Swimming Pool Maintenance Tips

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Swimming Pool Maintenance Tips
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Summer usually provides a good opportunity for
long road trips, excursions and swimming among
other fun making activities there is nothing
better than plunging in rejuvenating and
refreshing pool in a hot summer day. However, you
need to ensure that you swimming pool is in a
good condition for you to enjoy and this calls
for swimming pool maintenance. The main problem
with most people is that they procrastinate pool
cleaning and this affects the condition of your
pool in addition to compromising the safety of
your family who will be using the pool. Even
though proper pool maintenance doesnt require
too much time and energy, it is always important
to make sure that it is given priority.
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Skimming the surface of the pool only takes a
short time so you can actually try to ensure that
it is done on a daily basis. Skimming is the best
way to remove leaves, bugs, etc. from the surface
of the pool. When left unattended to, the debris
will eventually sink to the bottom of the pool
and removing them will become even more
difficult. Skimming is also known to improve the
pools circulation system and it is also a fact
that those who skim their pools regularly dont
spend too much money on pool chemicals such as
chlorine.
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Vacuuming the swimming pool once weekly is an
important part of the weekly pool maintenance
regime it helps to clear all harmful substances
that are known to affect the chlorine levels and
keep the pool bacteria free. For an average
pool you only need about half an hour of
vacuuming in addition to brushing the surfaces,
tiles and walls so as to clear any buildup of
calcium and algae.
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Even though pool filters are made using different
materials, they all require regular cleaning as
part of your pool cleaning practice. However,
there are important recommendations that need to
be followed or else you can end up overdoing it
and damaging your filters in the process. You
want to check the flow between the flow meter and
the pressure gauge so that when there looks like
there is an increased flow it will be a sign that
you need to clean the filter.
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Paying attention to the water level is also a
part of the pool maintenance program that should
be checked on a regular basis failure to do this
and you can easily damage your pool pump. You may
need to check with your nearest pool supplies
store.This is especially important during
summer when a lot of water can be lost as a
result of over use and evaporation. Always check
the water levels on a regular basis and ensure
that it is refilled to the required levels.
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