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CLEAN POOLS
A checklist for pure, clear,
safe pool water
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The three factors – pH, total alkalinity
and calcium hardness – all affect one
another, so it will take trial and error to
get all three in the proper range at
once. Before you add any chemical –
especially an acid – to the water, you
need to first turn on the pool's filter
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Select which chemical product you’ve
chosen and follow instructions on use
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Always wear goggles and rubber
gloves when handling chlorine, and
always put the chlorine into the water –
don't pour the water over the chlorine
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Add chlorine three to four times a
week for a pool in heavy use
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Occasionally – no more than once a
week – you may need to superchlorinate
(also called shock) the pool to burn any
built-up bacteria, algae and ammonia
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Keep the pool floor clean by regularly
sweeping with pool vac
CLEAR
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Use a cover over your pool as often
as possible
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Thoroughly clean your pool filter at
least monthly. Clean a sand filter by
backwashing: Reverse the flow of water
through the filter for 2 to 3 minutes until
the wastewater is clear
WATER!
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For a cartridge filter, remove the filter
cartridge and wash it with a hose with
a high-pressure nozzle. Replace the
cartridge
How to keep your swimming pool water safe and healthy
T
he way to keep your pool clean and hygienic confidence in a range of products on the market.
used to be straightforward. You put in Ask your pool installer for advice. Some even
chlorine and that was it. You needed to be provide a full maintenance service contract and do
careful about the quantity but it was a pretty it for you.
straight forward option. Chlorine might not smell You could, throughout the summer when the
so great, might not be very good for the pool is in use, pay for a weekly maintenance
environment and it very often caused problems service from a pool contractor.
for your eyes but it did a good job in killing Or you could do it yourself. It should take no
bacteria in pools and spas. But now the picture more than half an hour a week to test the water
has changed. and clean it.
Today there are alternatives that reduce the need The main problems with swimming pool water are:
for pool chemicals or eliminate them altogether. Cloudy unpleasant, smelly water
Water treatment and pool maintenance are vital Limescale build up
for a swimming pool or hot tub which is clean and Deposits of dirt and grime
free from harmful bacteria and viruses. But with the range of products and cleaners
Although the maintenance of swimming pool on the market all it needs it a little tender love
water can appear complicated and difficult, all it and care to keep your pool water clear, safe
takes is a little time and regular attention and and healthy.
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