| If you own a pool, chances are pretty good that | | | | - Burning or Itchy Eyes |
| you know the importance of swimming pool | | | | - Cloudy Water |
| water maintenance. However, it can be | | | | All of these problems can be corrected by using |
| overwhelming trying to find information about to | | | | proper swimming pool water maintenance. |
| keep the water clean. The aim of this article is to | | | | One of the most important things you should be |
| give a couple of tips to make this job a little | | | | doing is keeping an eye on the pH level especially |
| easier. | | | | if you're using chlorine. Chlorine works best when |
| Because pools are an open water system, they | | | | the pH is around 7.2. Having a solid pool testing kit |
| are exposed to a whole slew of different | | | | is the way to go. I recommend using the tablets |
| problems that can be brought in by the rain, wind | | | | instead of droplets as they tend to be more |
| and people that swim in them. Some of the more | | | | accurate. Always be sure to throw away any |
| common problems include: | | | | expired tablets as their accuracy is lessened |
| - Pool Staining | | | | greatly the longer they're past the expiry date. |
| - Algae build up | | | | I also recommend investing in a pool maintenance |
| - Waterborne Illnesses' (Gastroenteritis, | | | | guide, because these can be a real time and |
| Dysentery, Amoebic dysentery, Cholera, Typhoid, | | | | money saver if you have one on reference at all |
| Hepatitis A, Giardiasis, Cryptosporidiosis, | | | | times. The best of these guides will contain lots of |
| Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Dermatitis) | | | | tips and tricks that take the guess work out of |
| - Pungent Chlorine Smell | | | | how best to take care of your pool. |