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- The Care And Maintenance Oi Your Pool
The ,two m d
guests at any, swimming pool ,are
Most pool contractors
most common uninvited
recom- b Hose clean the pool deck. making it easier for, the filter to
mend that the filtration systeihThe in ' , Daily addition of chemicals can
dirt and bacteria. Add to these a' operation at least 12 hours, out of be avoided by purchase of an auto -
sprinkling of twigs, leaves, animal every 24 to insure best results. , matic chemical dispenser for under.
fur and other air and.human borne Chemical additives are usually a $50. The automatic dispenser elim-
contaminants and you have the rea- daifiy requirement, depending upon inates the necessity of daily testing
sons behind a regular program of the traffic in the pool and also upon for pH balance and can, be set' to
pool maintenance: • "such factors as hot weather and operate at a time when- the pool is
` Pool mntenannarke is relatively high winds which, create conditions not in use.
• 'calling for more chemical purifiers. Other automatic maintenance de-
vices are- also available to make the
pool cleaning job simpler. Among
these are».the automatic craning
systems which operate on the
principle that agitation of the water
keeps dirt and algae from adhering
to pool walls and bottom,. thus
easy. according to the NationalChlorine is the most widely used
Swimming Pool Institute, and most the do-it-yourself
pool owners prefer•,disinfectant, although_ bromine and
approach, .Self servicing requires -iodine are also used. Less than one
drop of chlorine in every 1,00b,000
drops ' of pool 'water , is enough,
providing the chemical is 100 per
cent active, •
Pool owners should,Carefully
follow thymanufacturer's irections.
in both using and storing chemicals.
chemical treatment and weekly or The amount, of chemical to add
bi-weekly brushdowns of pool walls: 'can be detern innd by testing pool
. The owner's ro ajor allies in keeping water for chlorine residue and pH or
the pool clean are the skimmer, the_ alkaline balance. Simple test -
filtration system and chemical addi- ingits are widely•available.
,tives. In addition, new; .innovations AI`jkaline salts, used in liquid
'are appearing all the time to make chlorine to help sit maintain its
thejob easier. » •.. limited stability, eventually build up
The ' skimmer, built "into almost in pool 'water 'and upset the pH
' all pools, takes leaves arid other balance. _Periodically, an •alkali -
floating debris .off0th' top of the neutralizer such as -muriatic acid or
sodium bisulfate may be added to
water.� A °pooh vacuum.cleaner, nc�ttralizc increitsing"alkalinity. ;
operated by the owner, is used to Proper �H balance is necessary Th
pick up debris off the bottom.
Filtration systems are of two main insure that the chemical additives
types, the sand tiltenthrough which react properly. that the' proper
water passes leaving dirt particles bacteria -killing "'residual" is
behind. and the diatomaceous earth maintained. The ideal pH range' for
_..,(13.E)..filter which uses minute pool `eater is 7.2o»7.6
A simple bet oto rules to follow
diatomes (micrascbpic sea when manually cleaning the' pool'
creatures) spread over a membrane
to entrap the equally microscopic are:
,dirt particles. 7" ' . 1. `Skin the pool's surface with a
Care of the filter is relatively4 standard leaf skimmer;.
2. Bt•ushdawn•walls and tile with
simple. Both types of filter must be stiff bristled tile brush;
bakw•ashed' approximately c 1• every
from one and a half to four)tours, a
week and keeps costs down to an
average of around $20 per month,
including parts and, chemicals. for
the average unheated pool.
The ',main - requirements .are
vacuuming for debris, • daily
process them out:
N$PI 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, file pool
institute claims.
Portable cleaning systerns.:•opera-
ted on the same principle and pow-
ered by a garden hose, areavailable
.for use in already constructed pools.
A cover also makes sen§e in sum-
mertime when the owner plans to be.
;gone for two weeks or more—both
to keep the pool clean and to keep
cut uninvited swimmers.
Special problems may arise, how-
ever, even in well maintained pools.
One of ,these in : algae. Algae
commonly'appears in two.. -forms:
black algae, which makes -unsightly
,spots on pool walls, and green float-
ing algae. Both are normallyntaken
dare of by a regular maintenance
program, but stubborn cases' -may
..be treated by vigorous brushing of
spots, followed by application of
spot killer and use., of special
inexpensive algaecides.
Clean the skimmer's basket
two weeks to remove dirt clogging. . -and hair -lint strainer;
-t Although the DE filter require"s 4. Vacuum the pool bottom;
much less water to backwash, atter S Clean the . 'filter (when
each backw•ashing it must be re-
packed with more dirt. (A season's • s'uf icient.dirt has accumulated and
f about 50. oCnds costs. the recirculation'flow has decreas
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