Thursday, March 13, 2014

By Jaclyn Hurley


While you're busy at work, your expensive swimming structure or spa is collecting debris and harboring bacteria. You finally get a day off to relax, but your neglected swimming structure isn't clean and ready for use. For a pool that's beautiful and always safe to swim in, consider hiring an certified professional. Pool service Southampton, NY offers weekly, monthly, and seasonal service. They also troubleshoot, repair, and install equipment.

Technicians keep water chemistry in balance. No need to test the water, purchase and lug home buckets of chlorine. Service technicians keep pools clean of debris and algae. They clean and maintain filters, pumps, drains, and automated systems. Your swimming structure or spa is kept ready and safe for use.

A standard maintenance agreement usually includes testing and balancing water chemistry, emptying skimmer baskets, cleaning filters, vacuuming sediment and debris from the bottom, brushing sides of the pool, and checking that all equipment is running efficiently.

Technicians check pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, dissolved solids, cyanuric acid, and temperature. Spas, waterfalls, multiple pumps, or separate bodies of water with varying water levels require extra care to be sure all bodies of water are in chemical balance. Incorrect water chemistry damages pool surfaces and equipments. Bacteria in the water can cause staph infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Too much chlorine or other chemicals can burn the eyes or irritate sensitive skin.

Pumps should run 8 to 12 hours everyday during swimming season to keep water clear of debris and to keep chemicals circulating for even distribution. Electricity and water can be a deadly combination. Proper installation and grounding of all electrical systems is work that should be done by an experienced technician. Unless you're an expert, let the experts install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment.

Pool Pumps are very powerful, powerful enough to to trap and drown children if not designed and covered properly. Technicians will make sure you have dual suction drains and that drain lids are installed and maintained properly. Another safety issue is slippery decks. Service technicians can power wash your deck, generally once a year is recommended. Decks can also be professionally sealed with a textured, slip resistant surface.

Before swimmers are allowed in the water, make sure summer service has been completed. This includes removal of covers, lubrication and testing of equipment, testing and treating for proper water chemistry, cleaning debris from the water, cleaning the structure, cleaning the deck and/or tile. After closing the pool be sure equipment is disconnected, and filters and pipes are cleaned. Reduce the water level and add anti-freeze, then install the winter cover. Or call your local pool service technician for expert seasonal service.

Technicians also maintain the appearance of the structure and the surrounding deck area. They repair and install lighting. A professional tile cleaning job can save pool owners from what they thought would be an expensive tile replacement job. Before having a swimming structure resurfaced, an economical option may be an acid wash that removes algae and stains and can restore luster to an older structure.

Certified professionals can offer advice on energy saving options to reduce the cost of maintaining a swimming structure or a hot tub. Recent years have seen major upgrades available in high efficiency gas and electric heaters, variable speed pumps, and automatic controllers. Other services offered include troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, upgrades and repairs, leak detection and repair, drain cover replacement.




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