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03 September 2014

Maintaining An Inground Fiberglass Pools

By Mattie MacDonald


If you are thinking of having your own swimming pool at home, then you are most likely having difficulties, whether to choose a concrete, vinyl or a fiberglass pool. Fiberglass is the most popular over the past years. There are a lot of reasons why it is popular and most loved material for a swimming pool.

A part of many possible reasons of its popularity is that, this material is low maintenance. Inground fiberglass pools are the most popular pools that you can see in most houses. Aside from the act that it is low maintenance, it is not that expensive to maintain it.

It is necessary to clean your pool from all those leaves and debris that may be floating in there. If you have several old trees and green in your garden where your pool is located, then you are more likely to experience this struggle. If you ignore it, the water in the pool will become very dirty and that will make it very unhygienic. You are required to have a day to day session on cleaning.

Using harsh products for cleaning is highly discouraged. They can harm and damage the fiberglass and that will require a costly repair. The product will also change the chemical balances in the water. Pick a product for cleaning that are specifically developed for fiberglass. Using brushes with stiff bristles are discouraged since they will leave traces of unwanted scratches on the wall.

Stains may also occur in the pool, this is due to the changes in the level of the metals that could be present. A stain that appears to be reddish brown means that the level of the iron is high. If it will appear in bluish green, that means that the copper level is high. And if it is gray the magnesium level is high. To prevent imbalanced metal, you need to have a chelating agent, that you will be using for every 2 weeks.

You have to turn on the pool filter once the swimming session is done. This will help you to collect the debris that is mixed there while in use. Run the filter for about six to eight hours everyday, so it can circulate well. And it will help in keeping the chemicals balanced well.

You also have to make sure the chemicals are balanced. It is really important to every pool. You have to check it every day. The ideal pH level should always fall around seven point two to seven point six. It alkalinity should be in the range around one hundred to one hundred fifty parts per million. And its chlorine level at three point zero per million.

The swimming pool is expected to be used in a certain time of the day of the week. Therefore, you are required to have a solar cover. That cover will help you have a lesser work to do with cleaning the water. It will also be a great help in maintaining its temperature.

As an owner of one, it is your responsibility to keep it clean and welcoming. It is a part of your home, that is why and you should give importance to it. At the end of the day, you will be the one that will use and benefit it.




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