How to keep a pool clean

There are three main components to keeping a swimming pool clean and in healthy conditions year round. You can remember these steps as the three C’s. Circulation, cleaning, and chemistry.

Circulation refers to the equipment working properly. A working pump, clear baskets and clear plumbing lines, and a clean filter will ensure proper circulation as long as the pump runs for the correct amount of time.

Cleaning refers to the weekly brushing, netting, and vacuuming. Over the week all sorts of things blow into the pool. Leaves, dirt, bugs, and all other kinds of debris find their way in there and it takes consistent care to keep it all out. Brushing especially helps because algae likes to grow on the steps, walls, and in hard to reach corners and brushing knocks it off the wall where the chlorine can do its job and kill it.

Which leads to our final C, Chemistry. Balanced water is essential and is the most important aspect of a clean pool. I have a test kit that tests for Free Chlorine, Total Chlorine, PH, Alkalinity, Calcium hardness, and CYA. I could write a blog about each of those, but the main thing is keeping all of those in range at all times. If you can achieve that, you will be good to go.

These are the basics of keeping a pool clean. As my mentor/friend David would always say “it’s not rocket science.” However it does require weekly maintenance and some elbow grease!

Thanks for reading! If you or anyone you know is looking to change their current pool care, feel free to reach out and I will come over for a free consultation!