It's spring, and even though it's snowing
up north, the southern countries have been heating up for weeks. Together with
the continuing 80 degree days, you're longing to get back into your pool. But
having gone unused for the past couple of months, the pool has to be cleaned to
prepare it for the summer swimming season. You can either employ an expensive
pool cleaner or even using these few easy steps, save yourself the money, and
you will be enjoying your swimming pool in no time!
1.Wash the area surrounding your pool:
Make the most of the pool cover and dirty
pool to wash out the area around your pool. Trim any trees, shrubs, or plants
and pick up any dead leaves or debris that has accumulated around the pool. If
a cover has accumulated dead leaves, you might use an air blower to remove the
debris. Hose off the deck to remove loose pollen, leaves, etc. that have
accumulated.
2. If your pool is covered, find it at this
time:
Do your best to clean out the pool cover,
removing not only debris but also water, before trying to take off the cover.
To avoid accidentally spilling the dirty water or debris into your pool when
you remove the cover, first increase the water level to the center of the
skimmers. Blow off with a blower, as explained above. Afterward, with someone
helping you, then grab a corner in the shallow end and uniformly drag the cover
in the pool. Clean and dry the cover then keep it in a dry site.
3. Inspect:
Destroys your pool for signs of damage that
may have happened during winter. If you begin cracking, staining, or some other
damage, it is ideal to contact a qualified professional to see about fixing
these.
4. Prepping:
First, make sure that you have all of the
tools you want to clean out the pool. You will require a pool
brush, a skimmer net on a pole, and some kind of vacuum system. Based on
your pool system, a few of the chemicals may include chlorine and bromine for sanitizing
the water and destroying any germs. You may also require muriatic acid to place
the right pH balance. Plug the pool gear:
Close or substitute any of those drain
plugs which were opened or removed when you prepared your pool for the winter.
These may include but aren't limited to the drain plug on the pump/s along with
the filter. Inspect pool filter cartridges or DE grids:
Before starting up the swimming pool, you
may wish to inspect your pool filter capsules or DE Grids and the Tank O'ring.
If you discover any tears in the capsules or DE grids, they will need to be
replaced. The tank ring has to be scrutinized as this is important to the role
of the pool filter. When it's torn or flattened, then it could allow pressure
to escape from the filter. Always coat the ring using the silicone lube to
extend its own life and help in sealing the pool filter. Just skimming the
surface:
Use the pool skimmer net on a rod or
commercial-grade internet to clean any debris that is floating on the top of
the pool.
5. Let 'er go:
After priming, the pump allows your pool
filter to operate for a whole 24 hours. After the 24 hour interval, add
chlorine shock to disinfect the pool and filter system. Test your water and
then adjust the compound in the pool accordingly, permitting the following 24
hours to pass, then examine the water equilibrium again.
6. Checks and balances:
Assess and balance the chemical amounts.
There are four degrees; you need to assess: the pH level (7.4 - 7.6), which
quantify the base and acid levels, the Alkalinity level (80-120ppm) which
quantify the water's resistance to changing pH, the bile hardness (250 - 450
ppm), which measures the hardness of your water, along with the chlorine (1 - 3
ppm) (sanitizer) content. Additional reading on some testers will be for the
Total Dissolved Solids, and this number wants to be (250 -1500 ppm)
7. Shock 'er!
The final step is to shock the pool using
chlorine to kill off any residual bacteria before use. A fantastic rule of
thumb is utilizing one pound of shock chlorine for every 10,000 gallons of
water. This should be done weekly if needed. This may also need to be done
after rain or more often during scorching summers. These directions are a
general principle and need to be adjusted based on your region of the nation.
Some areas have tough water, in which others will have very soft water, so
check with the local pool store in case you have questions regarding your
place.
8. Jump on in and enjoy your pool!
