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Blue Pools & Property Services |
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Blue pool services are UK qualified by the ISRM in Pool Plant operation and pool water treatment/testing. Because of this we understand all aspects of pool maintenance and water treatment that need to be considered to ensure safe pool water.
Our maintenance contract includes all tests and chemicals required and covers the following.
June to September 2 weekly visits
October to May 1 weekly visit
On each visit we will carry out the following and record details of the swimming pool water testing/treatment on a log sheet that is left in the pool plant room.
· Test pool water (see
below for more detail)
· Treat pool water if required (see
below for more detail)
· Empty skimmers of debris
· Remove any debris from water surface
· Vacuum debris from bottom of pool
· Empty strainer in plant room
· Backwash filter if required (see below for more
detailed)
· Top up pool if required
Pricing of maintenance contract depends on the size of pool, please contact us for a quote.
Pool Water Testing and Treatment
Some pool maintenance companies only carry out minimal testing of pool water, which is insufficient to determine the correct treatment of the water to ensure it is safe to swim in.
Maintaining swimming pool water that is safe and hygienic for swimming requires several aspects of the pool water to be regularly tested. The results of these tests determine if more chlorine needs to be added or chemicals to change the PH are required. Some of the tests we carry out on pool water are.
Free Chlorine
Total Chlorine
Combined Chlorine
PH
Total Alkalinity
Cyanuric acid
TDS
Balanced Water Test
To ensure safe pool water the level of free chlorine needs to be compared to the level of combined chorine in the water. It is only by looking at these two tests can we determine if the chlorine in the water is doing its job of destroying potentially harmful micro-organisms. Some pool maintenance companies only test for free chlorine.
It is a common misconception that pool water that irritates the eyes or smells strongly has too much chlorine. It does in fact indicate that the chlorine in the water is struggling to control pollution levels in the water and chlorine levels need to be increased.
The PH level of pool water is also critical for safe swimming. The range that is required is 7.2 to 7.8. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that if it goes above or below this it will be too alkali or too acid and this will irate skin or possibly cause burning in extreme conditions. The second reason is that the PH levels change the effectiveness of the chlorine in the water to destroy harmful micro-organisms. If the PH gets too high the chlorine in the water becomes less effective, so it is better to keep the PH close to the bottom of the range.
When the pressure gauges on the filter indicate that the filter needs cleaning the filter will be backwashed. Backwashing the filter involves running water through the filter backwards and down a drain to remove dirt from the filter. The water is run through the filter until the water going down the drain runs clear. The pool level will then need to be topped up as Backwashing can use a considerable amount of water.
Typical equipment in a Pool Plant Room
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The log sheet below is an example of the information we will record on each visit to a swimming pool.
