The Benefits of Professional Pool Servicing
Why Pool Service is worth it.
Everyone who has ever had a pool knows it can be a cumbersome job. Sometimes, taking care of a pool year-round, when it’s part of your home, can be a drag. When it comes to the backyard of my house, sometimes in the winter, I just kind of “let it go,” and over the years, that is what I have noticed about most pool owners if they don’t have some recurring weekly pool service. Sometimes, when life gets busy with family, kids, and whatever else we have going on, it just isn’t ideal to maintain or even clean the pool ourselves. Here are some topics that can help give you insight into why it may be worth having a pool service professional service the pool.
Equipment & Parts Replacement
When you think about all the equipment you have in a pool. Pool pumps, pool filters, pool heaters, and all the repairs that might go into that, as well as small parts that might need replacing, can be overwhelming. Sometimes, you get the wrong parts, but when you are online, it says it was correct! Things regularly break under normal usage and must be swapped out from time to time. Top manifolds, filter cartridges, Pump Lids, O-rings, etc. This is where having a pool professional comes in handy! Pool professionals such as ourselves will know precisely the parts that need to be replaced and generally replace them with OEM parts or those close to OEM. A lot of after-market parts are not of excellent quality, and over the years, although we may have used some, we’ve weeded out what’s good quality and what’s not based on actual testing of parts.
Water Chemistry
Chlorine, pH, Alkalinity, Calcium, and Cyanuric Acid are all the essential components of what makes up a pool’s water chemistry. Having your pool’s water balanced regularly can make a big difference. For example, the ideal range for CYA(Pool stabilizer) is around 30-50ppm. If your Pool stabilizer level is too high, you may find that the pool will not hold chlorine either, or it will still develop algae even if your Chlroine ranges between 3-5ppm. This is because of ORP, which is when your free chlorine can sanitize the bacteria in the pool water. Thus, chlorine usage is sometimes 2-3x less effective than if it was in range. Water chemistry is an eco-system, if something is out of turn, it can cause the pool to struggle to be maintained regularly throughout the year, especially in the summer when usage is high. Having a pool professional isn’t just us coming and “balancing the water”. It truly is an art, and every pool is different and is something that not everyone can do unless you have had extensive hands-on vocational training or education. The amount of knowledge and experience a pool technician should have to maintain a pool properly is pretty vast and can call for a lot of reverse engineering and backtesting, as well as having a history with the pool to understand its current state and what might be best for it. We have everything logged, and the history of the pool has been kept for years and months. This allows us to look back and see precisely what is happening and even point out things that might not be visible, like having a “leak” or possible other stuff like a chlorine lock, high TDS, or high levels of heavy metals in the water.
Programming & Pool Equipment
A lot of pool equipment can be ancient. And a lot of it is programmed in a funky way! Some pieces of equipment we have come across could be easily 10-20 years old. And it is almost impossible to find manuals on, etc. But as pool professionals, you will generally have direct access to local dealers for companies like Pentair, Jandy, Hayward, pool pumps, pool automation systems, etc. For us, it’s an easy phone call or text message to a local service rep who can point us to the correct information. When it comes to pool programming and equipment, sometimes you may have inherited a pool from purchasing a house. You may not have had someone go through and explain how to use and program everything correctly. Having a pool professional come in and look at the equipment, properly program it, and ensure filtration, water features, and pool sweeps are all running in an optimized way will help the integrity of the pool by almost 80%. YES, filtration and programming are a massive part of a pool and assist in tandem with water chemistry brushing, netting, and more!
Conclusion
So if you’re looking for pool service, pool cleaning, or pool maintenance, it is essential to realize yes, it may be something I can do myself, but having a professional take over your pool care does not only guarantee results but it guarantees extensive access to knowledge and a level of care that you might not have otherwise known. Water chemistry, Pool programming, and pool equipment repairs and parts are all things that need to be considered when having a pool! Would you rather waste your time & money possibly getting it wrong? Or would you instead use your money, and have a professional always get it right?
