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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1975-04-24, Page 24FAMILY LIVING: Designed and landscaped to extend family living area, this 18 x 32 foot design award winning vinyl liner/steel wall pool sold for Tess than $7,000. a Care andmaintenance of your pool The, two most common unin- vited guests at any swimming pool are dirt and bacteria. Add to these a sprinkling of twigs, leaves, animal fur and other air and human borne, contaminants and you have the reasons behind a regular program of pool Maintenance. Pool maintenance is relatively easy, according to the National Swimming Pool Institute, and most pool owners prefer the do-it- yourself approach. Self servicing requires from one and a half to four hours a week and keeps costs down to an average of around $20 per month, including parts and chemicals, for the average unheated pool, The main requirements are vacuuming for debris, daily chemical treatment and weekly or bi-weekly--brushdowns of pool walls. The owner's major allies in DON'S BICYCLE REPAIR. bicycjes, parts and ac- cessories has just arrived at DON'S BICYCLE REPAIRS. See the new ten speed models, such as the Eliminator at 5119.95; Monshe'e at $149.95; Sekine'at $169.95. For further information call at 305 Ontario Street, Clinton, or phone 482- 9941. We also have the new Solex (MOPED) motor driven bicycle, which gives up to 200 M.P.G. (no license or in- surance required.) DON'S CLINTON keeping the poolclean are the The amount of chemical to add skimmer, the filtration system can be determined by testing pool and chemical additives. In ad- water for chlorine residue and pH dition, new innovations are ap- or acid -alkaline balance. Simple pearing all the time to make the testing kits are widely available. job easier. Alkaline 'salts, used in liquid The skimmer, built into almost chlorine to help it maintain its all pools, takes leaves and other limited stability, eventually build floating debris off the top of the up in pool water and upset the pH water. A pool vacuum cleaner, balance. Periodically an alkali - operated by the owner, is used to neutralizer such as muriatic acid pick up debris off the bottom. ", or sodium bisulfate may be added Filtration systems are of two to neutralize increasing main types, thte sand filter alkalinity. balance is through which water passes. Proper pH leaving dirt particles behind; and necessary to insure that the the diatomaceous earth (DE) chemical additives react filter which uses minute properly, that the proper bac- diatomes (microscopic sea teria-killing "residual" is creatures) spread over a maintained. The ideal pH range membrane to efata the -equally for pool water is 7.2 to 7_6. microscopic dirt particles. A simple set of rules -to follow Care of the filter is relatively when manually cleaning the pool simple. Both types' of filter must are: be backwashed approximately 1. Skim the pool's surface with every two weeks to remove dirt a standard leaf skimmer; clogging. Although the DE filter 2. Brushdown walls and tile requires much• less water to with stiff -bristled tile brush; . backwash, after each back- 3. Clean the skimmer's basket washing it must be repacked with and hai1-lint strainer; more dirt. (A season's supply of 4. Vacuum the pool bottom; about 50 pounds costs around $8). • 5. Clean the filter (when suf- Most pool contractors ficient' dirt has accumulated and recommend that the filtration the recirculation flow has �,syrstern be in operation at least 12 decreased)"; and - • ld'ta' T 1 'Ver 4n "`1 ell ; ilcise,:eleax? theapooLdeaimw.@r...;• best results. Daily addition of chemicals can Chemical additives are usually be avoided by purchase of an a daily requirement, depending automatic chemical dispenser for_ uponthe traffic in the pool and under $50. The automatic also upon such factors as hot dispenser eliminates the weather and high winds which necessity of daily testing for pH create conditions calling for ' balance and can be set to operate more chemical purifiers. at a time when the pool is not in Chlorine is the most widely use. used disinfectant, although Other automatic maintenance brominerand iodine are also used. devices are also available to Less than one drop of chlorine in make., the pool cleaning job every 1,000,000 drops of pool simpler. Among these are the ;water is enough, providing the automatic cleaning systems 'chemical is 100 percent active. which operate on the principle Pd'bl owners should carefully that agitation of the water keeps follow the manufacturer's dirt and algae from adhering ottom, Ue directions mboth using and making itol ls easie and iot the filter to storing theical process them out. NSPI recommends that anyone considering building a pool should investigate automatic cleaning equipment. Although such equipment will increase initial cost of the pool, it will help save both time and money later on, the pool institute claims. Portable cleaning systems, operated on the same principle and powered by a garden hose, are available for use in already constructed pools. A heavy duty vinyl pool co'er, averaging around $200 for a rectangular home pool, can be a sound maintenance investment. Kept on the pool during the winter months, it will eliminate much of the spring clean up chore. A cover also makes sense in summertime when the owner plans to be gone for two weeks or more—both to keep the pool clean and to keep out uninvited swimmers. Special problems may arise, however, even in well maintained (continued on page 5) Fairway. b Yet A ur► 0 wove na wen 41M4 SERIES.. We have a limited quantity OF Model 5261, 5 HP recoil start mowers available at last year's prices Your choice of either electric or manual starters STEVE ARGYLE OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT BAYFIELD ° 562-2800