One key advantage of having your own swimming pool is being able to help keep up your fitness routine without any need to travel to a public or commercial pool.
It would hardly make sense, then, if you failed to keep your pool water clean and properly disinfected — as otherwise, swimming in it could pose major risks to your health.
Here are a few mistakes that you might be making with your swimming pool maintenance efforts.
Neglecting regular skimming
Especially if your swimming pool is outdoors, dirt and debris could too easily collect on top of the water’s surface and be left floating there long before it is removed.
You might be wondering: “Wouldn’t my pool’s filter get rid of it all anyway?” Well, that is one possibility. However, if you don’t make a daily habit of skimming the pool surface to clear away the likes of leaves and insects, they could clog up the filter and hinder its effectiveness.
Not keeping the filter sufficiently clean
Your pool’s filter should have originally come with manufacturer guidelines on how to clean the filter, a task you ought to be carrying out regularly.
We have already acknowledged the importance of doing what you can to manually remove debris from your pool water. Nonetheless, some debris that makes it to the filter could still end up trapped there — potentially until you remove it by actively cleaning the filter.
Overusing chlorine
Chlorine is just one example of a chemical that you can use to sanitise your pool to the required standard for preserving swimmers’ hygiene. You shouldn’t, though, assume that there would be “no harm” in adding more chlorine than what the manufacturer recommends.
When it comes to responsible pool maintenance, dedicated swimming pool chemicals will always be crucial. However, the overuse of such chemicals can lead to irritated eyes and skin, in addition to accelerating the corrosion of pool fixtures and equipment.
Overlooking the need for regular shock treatments
Simply adding chlorine to a pool isn’t enough to keep it hygienic. That is because you will also need to regularly apply what are known as “shock treatments”. Fortunately, here at Pool Warehouse, we offer chlorine shock for this purpose. But what would you be risking if you failed to “shock” your pool?
Since shock treatment is about helping to break down such contaminants as chloramines, bacteria, and organic matter, not going through with it — especially just after the pool has been used heavily or exposed to extreme weather — could result in cloudy water where algae fester.
Leaving the pool uncovered when it isn’t in use
What if you have an outdoor pool? In that case, leaving it constantly uncovered — and thus exposed to the elements — is likely to lead to debris accumulating heavily in it. This would leave you with a tougher cleaning job when you do eventually start preparing to swim in the pool again.
Fortunately, we sell not only swimming pool chemicals and cleaning equipment, but also solar covers. You can buy one in a standard or bespoke size to suit your specific pool’s dimensions.
Do you have any further questions about what the Pool Warehouse store has to offer, and which could be instrumental in the maintenance of your pool? If so, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us by phone or email.