Daily pool maintenance should include skimming your pool’s water surface for insects, leaves and other debris to prevent filter clogging and, of course, to maintain a pristine pool. To properly filter and circulate pool chemicals, your pool pump should run long enough to process the entire amount of water in your swimming pool. How long will depend on the size of your pool – typically four to eight hours a day. Regularly empty your skimmer baskets to keep your filtration running smoothly. Keeping an eye on your pool water level will also help maintain optimal filtration as well as potentially identify leaks.

Weekly pool maintenance tasks are cleaning your pool filter and checking your pool filter gauge, pool jet pressure and pump strainer basket.

Twice weekly your chemistry should be tested for pH, alkalinity and chlorine content to maintain proper pool water balance. Also brush and vacuum to remove debris and prevent algae build-up which can cause pool surface scaling and staining.

Every week to two weeks, depending on your pool usage, you should perform an overnight shock treatment.

You should also conduct monthly pool pump and surface inspections as well as copper and iron testing, which SE Pools can handle for you.

Plus, give your pool a good once-over each year, checking for loose fixtures and connections and any other anomalies. To avoid costly issues down the road, it is always a good idea to employ the services of a qualified professional like SE Pool Supply & Chemical.