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Equipment That Will Improve The Quality Of Your Pool Cleanness

With the recent situation on high alert, it's more important than ever to sanitize your pool properly and clean it regularly to keep you and your guests entertained. When renting out your property, your guests expect the very best for their stay. As a result, it is prudent to keep the pool clean. By regularly booking your pool cleaning service, you can ensure the safety of you and your guests while maintaining high standards and meeting expectations. Here is some of the equipment that you might find useful.


Robotic Pool Cleaner

Robotic pool cleaners keep your pool clean without clogging your skimmer or burning the filtration system. In addition to making pool cleaning a breeze, some pool cleaning robots have features that let you set cleaning schedules, monitor the cleaning, and check the water temperature. This particular robotic pool cleaner does double duty by sucking debris out of the pool and scrubbing the surface till the water sparkles. And this is all done without having to connect to a pump or circulation system.




Pool Skimmer Net

Before you vacuum your pool, you need a skimmer net. A skimmer net allows you to catch all the debris floating above your pool. There are two types of it that you will need. The first is a shallow pool skimmer net used to quickly clean surfaces when you want to shake off debris. Another type of skimmer net is a fine mesh bag used for heavy-duty work that can collect and hold more debris at once. But what should you look for in pool skimmer nets before you buy them? Find a double layer of it that is made from a polymer blend and has a strong frame built to last.


Vacuum Heads

Different pelvic floors require different treatments. Therefore, you will need a variety of vacuum heads among your pool cleaning equipment to improve your productivity. Before purchasing the suction head, make sure it fits your telescopic pole. Once you have the vacuum head that is good, the next step is to find the one hose that will provide the suction. You can clean your pool most effectively and achieve high customer satisfaction with the right vacuum head and hose.


Pool Brushes

When cleaning pools, pool brushes are one of the most important parts of your pool cleaning equipment, as a dirty pool can lead to various infections and diseases. To avoid and fight these, you'll need a variety of pool brushes in different sizes and shapes to clean even those hard-to-reach areas. These will help the team remove dirt and algae that have built up on the pool walls and floor surfaces, which brings us to the conclusion of why it is important to keep your pool clean. Given your exposure to many pool chemicals, you should look for a dual scrub brush with durable stainless steel bristles.


Automatic Pool Cleaner

Automatic pool cleaners are one of the best instruments for cleaning large pools quickly and efficiently. It looks for trash floating on the water's surface, vacuums it into a filter bag, and then removes it. In addition to cleaning the water, it may also remove dirt and debris from the pool floor. If there is a lot of algae or other debris in the water, this will be extremely helpful. Since "happy customers imply repeat business," it's simple to utilize and can boost customer satisfaction.


Acid to clean filter

Pool filters are an important component of your pool and must be maintained to keep swimming in the water comfortable and enjoyable. After using it constantly, filters can trap dirt, debris, and other particles from the water, affecting the pressure in your pool system and even leading to premature filter failure. That is why you should clean the filter every month. To do this, you need a strong acid, such as hydrochloric acid (also known as hydrochloric), which is great for removing iron, calcium carbonate, algae, or other minerals from filters.


Strips for Testing Water

Effective maintenance of the pool means keeping it physically clean, but it also means maintaining the chemical composition to keep the pool free from bacteria and infection. The most convenient and probably easiest way to check the chemical composition is with a water dipstick. These strips can measure total chlorine, hardness, alkalinity, pH, and stability. Simply soak the strips in water for 15-20 seconds. Then remove the strip and compare the readings.


Testing Kits

You need a water test kit that can provide a detailed report. The two most common chemical composition tests are the DPD test and the OTO phenol test. The DPD test measures chlorine, pH, alkalinity, stabilizers, and hardness, while the OTO phenol test measures chlorine and pH. These tests can be time-consuming, but they're worth every second, so it's important to have a water testing kit as part of your pool cleaning equipment.


Chlorine

Swimming pools require chemicals to keep them clean, and chlorine is an effective disinfectant used to purify water and also prevent algae growth. Adding chlorine to your pool breaks the water down into two molecules: hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite ions. Both chemicals attack and break down the lipids in the cell walls of microorganisms, rendering them harmless and killing them. The effect of chlorine is enormous. So, include chlorine and mark it as your most important gear.


Algaecide

Some customers may be sick of unwanted algae growing in their pools. And to counteract that, there are great chemicals called algaecides. This is a swimming pool chemical used to prevent algae growth and kill it. It can disrupt processes within the algae, stop photosynthesis, or cause the algae's cell walls to explode. Algicides can be very useful equipment in the water purification process. The good thing about algaecides is that they are hassle-free.




Balancers

The pH of the water should be between 7.2 and 7.8, and these levels can be determined using test strips or kits. If the pH or total alkalinity is below the desired range, chlorine can be depleted quickly, corroding the surface of the pool and even irritating the skin. Also, if the pH is higher than your desired level, the chlorine will not work, and high-pH water can also become cloudy. Therefore, balancers are added to water for the maintenance of pH.

Pool equipment, like all equipment, is subject to wear and tear and may require repair or replacement. You can avoid this and extend pool hardware life by having your pool maintenance company perform regular checks.