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Maintaining your pool is easiest when your chemical treatment program and your
filtration system work together. Here are the basics.
Maintaining Your Pool
Steps:
1.
Sanitize your pool with a stabilized chlorine product to provide protection
against bacteria,
These generally come in stick or tablet form and are fed into a distribution
container near the pump and filter system.
2.
Use an algae preventive or inhibitor to help keep the more than 15,000 kinds of
algae from ever getting started. This liquid product is simply poured into
the water near the skimmer intake so that the pump system can distribute it to
all areas of the pool.
3.
Shock your pool on a regular basis - about every two weeks - to get rid of
water-soluble bather waste (see "How to Shock a Swimming Pool,"
4.
Find a pool professional or supply dealership that has a water test facility
(or access to one) and that offers computer analysis of samples you bring in.
Many of the larger companies offer this service free of charge if you bought
your pool from them.
Tips:
Look for pool companies that offer weekly maintenance services if you're not
committed to taking care of the pool yourself. The weekly service and the great
pool conditions can often be less expensive than the extra chemicals and the
work involved in dealing with a poorly maintained pool.
Troubleshooting Your Pool
Steps:
1.
Listen for excessive pump noise as a warning of possible problems in that area.
Today's newer pumps are sealed units that don't require any maintenance,
but rubber or composition pump seals can go bad and result in bearing failure
or electrical shorts.
2.
Replace any pump that's more than 7 or 8 years old and is in need of repair.
The newer models are more efficient at moving larger volumes of water with
less energy, saving you money on many fronts: You'll need a smaller, less
expensive pump; you'll have lower monthly utility bills; and better circulation
means better filtration and fewer chemical requirements.
3.
Keep a close eye on the pressure gauge. An inoperative pressure gauge means you
can't tell when water pressure begins to build from the normal levels indicated
by a clean, efficient filter and the higher pressure of a filter in need of
cleaning. High pressure means unnecessary strain on the pool pump and a less
efficient filtering system.
4.
Know what kind of filter you have and keep it clean
Tips:
The nonchlorinated systems are most often known as biguianide systems that use
hydrogen peroxide to purify and soften the water. Instead of the chlorinated
shocker, a solution of 27 percent hydrogen peroxide is used to shock the pool.
Think of all the dead skin cells, body oils, sweat and cosmetics - not to
mention urine - that may be lurking in your pool. Shocked? You should be!
"Shocking"
a pool refers to using a chemical process called oxidization to break down
water-soluble bather waste.
Steps:
1.
Purchase pool-shock products from your local swimming pool dealership. Choose
products according to the type of filter system you have. ("Shocker" is known
by several names: oxidizer and burner are a couple of the more common ones.)
Use the shocker that is suited to your pool system - non-chlorinated for
non-chlorinated
pools and chlorinated for chlorinated pools.
2.
Use the proper amount of the shocker by reading the manufacturer's
specifications. How much you use depends on the size of your pool. Most brands
come in
a quick-dissolving powder that is broadcast in the deep end of the pool.
3.
Use your pool skimmer to help mix and distribute the shocker treatment and
speed the oxidization process.
Tips:
Bather waste, combined with chlorine, can cause a strong chlorine-type odor and
cloudy water that irritates eyes and skin. Breaking these inevitable and
natural waste products down makes it easier for them to be removed from the
pool and puts less stress on equipment like filters and pumps.
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