Seasonal Pool Maintenance

Seasonal Swimming Pool Maintenance

Summer Pool Maintenance 

• Activate the filtration system six to eight hours a day
• Thoroughly backwash your sand or DE filter or take away and clean the cartridge from your cartridge filter, dependent on pool use
• Maintain the water level at about half way up to the skimmer box opening
• Check the pH every two days
• Check the Total Alkalinity (TA) weekly
• Check and clean the skimmer basket and hair and lint pot basket weekly
• Frequently check sanitiser levels, if possible daily
• Have your pool water checked at your local Jim’s Pool Care technician every two weeks
• Clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor of the pool frequently

Autumn Pool Maintenance 

• Clean your pool more frequently to remove autumnal leaves and other debris
• Lower filtration hours to two to three hours a day or in salt pools, decrease the chlorine output as the days get cooler
• Use your pool cover more regularly to avoid leaves and debris causing damage to your skimmer
•  ‘Winterise’ your pool using a winter treatment kit

Winter Pool Maintenance

• Cover the pool entirely
• Check the chlorine and pH levels every two weeks
• Irregularly check the water level is half way up the skimmer box opening
• Occasionally check the pressure gauge on the filter is not indicating ‘backwash’
• Clear the skimmer basket when full
• Turn the pool lights on for at least 30 minutes a week to avoid build-up of moisture within the light and wiring

Spring Pool Maintenance

• Carefully clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor
• Check the pump is working correctly and arrange a full pool equipment service by a Jim’s Pool Care technician
• Check or swap fittings and check for leaks
• Check the chlorine and pH levels every two weeks
• Clear the skimmer basket when full
• Occasionally check the water level is half way up the skimmer box opening
• Occasionally check the pressure gauge on the filter is not indicating ‘backwash’
• Turn the pool lights on for at least 30 minutes a week to avoid build-up of moisture within the light and wiring