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Four Aspects of Pool Cleaning
Most articles on pool maintenance will describe the chemistry of pool sanitation covering subjects such as chlorination, breakpoint oxidation, pool shock treatment, pH and alkalinity balancing. Fewer articles cover the mechanics of pool cleaning, despite the fact that these tasks are also critical. In this article we tackle this rather practical aspect of pool maintenance by outlining for key tasks that all pool owners should be aware of.
Many pool problems occur simply as a result of a lack of water circulation. It’s important to run your pool filters for around 12 hours each day. This should enable the entire volume of water in your pool to circulate on a daily basis. The two most common types of filter off sand filters and DE (diatomaceous earth) filters. The filtration process involves passing water through tiny passages where any debris particles are trapped and separated from the water. This process ends up clogging or blocking these passageways so filters need to be back washed or cleaned on a regular basis.
It’s important to vacuum your pool on a regular basis. Your filtration system will deal with most of the suspended debris in the water, what you also need to get rid of dirt that settles on your pool surfaces and floors. But with technological advances in pool vacuums, you’ll find that the process is really not a chore. In fact if you can get hold of a cleaner such as this blue pearl robotic pool cleaner, the process is completely automated. Just put the unit in the pool water and come back a few hours later to a completely clean and sparkling pool.
You also have to ensure that any floating debris such as leaves or insects are removed from the pool. Your filtration system will deal with some of this by sucking the surface water through skimmer baskets. But you probably will have to supplement this by using a hand skimmer. Remember also to clean out the skimmer baskets on a regular basis.