Details

Our maintenance contract includes all tests and chemicals required and covers the following.

June to September 2 weekly visits
October to May 1 weekly visit

· Test pool water
· Treat pool water if required
· Empty skimmers of debris
· Remove any debris from water surface
· Vacuum debris from bottom of pool
· Empty strainer in plant room
· Backwash filter if required
· Top up pool if required

Pricing of maintenance contract depends o­n the size of pool, please contact us for a quote or give Nathan a call o­n 606554120.

Pool Water Testing and Treatment

Some pool maintenance companies o­nly carry out minimal testing of pool water, which is insufficient to determine the correct treatment of the water to ensure it is safe to swim in.

Maintaining swimming pool water that is safe and hygienic for swimming requires several aspects of the pool water to be regularly tested. The results of these tests determine if more chlorine needs to be added or chemicals to change the PH are required. Some of the tests we carry out o­n pool water are.

Free Chlorine
Total Chlorine
Combined Chlorine
PH
Total Alkalinity
Cyanuric acid
TDS
Balanced Water Test

To ensure safe pool water the level of free chlorine needs to be compared to the level of combined chorine in the water. It is o­nly by looking at these two tests can we determine if the chlorine in the water is doing its job of destroying potentially harmful micro-organisms. Some pool maintenance companies o­nly test for free chlorine.

The PH level of pool water is also critical for safe swimming. The range that is required is 7.2 to 7.8. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that if it goes above or below this it will be too alkali or too acid and this will irate skin or possibly cause burning in extreme conditions. The second reason is that the PH levels change the effectiveness of the chlorine in the water to destroy harmful micro-organisms. If the PH gets too high the chlorine in the water becomes less effective, so it is better to keep the PH close to the bottom of the range.

Backwashing Filter

When the pressure gauges o­n the filter indicate that the filter needs cleaning the filter will be backwashed. Backwashing the filter involves running water through the filter backwards and down a drain to remove dirt from the filter. The water is run through the filter until the water going down the drain runs clear. The pool level will then need to be topped up as Backwashing can use a considerable amount of water.