Achieve a Clean and Healthy Pool This Summer!
Are you in need of pool cleaning tips from the pros? Look no further. Here are 3 tip-top pro tips from a professional pool cleaner for keeping your pool looking clean and healthy!
Keep a Pumice Stone Handy
If the grout between your tiles, or the plaster or concrete liner of your pool, starts showing signs of algae growth that regular brushing won’t remove, give the infected area a rub with a pumice stone. The gentle yet abrasiveness of the pumice should be, at least in the early stages of algae growth, sufficient to break through the algae’s external protective layer without damaging the grouting/pool surface, and thereby allow your pool chemicals to get to work on destroying them.
Throw a Tennis Ball or Two into the Pool
This is an old pro trick that’s a cheap, effortless, and effective way to remove surface oils caused by suntan lotions, makeup, body and hair oils, etc. – all of which can lead to cloudy water and/or a depletion of your pool’s free chlorine levels. What happens is that the oils get absorbed into the tennis ball’s fluffy surface. Therefore, newer tennis balls work better than older ones. Oh, and try not to chuck into the pool that tennis ball your dog’s been chewing on!
Make Sure the Stabiliser Level is Correct
If your stabilizer level is wrong your chlorine isn’t going to be able to do its job, and your pool is going to have all sorts of problems. As already mentioned, chlorine is degraded by sunlight. Pool stabilizer (cyanuric acid) slows down this process and increases the lifespan of the chlorine in your pool by anything between 5 and 10 times. However, the stabilizer level needs to be maintained at 30-60 parts per million (ppm). Below that level, chlorine rapidly degrades.
With years of experience, hiring a professional pool cleaner like Allison Pool Service is the right choice. If you need our quality pool cleaning service in Visalia, CA, feel free to contact us at (559) 223-9026 today!