Although planning an annual pool opening party is a lot of fun, there are many practical concerns that must be addressed before the festivities can begin.
Every year, pool owners all around Australia go down their list of chores in preparation for summer.
Make sure that your pool is ready, too! Check All Safety Mechanisms - The most important task of preparing your pool is to confirm that all safety mechanisms are in working order.
For instance, check all fences and gates.
Make sure that they are in good working order, and that there's no chance that a small child or animal could inadvertently find their way into your pool area.
Double check self-closing devices and make sure that they still close on their own; after the winter, some things mysteriously quit working.
Brush And Vacuum Pool And Accessories - Unpack all of your brushes and your vacuum.
Brush and vacuum the floor and sides of your pool.
From there, move on to thoroughly clean the skimmer box, pump, filter, lint pots and other important accessories.
Take a close look at each and make sure that everything is working properly.
Every now and then, an item becomes damaged or randomly quits working over the winter.
In that case, you might have to run out and buy a few replacements.
It's better to find this out now rather than later, when people are eagerly waiting to get in the pool.
Cleaning When No Algae Is Present - If your pool was covered properly at the end of the last season - and if luck is on your side - then there will be no visible algae.
You'll want to "superchlorinate" your pool in this case; this means getting its chlorine level up to approximately 10mg/L.
This will set things off on the right foot for the upcoming swimming season.
Cleaning When Algae Is Present - If you see obvious signs of algae in your pool, you'll have to use stronger chemicals.
Shock the pool with high levels of chlorine - try to get the level between 10 and 15 mg/L.
Two or three days later, apply an algaecide; be sure that it's compatible with chlorine before using it.
Scrub and vacuum for a few days.
When total alkalinity is 60 - 200 ppm, pH is 7.
2 - 7.
6 and calcium hardness is 0 - 500 ppm, you're ready to go.
Every year, pool owners all around Australia go down their list of chores in preparation for summer.
Make sure that your pool is ready, too! Check All Safety Mechanisms - The most important task of preparing your pool is to confirm that all safety mechanisms are in working order.
For instance, check all fences and gates.
Make sure that they are in good working order, and that there's no chance that a small child or animal could inadvertently find their way into your pool area.
Double check self-closing devices and make sure that they still close on their own; after the winter, some things mysteriously quit working.
Brush And Vacuum Pool And Accessories - Unpack all of your brushes and your vacuum.
Brush and vacuum the floor and sides of your pool.
From there, move on to thoroughly clean the skimmer box, pump, filter, lint pots and other important accessories.
Take a close look at each and make sure that everything is working properly.
Every now and then, an item becomes damaged or randomly quits working over the winter.
In that case, you might have to run out and buy a few replacements.
It's better to find this out now rather than later, when people are eagerly waiting to get in the pool.
Cleaning When No Algae Is Present - If your pool was covered properly at the end of the last season - and if luck is on your side - then there will be no visible algae.
You'll want to "superchlorinate" your pool in this case; this means getting its chlorine level up to approximately 10mg/L.
This will set things off on the right foot for the upcoming swimming season.
Cleaning When Algae Is Present - If you see obvious signs of algae in your pool, you'll have to use stronger chemicals.
Shock the pool with high levels of chlorine - try to get the level between 10 and 15 mg/L.
Two or three days later, apply an algaecide; be sure that it's compatible with chlorine before using it.
Scrub and vacuum for a few days.
When total alkalinity is 60 - 200 ppm, pH is 7.
2 - 7.
6 and calcium hardness is 0 - 500 ppm, you're ready to go.
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