It gives me a foot in the door.”Īnother option is Pool School. I really try to offer that, because it’s a job interview. “For my company, if a homeowner calls me to teach them about their pool, I’m there for 15 minutes for free if they’re in my service area. “A lot of pool companies will teach you about your pool for a nominal fee, hoping you will call them if something breaks,” says Moore. Preferably, ask a pool technician to come out and show you how to run the equipment. And understand the basics about how to run and program your equipment.Īt a minimum, take a picture of your equipment and look it up online, or take the photo to a pool store to see what type of maintenance it requires. You should know how and when to backwash and clean the filter. Know whether you have a sand filter, a D.E. When they finally called, some of the equipment needed about $300 in repairs. (diatomaceous earth) filter needed to be taken apart and cleaned twice yearly, or that the cell on the salt-water system needed to be cleaned with acid. Get to know your equipmentīill Moore of Moore’s Pool Service in Scottsdale says one couple he helped had been diligently maintaining their pool, but they didn’t realize the D.E. If the water level gets too low, your pool pump could be damaged. DeRouin says the water needs to be halfway up the mouth of the skimmer (the area that opens into a basket to collect leaves and debris). “Everyone should at least check their water level once a week,” says Rick DeRouin of Rick’s Pool Care, which services the north Valley. If your pool doesn’t have such a feature, you’ll want to get out the garden hose. More sophisticated pool systems have an automatic filler that kicks in when the water level drops. Water evaporates - especially in a desert. Here’s a basic checklist for the pool novice to properly maintain a pool. If you don’t have 20 to 30 minutes a week, plus some extra effort after a dust storm, that oasis can turn into a mud puddle, or, worse, a green-algae experiment. Then, there’s the chemistry of keeping a pool clear, which is a little more complex than filling a floating duck with chlorine tabs.Īnd, there’s the simple matter of time. which can be expensive to maintain or replace. First, there’s the pool equipment - the motorized pump, sand filter, etc. In the desert, having a backyard pool can seem like a true oasis.īut that oasis comes with a few potential headaches.
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