggles, gloves, gas mask and appropriate working clothes when you do this. Muriatic acid is a very dangerous substance. It can very much ruin every part of you. Do not take that risk.

GET EQUAL!

Getting equal includes adjusting the pool chemicals to keep your pool in healthy shape. Base your adjustments according to the results on your water test strips.

Follow these guidelines and tips and you will surely become a genius when it comes to your pool. Gone are your dummy-i-don’t-know-days! Get in the know and get rockin’. And if you’re through, take that much needed plunge. Swim away!

Author Bio: This writer for Pool Prodigy is a leader in pool salt systems and salt water chlorine generator pool supplies.

Category: Home Management
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