Checklist for Pool Cleaning
Keeping your pool clean can be made easier by following a regular schedule. If you decide to do it yourself, a good checklist to follow for regular pool care is:
1. Use a small hand-held leaf skimmer to help in cleaning the pool.
2. Clean the strainer baskets in the skimmer and pump.
3. Clean walls; tile is best cleaned with a soft brush . The clearing of pool walls will depend on your surface: cement, vinyl or fiberglass. Follow manufacturers’ suggested procedures.
4. Vacuum the pool at least once a week. Or Use an Automatic Pool Cleaner
5. Test the water frequently and add chemicals if necessary, follow manufacturers’ directions.
6. If water turns cloudy, test for chemical balance; if necessary, backwash and service the filter.
9. DO NOT let your pool go. Bringing a pool back from the pit of neglect is a horrible process. If you are in danger of this happening, invest in an automatic system
Q. After 15 years I had little holes appear about a foot off the ground on my steel walled pool
and it is leaking all over the pool at that height. I have a sand base.
A. What Happened?
Here is what happen. When you originally put sand in the pool. The light pebbles floated up in the air and landed on the wall. The wall was not wiped down. The sand pepples over time pierced your liner from the pressure of water against the liner and water flowed out in small amounts and rusted the steel wall right at the small diameter hole. The pH. in water tilted too low causing acidity conditions and rusted out your wall. You will need a new liner a new wall and remove the sand and add comfy bottom instead. That will sure your problem. This answer provided by the experts at Arthurs Pools.
Comfy Pad and Cove
We recommend using comfy bottom to keep this from occuring. Get rid of the sand all together, no more lumps and bumps in the bottom of your above ground pools
Arthur’s Comfy Bottom Pool Pad Will Protect your liner for years. Made from a special high density polyethylene foam, Arthur’s Comfy Bottom Pool Pad acts as a barrier to keep water away from metal components, reducing rust and corrosion. In addition, by adding a layer of protection between your pool liner and the ground you had puncture protection and heat retention.
Arthur’s Comfy Bottom Pool Pad is easy to install. First, roll out sections of pad and cut them one foot longer than the (biggest if oval) dimension of the pool. Next, seam enough 4 ft. wide sections together with tape to cover the (smaller if oval) dimension of the pool. Trim off excess pad material after pool has been filled.
Follow the Steps Below
1. Turn off the filter
2. Disconnect the water flow (Plugs, gate vales, however)
3 Open the Grid Tank
4. Take note of how the grids are assembled, you will need to get them back in like order
5 Remove the grids to a cleaning place and hose off clean. Becaureful brushing the grids, if you tear the fabric you will need to replace them
6 Reassemble the grids in the tank
7 Reassemble the tank
8 reconnect the water supply
9 Start the pump
10 Bleed the air out of the system with the air releif valve
11. Put in the indicated (depending on size) amount of distomaceous earth in the skimmer, a little at a time, until the grids are coated
12. Enjoy your sparkling pool.
