Lambton Shores Residential Pool Services

Pool Care At Home: The Best Way to Get Results 

As a pool owner you are responsible for everyone that steps foot into your swim space. Maintaining a clean swimming pool should always be a top priority but when you are hosting friends and family or are presenting a rental unit for tenants, it is important to keep up with water treatments and cleanings to ensure that you are providing a safe space. Taking an amateur approach to pool care can lead to subpar results and the risk of recreational water illnesses. Ditch the risk with a multi-step approach to pool care. 

Keeping Water Clean: If you are starting to notice cloudy water, shocking the pool is the first step to restoring water condition but it isn’t the last. Sanitary water means balancing sanitizers like chlorine levels, as well as pH levels, total alkalinity and calcium. Properly balanced water not only keeps swimmers safe, it helps to prevent algae growth and contaminants. 

Ditch Debris: In an outdoor pool even a slight wind can dislodge tons of unwanted items from nearby plants. If not removed regularly floating items will rot and break apart, becoming smaller. Heavier items will sink to the bottom of the pool and sit against liners, causing permanent staining over time. This means needing to remove debris quickly and regularly. Instead of just flipping the switch on a pool vacuum properly removing unwanted items means using manual vacuums to manoeuvre complicated areas like corners and the areas around steps. It is also important to empty skimmer baskets regularly for a fully cleaned system. 

Cleaning Pool Filters: Debris and cloudy water are visible with the naked eye but when internal water systems are always hard at work behind the scenes — but they are easy to forget about. Filters collect small bits and pieces, holding them and preventing them from sneaking back into pool basins. If filters are clogged it is more difficult for water to pass through, which means using more energy, driving up utility bills and putting strain on pool pumps. Prevent a worst-case scenario by having an expert clean the filter regularly. Cartridge filters should be cleaned every 3-4 months while sand filters should have sand replaced every 3-5 years. 

Seasonal Treatments: As tough as it might be to keep up with a regular cleaning schedule seasonal care is even more difficult. Closing your pool for the off-season is not as simple as throwing on a winter cover and forgetting about it until spring. Cold weather can cause serious damage to internal water systems, structures and surrounding areas. Letting a Puddle technician drop the water level, winterize drain plugs and apply a winter chemical treatment can help to protect your swimming pool from the winter weather. In the same way that a proper closing can protect pools from the cold, a proper opening can help to protect swimmers from contamination and health risks.