If your home has its own swimming pool, maintenance is essential. Under no circumstances should you ever let your pool deteriorate. If your swimming pool is allowed to get dirty or repairs go ignored, it could become unusable. When you consider how much money swimming pools cost to install, it’s not difficult to see why maintenance is an important thing. Plus, swimming pools are a great way to unwind, so if you don’t look after yours, you won’t be able to bathe in it during the summer months. This post will offer some guidance on how you can ensure your pool stays clean and in good condition.

Using Robotic Pool Cleaners

Robotic pool cleaners are without a doubt the best suggestion on this list if pool cleanliness is important to you. Using a robotic pool cleaner will take all of the work out of maintaining your pool, preventing dirt and germs from accumulating. Also worth noting is that they prevent you from ever needing to employ the services of a pool cleaning company. If you do plan on buying one, make sure you do your research and find the product with the best reviews. A pool cleaner’s reviews will give you insight into what using it is going to be like. Consider also seeing if there are any videos published about your chosen product on YouTube. Sometimes video reviews can be very helpful when you are struggling to make a decision about buying something.

Conventional Pool Cleaning

An expensive alternative to a robotic pool cleaner is to hire a professional pool cleaning company and pay them to do the work for you. The downside to hiring such a company is that over the course of your pool’s lifespan, you will end up paying thousands of dollars more than you would if you just bought a robotic cleaner. You also must let them into your backyard once or twice a week and wait for them to finish cleaning before you can use your pool. Robotic cleaners run automatically, meaning you can leave them overnight. When you return in the morning, your pool will be clean, and you can go ahead and jump in. Of course, robotic cleaners do occasionally need to be replaced. That said, the cost of replacing a robotic cleaner two or three times is nowhere near as high as a lifetime’s worth of professional pool cleaning.

Thinking About Placement

Another thing that you need to think about is the placement of your pool. If you put your pool under a large oak tree, for example, in the winter, leaves are going to fall out and cover your pool. Pool placement is something that should be properly thought through prior to purchase. Under no circumstances should you ever invest in a swimming pool without first scouting your backyard to find the best place to put it. If you are unsure where to put your pool, consider asking the company you are buying it from to advise you. A pool installation company will be able to find the best place on your property to install a pool. Alternatively, you could hire a landscaper, since they’ll be able to tell you which parts of your yard are going to be the most affected by autumnal leaf fall.

Covering Your Swimming Pool

No matter where your swimming pool is placed in your backyard, make sure that you get into the habit of covering it. Covering your pool prevents leaves and other debris from accumulating on its surface. Swimming pools typically come with covers, though if yours doesn’t, make sure that you get one fitted. Make sure that the cover you get is perfectly sized to fit your pool. You can take measurements yourself or you can use the dimensions given by the company you bought your pool from. Make sure that in addition to buying a pool cover, you buy a few manual cleaning tools, i.e., nets and cleaning chemicals. Having this kind of equipment can make cleaning your pool much easier. Sometimes you might want to do it by hand instead of using a robotic cleaner.

Chlorine Measurements

When you are filling your pool with water, you need to make sure that you carefully measure out chlorine. If you use too much, your pool could stink of chlorine and irritate the skin. However, too little means that bacteria levels could get out of control. If you do not know how much chlorine you are supposed to put in, consider asking the company that fitted your pool for you to do it. Some companies will fill your pool with water and add chlorine free of charge. Others will ask for a small fee to do this. It is of course entirely possible to do the work yourself, but if you want to make sure that it’s done right and ensure nothing goes wrong, enlist the help of a professional. The good thing about hiring professionals is that if they make mistakes, they can compensate you for any damages that they cause. If you make mistakes, compensation is out of the question.

Monitoring for Dead Algae

Algae is the biggest threat to your pool. Properly cleaning it and using the right chemical measurements will prevent it from becoming manifest. However, if you have allowed your pool to deteriorate and it has gotten dirty, algae is something you are inevitably going to have to deal with. If algae have become manifest, you need to make sure that you eliminate it as quickly as possible. Remember that it can get into your pool’s filter and block it. Once you have killed algae using proper chemicals, make sure that you then clean the bottom of your pool. Dead algae will sink to the bottom of your pool and accumulate there. In terms of your pool’s filter, make sure that you get into the habit of cleaning it out. Mold, germs, and bacteria can accumulate in an unwashed pool filter.

Do you want a clean pool? If so, all you need to do is follow this post’s guidance. Every single step you need to take to ensure your pool is hygienic and ready for use can be found here. Any questions you have about cleaning your pool should be directed to the company that fitted it or a professional cleaning service.