Slip, Slop, Slap......Tips for Keeping Your Home Swimming Pool Sparkling Clean!

Slip, Slop, Slap........

With Christmas and New Year out of the way and everyone is geared up to look after pools; Water pumps are especially under pressure, so a timely reminder to regularly check that your pumps don't have air locks and that the pump doesn't run dry.

Here are a few tips for keeping your home swimming pool sparkling clean and healthy to use;

> Check pool chemicals at 2-3 times per week during the summer and at least once per week in the winter.

> Clean out skimmer basket(s) weekly, or as needed if conditions exist.

> Clean hair and lint pot in the pump every couple of weeks or as needed. (Turn off pump to do this).

> Wipe/clean tile line weekly. This will reduce build-up.

> Always keep chemicals stored out of direct sunlight. Keep them in a cool dry place. Do NOT store acid and chlorine right next to each other.

> Your pool should not need to be shocked on any regular basis if you have an ozone system. If you need to do it, do it at night. Use non-chorine based shock if you plan on swimming any time soon.

> Another way to shock your pool would be to run your pump for 24 hours using your ozone system. This works great! If you are on 24 hour circulation (2-speed or variable speed pump) than you should be just fine.

> If you start seeing any cracks around the perimeter of your pool between your deck and your tile, caulk it with a small bead of clear silicon. Do not allow the water to migrate from inside the pool in and under the deck through cracks at this joint.

> Keep vegetation, animals, chemicals (like fertilizers and ironite) away from and out of the pool. Nitrates from bird droppings and waste from animals and people are food for algae. Don't feed the algae!


For more information and helpful tips; contact our friendly staff on 09 425 9100 or email: splashwater@xtra.co.nz.