POOL CARE
HOW AND WHEN TO CALL IN A WARRANTY OR SERVICE CALL:
- THE FIRST QUESTION YOUR CONTRACTOR WILL ASK YOU IS IF YOU HAVE READ THESE OR OTHER POOL CARE INSTRUCTIONS
- CLEARLY DEFINE PROBLEM WITH ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM
- USE WORDS LIKE “WATER IS ½” FROM BOTTOM OF TILE”, (NOT “WATER IS LOW”)
- ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO GET IN, THEY NEED FREEDOM OF TIME, PLEASE REMOVE ANY DIFFICULTY FOR SETTING APPOINTMENTS
HOW LONG TO RUN FILTERS
- POOL SHOULD RUN NON STOP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT FIRST START OF THE FILL OF YOUR POOL
- 6-8 HOURS MINIMUM, 4 HOURS IN SPRING, 2 HOURS IN WINTER
- LONGER DURING HEAVY USE OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
A FEW THINGS THAT CAN BE BAD FOR POOLS
POOR MAINTENANCE, CHEMICAL OVERDOSE, SUNTAN LOTIONS, SUNSCREEN, LANDSCAPE DIRT, METAL OBJECTS, ECT…
BRUSHING
- PLASTER POOLS—BRUSH 4 TIMES A DAY FOR THE FIRST 7 DAYS, BRUSH ONCE A DAY TILL THE 30TH DAY
- BRUSH STRONG EVEN STROKES TOWARDS MAIN DRAINS
- BRUSH ALL SURFACES AGGRESSIVELY
- 3M POOLS SHOULD BE BRUSHED 4-5 TIMES DAILY FOR 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACID START
- PEBBLE POOLS, BRUSH 1 TIME A DAY FOR THE FIST 7 DAYS
SUCTION CLEANERS
- CLEANER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE WATER AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE
- IF REMOVING CLEANER, SHUT OFF THE FILTER PUMP FIRST
- WHEN REMOVED THE HOSES SHOULD BE LAID IN A STRAIGHT LINE, PLASTIC HAS A MEMORY
- MARK LOCATION OF THREE WAY VALVE SETTING
- WHEN REMOVED, ADJUST THREE WAY SUCTION VALVE SO THAT SUCTION IS COMING FROM SKIMMER ONLY
- TO RE-INSTALL THE CLEANER—SHUT OFF PUMP, INSERT HOSE INTO THE WATER AND FILL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE WITH WATER, RETURN SUCTION VALVE TO ORIGINAL POSITION
- IF CLEANER NOT GETTING AREAS, CHECK DIRECTIONAL RETURN LINE FITTINGS, WATER RETURNS SHOULD BE AIMED DOWN AND ANGLED CREATING A COUNTER CLOCKWISE VORTEX IF POSSIBLE
1) SLOW MOVEMENT:
- CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, CLEAN FILTER
PRESSURE CLEANER (HAS MOTOR)
- SET TIMER TO START 1 HOUR AFTER FILTER STARTS AND SHUT OFF 1 HOUR BEFORE THE FILTER CYCLE ENDS
- THE SWEEP MOTOR WORKS FROM THE RETURN WATER TO POOL AND REQUIRES THE POOL FILTER PUMP TO BE RUNNING AT SAME TIME AS POOL SWEEP
