Spring is here, and now is the best time to
start cleaning your pool in preparation for a busy summertime beforehand. In this guide, we'll go through a number of
the techniques you can use to maintain your pool sparkly clean and enjoyable
for the swimming season.
The Pool Cover
The pool spring cleaning process begins
with removing the pool cap. Eliminate
rain in the cover with a small pump.
Tightening the lid by pulling the borders supports the water to pool at
a central site. Using a broom, eliminate
as much dirt, leaves, and other debris out of the top of the cover as
possible. Fold the sheet to one end of
the pool and remove it. Lay the sheet at
a sloping area of the yard and clean the surface using a garden hose. Allow adequate time for drying before folding
and storing the cover.
Pool Pump & Filter Cleaning
Wrap plastic tape around the threaded plugs
that fit into the pool
filter, pool pump, chlorinators, and connections. Add the sticks and hand twist. Reattach hoses and reinstall pool pumps,
skimmer baskets, and pressure gauges.
Assemble the filtration system while inspecting components. Pay close attention to tubes that might have
become brittle throughout the winter.
Replace hoses if needed.
Pool
filters require comprehensive cleaning now if not completed the prior
fall. There are several different
procedures for cleaning sand filters.
Soak the screen in a sand filter cleaner or utilize a backwash filter
cleaner. Either way, don't run pool
pumps on a regular cycle before completely backwashing and rinsing. Manufacturers generally advise replacing sand
over three years old. Filters, including
diatomaceous earth, also require soaking using the suggested pool cleaners.
Fixing the bottom of the pool
Fill the pool to the average water level,
turn on the pool filters,
and then track the water flow. Before
vacuuming dirt out of the pool's bottom, place the filter system
to"waste" In case filtration
systems do not have this attribute, detach the hose between the filter and
pump. Attach a backwash hose directly to
the pump—sterile filter baskets as necessary during the process.
For above-ground pools, then attach the
hose and wand to the vacuum and place the device into the water. Attach the skim-vac adapter into the other
end of the tube. Hold the adapter over
the return, which forces water in and air from the hose. Slide the adapter into the skimmer. With the siphon started, gradually move the
vacuum head across the bottom of the pool.
Cleaning and Chemical Treating:
Use a brush and one of the recommended top
pool cleaners and gently wash the walls around the perimeter of the above
ground pool. For tile or granite pools,
utilize commercial tile cleaners.
The surface pool cleaner also works well
for cleaning out skimmers:
clean ladders, steps, and faceplates at the
time.
Following the manufacturer's directions, check
the pool water quality. Replace kit
reagents every spring before starting this process. Normal alkalinity levels range between 80-120
parts per million or ppm. Add 1 pound of
baking soda for every 10,000 gallons of water, which raises alkalinity ten
ppm. Average calcium levels range
somewhere between 180-220 ppm. Use one
pound of calcium for every 10,000 gallons of water, which increases levels
around five ppm. Run the pump for about
eight hours, permitting thorough substance flow.
Assess the pH level, which is typically
located between 7.4 and 7.6. Boost the
pH using sodium carbonate or soda ash.
Decrease the pH with muriatic acid or sodium bisulfate. Some pool owners also add clarifiers at the
moment. Permit another eight hours for
chemical flow. Hyper-chlorinate or jolt
the pool using one pound of granulated calcium hypochlorite or five gallons of
household bleach for every 10,000 gallons of water.
