OPENING TIME
Opening time offers the perfect opportunity to get customers off onto the right foot in the months ahead, according to Golden Coast whose latest product catalogue includes a comprehensive selection of chemicals
Getting Ready For The New Season
IT WON’T BE LONG UNTIL SWIMMING POOLS WILL BE READY TO BE NURSED BACK TO LIFE AFTER ANOTHER COLD, WET AND WINDY UK WINTER. GETTING THE POOL WATER READY FOR USE IS A TASK THAT HAS TO BE DONE EVERY YEAR BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS NEW OPTIONS TO MAKE THE JOB EASIER. WE LOOK AT THE RIGHT ROUTINES AND HOW THE INDUSTRY’S BEST PRODUCTS LINE UP TO MAKE THE ANNUAL TASK AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS POSSIBLE
ByAndrea Hartshorne
chores as the thought of cleaning, sprucing it up and getting the water ready for use can leave owners dreading the day that they decided to tackle it. But with the rain finally easing up, some sunny days being enjoyed across the UK and a superb selection of chemicals and equipment to make the job easier, it shouldn’t be a task that’s put off for too long. If a pool has been properly winterised and checked throughout the winter season, opening time should be straightforward. For those where either a lack of time or inclination crept in at the end of last year, there is some excellent guidance and advice available. Starting with cleaning and checking the pool cover and methodically testing pumps and filter systems, now is the time to treat the pool to some tender loving care. The benefit of taking the time at this stage will pay dividends later on in the season.
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aking the outdoor pool from its winter slumber isn’t generally a job that’s top of most people’s list of spring
Complete Pool Controls (CPC) suggest the following when opening up a pool after the winter season: • Ensure that the pool water level is close to the top of the pool to give sufficient water to be able to vacuum waste.
• Clean and remove winter debris cover and if possible allow to dry before folding up and packing away for the summer – if the cover has sustained any damage during the winter now is the time to get it repaired so it is ready for the autumn.
• Re-commission plantroom equipment. • With the multiport valve in the waste position vacuum the pool floor to remove any debris that has settled during the winter – keep an eye on the water level in the pool as it will drop while you are vacuuming.
• After vacuuming give the filter a good backwash and rinse, then set it in the filtration position and keep the filter pump running.
• Brush pool walls thoroughly to get anything ‘clinging’ to the walls into
suspension so the filter can start to remove any debris.
• Test the pool water, paying particular attention to pH, total alkalinity and calcium hardness – if there has been a lot of rain during the autumn it is likely that all the levels could be below the ideal ranges. Dose the pool with any products required to correct the levels.
• Shock dose the pool with chlorine to satisfy any chlorine demand and establish a chlorine level.
• Apply an algaecide, either a long-life or regularly dosed version.
• If the chlorine level is not too high then fit the solar cover and give it a good brushing to clean it.
• Keep the filtration system operating continuously for a few days or until the pool water is clear and clean. After a couple of days check the sanitiser, pH, total alkalinity and calcium hardness levels are where they should be after the initial chemical treatments, adjust as required to achieve the ideal levels.
SPN April 2014 43
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