Summer is approaching and it is time to prepare the pool to enjoy clean and healthy water and simplify maintenance during the season.
Why filter cleaning?
Seems to be clean but aren’t, millions of bacteria and debris, contaminating and unbalancing water. Filter sand must be disinfected each year and replaced every 5 years. It is necessary to clean the pre-filter of the pump, the baskets of the skimmers and do a filter wash. Put the filtration into manual operation for 24 hours.
Clean the pool, if there is a lot of accumulated dirt, first remove most of it with the net and vacuum manually with the selector valve in the waste position. Brush the floor and walls to remove any adhering dirt.
Clean and disinfect the outdoor areas of the pool: coping stones, terraces, furniture, showers, changing rooms ...
Regulation of water parameters to ensure the disinfection and to enjoy a comfortable bath, follow these 5 steps:
1. Adjust alkalinity. Recommended value: between 110 and 120 ppm.
Setting TAC at 100 PPM will see how the pH doesn´t bounces and will consume less disinfectant.
2. Adjust pH. Recommended value: 7,2.
Set pH at 7.2 chlorine disinfection rise up to 80% of this capacity.
Not all balancers are as effective.
3. Remove phosphates (food of algae). Recommended value: 0 ppb.
Phosphates are the food of algae, essential to do photosynthesis and develop, therefore we recommend analyzing your concentration at the beginning of season with the phosphate kit and if there is a presence do a treatment with one of our eliminators of Phosphates. The maintenance of the pool will be much more single and economical.
4. Shock treatment. Disinfection
Before a shock treatment adjust Alkalinity and pH. They´ll be more effectives and fasters.
5. Disinfection: the best treatment for your pool. Recommended value: between 1 and 2 ppm of free chlorine.
It is also important to take care of it regularly, this will help to facilitate and speed up its adjustment.
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