Swimming Pool Maintenance, What and When?

To keep your swimming pool crystal-clear and avoid teary eyes, here is a list of routine maintenance and how often it should be performed:

Daily:

Clean leaves or other debris from the surface of the pool. It's always easier to skim leaves off the top than swimming for them on the bottom.

-Clean the skimmer and the pump baskets.

-Check the pH levels and adjust if necessary.

-Check the disinfectant levels and adjust if necessary.

Weekly:

-Hose off the pool deck.

-Vacuum the pool.

-Use a brush to clean any scum clinging to the walls at the waterline.

-Clean or backwash the pool filter.

-Use a large dose of chlorine to "shock" the pool water.