Swimming Pool Maintenance a hundred and one - To Cover or Not to Cover
By: John Crowe
Submitted: 2010-04-19 23:00:58 | Word Count: 634
Before I owned a pool I invariably thought that pool maintenance was visiting be a true pain and troublesome. I had heard several horror stories from friends and acquaintances concerning all the problems they had keep their pools clean and balanced
Well, I used to be pleasantly surprised to find out that once our inground pool was installed, that maintenance of it extremely wasn't a problem. How did I achieve this? I do not know -- however this can be what I do.
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Initial we tend to never invested in a very pool cover. Since we tend to live in SC we have a tendency to have some months of 'cold' temperatures but the remainder of the winter isn't too bad. We tend to don't swim a lot of from October to March but we don't cover it either. We tend to simply leave the pump and filter running. If the temperature drops below about forty deg F, the pump automatically comes on to keep things from freezing. Thus, the primary factor we tend to don't have to do is to hide the pool.
By not covering the pool, you save hundreds of dollars by not having to buy a pool cover every couple of years. However, in the long run, you may potentially pay additional for electricity to run the pump all year than a brand new cowl would have cost.
By not covering the pool you furthermore may save the effort of 'gap the pool' each spring. First, you do not have to mess with the debris of leaves and therefore the murky water that accumulates on the top of the cover. (On the flip side, if you are doing cover the pool, do yourself a favor and skim the debris off the duvet each thus often.)
To combat the matter of debris (in an uncovered pool), we have a tendency to have a Polaris automatic pool cleaner that runs a minimum of two to three hours a day. This keeps the pool clean of leaves, worms, bugs, and different similar yuck.
By not covering the pool but running the pump all winter long, you don't must wear down the stagnant green algae infested water that develops when it sits idle for months at a time. Thankfully this is often not a problem once you run the pump throughout the winter.
By not covering the pool, you can take a quick dip anytime you please since the water is always pretty darn clean. While few people would ever take a fast dip within the winter, the point here is that the cleanliness and clarity of the pool stays so smart that you may swim
in it, but additional importantly, obtaining it balanced is as simple as taking a sample to be tested and learning what chemicals to add. In other words you'll be able to be swimming in an exceedingly day while not any serious effort or exhaustion.
The sole other things that I do are 1.) Keep the chlorine reservoir full (or nearly full) with chlorine sticks and 2.) Clean the Polaris and filter trap each week. 3.) Watch the water level. If it gets too high, the skimmer does not work properly
Please bear in mind that we tend to live in South Carolina. This kind of pool care may not be acceptable for abundant colder climates. If you live within the north and have an inground pool, please contact your local pool company and that they can be able to suggest something appropriate for your colder climate.
