Aqua Pool & Patio has been in business continuously since 1970. In that time, we’ve learned an awful lot about pools! As a result, we’ve put together our online “Pool School” to help share our pool maintenance tips and tricks. Scroll below to read detailed how-to information on common pool maintenance tasks and view helpful how-to videos. You can also contact our pool service department with your questions and for information on our pool maintenance programs.
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A pool filter is the central mechanism for keeping a pool clean. Without the pool filter, your pool will turn green in no time, just ask anyone who has had a pool filter stop working in the middle of July.
One of the most important routine pool maintenance tasks is vacuuming a pool. It keeps your pool looking clean and prevents materials form gathering on the surface of your pool.
Winter pool maintenance can be required if there is precipitation (rain or snow) after the cover is placed on the pool. Depending on when the pool is closed, you may need to perform this task multiple times.
One of the best features of the Jandy iAquaLink pool pump is the ability to program variable speeds from the convenience of your computer.
Sometimes a pool is over-flowing, particularly if there has been several days of heavy rain. In these situations, you may want to drain your pool to get the water level back down to a more manageable level. There may also be times when repairs are needed a draining your pool will facilitate those fixes.
After vacuuming a pool, you’ll likely want to empty your pump basket to remove any collected debris. Generally, it’s advisable to empty your pump basket once per week, sometimes twice per week if there’s a lot of debris falling from the trees in your yard.
A simple but critical part of keeping any pool clean is brushing the pool. And believe if or not, there is a right way and a wrong way to brush your pool. Below we’ve outlined the key steps to brushing your pool. You can also watch our how-to video below to see how the service experts at Aqua Pool do this job.
