A pool facility is not just a place to relax and enjoy with family and friends, it takes a lot of time, money and labor to be able to bring happiness to many. Pool Maintenance, truly means maintaining a dirt free and safe environment for everyone. There are most essential things that will give importance to a business or residential investment such as a pool, whether deep or shallow, small or big. Maintaining your pool will keep the water we swim in, clean.
Sanitizers such as Bromine and Chlorine, Pump or Pool Filters,along with Regular Water testing and knowing the signs when the filters are to be replaced matters. This will help prevent bacterial formation in stagnant water so as to keep it active and clean. Some facts to ensure health security with those who intend to put up a business such as a big resort or to simply want to build a pool in their own homes for fun and leisure.
A filters life span can last from 10 up to 25 years, depending on how it is taken cared of. Ths is the reason why it is always necessary to check if it’s in a good working condition. For not only are they really expensive, but it will contribute to the cleanliness of the water and entire facility.
The following are signs to consider in filter replacement:
●crack in filter
●cloudy water even after media replacement or backwashing
●burned-out or clogged pipes and pumps
●leaking of filter
●Broken gauge
●Pipes are leaking
●Appearance of rust particles or any matter because of pipe interior, corrosion or filter
You can also keep your pool clean through the use of a vacuum. There are two different types of vacuums. They are generally the manual and automatic vacuums.
The manual vacuum has along hose connected to the pool filter and an intake at another side. A pole is also attached to the manual vacuum and it is used by moving the manual vacuum in a slow manner so as to avoid the stirring up of dirt. This kind of vacuum takes more time,. This is since before doing the same process you would have to wait for the dirt to settle up again.
A manual vacuum is much cheaper than the automatic vacuum, yet using it will be time consuming. It is used twice a week since more labor is recommended.
The automatic vacuum, on the other hand, is more expensive, yet less time and effort is exerted in using this. Automatic vacuums are also called “frogs” or “aquabots”. It is placed in the pool preferably every evening after closing so as to avoid inconvenience or interruption to guests. Using the automatic vacuum can also be done every other evening after closing so it can run for hours and will cause no hassle to anyone.
The automatic vacuum works by a tiny internal electric motor that is placed on track and has wheels that goes through the pools bottom collecting dirt until it reaches the wall. Most of this vacuums use a paper filter for removal of debris or dirt from water, its filter must always be changed to for the vacuum to be more effective.
For automatic vacuums, although electrical cord powering is installed in it, it can be dangerous so no one should be allowed to swim when the vacuum is placed. This is in order to avoid being electrocuted. The average automated vacuum is 3ft. long and 2 up to 3 ft. high. It usually varies from 1 up to 3 ft. wide.
Vacuums, both manual and automatic, are generally priced from $1,500 to $4000. Other factors to consider in cleaning a pool is disinfecting it. This is done by using Bromine or Chlorine, pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness and total dissolved solids. Disinfection is done by the commonly used chemicals: Bromine and Chlorine, other forms are: silver salts, dischloroiscyanurates, ozone and chlorine generation.
Chlorine is the most popular, because it costs cheaper as compared to the other sanitizers, yet it is reliable in disinfecting. Chlorine is available in gas, liquid (Sodium Hypochlorite), Solid or Granular (Calcium Hypochlorite) form as well. 1.0 free Chlorine can destroy bacteria and can be at a level of 2.00 up to 2.5 PPM of free Chlorine. This is enough to kill bacteria and algae. Pool water with 3.0 PPM of Chlorine, should not be swum in because this may result to the burning of the skin.
Water testing is also needed for pool maintenance and must be done regularly. Water test kits come in different brands, yet the effect is all the same. The Water Test kit contains “phenol red”, used for pH and is only good for 6 months before replacement.
The kit comes in various forms such as liquid, tablet and even in its most expensive yet effective pen form, where in all you have to do is get a sample of water from the pool and dip its tip to get the water test results in no time. Thus, the Pool Filter Maintenance process is a great way to take care of a great facility and water system for the benefit of many.