White Rock Pool Cleaning Service

The City of White Rock runs its own groundwater utility drawing on the Sunnyside Uplands Aquifer, so it does not use Metro Vancouver water. The City Annual Water Data 2021 gives hardness of 100 to 102 mg/L as CaCO3 at distribution sampling stations and 91 to 135 mg/L at individual wells, with alkalinity of 99 to 102 mg/L in the distribution system. That is moderately hard and much harder than the very soft water in surrounding Surrey, so pool chemistry balancing differs from Metro Vancouver neighbours.

Environment Canada 1981 to 2010 normals for White Rock STP show about 1,108 mm of precipitation a year, weighted to winter, with about 171 mm in November versus about 41 mm in July. After long wet spells it is worth checking the water level, chemistry and cover on a closed pool.

No. As long as the technician can reach the pool and the equipment, service is usually carried out while nobody is home, which is how most regular customers prefer it. Arrange access to gates or side entrances in advance, and let us know about pets, alarms or anything else on the route to the pool.

A green pool is an algae bloom, and clearing one is recovery work rather than routine cleaning. It usually needs shock treatment, extended filtration and repeat visits before normal service resumes, because killing algae and removing it from the water are two separate stages. Once the pool is clear, regular cleaning is what stops it happening again.

Very little, which is the point of a service, but two habits help: empty the skimmer basket if it fills between visits, and run the pump long enough each day to turn the water over. If the water goes cloudy, loses its clarity or smells strongly of chlorine, tell your technician rather than waiting for the next visit.