Here are a few tips to keep your pool in tip top shape throughout the seasons.

Summer

• Operate the filtration system six to eight hours a day
• Regularly check sanitiser levels, ideally on a daily basis
• Check the pH every two days
• Check the Total Alkalinity (TA) weekly
• Check and clean the skimmer basket and hair and lint pot basket weekly
• Have your pool water checked at your local pool shop every two weeks
• Thoroughly backwash your sand or DE filter or remove and clean the cartridge from your cartridge filter, depending on pool use
• Maintain the water level at least half way up to the skimmer box opening
• Clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor of the pool regularly

Autumn

• Clean your pool more regularly to remove autumnal leaves and other debris
• Use your pool cover more often to prevent leaves and debris causing damage to your skimmer
• Reduce filtration hours to two to three hours a day or in salt pools, reduce the chlorine output as the days get cooler
• ‘Winterise’ your pool using a winter treatment kit

Winter

• Cover the pool completely
• Check the chlorine and pH levels every two weeks
• Empty the skimmer basket when full
• Occasionally check the water level is half way up the skimmer box opening
• Occasionally check the pressure gauge on the filter is not indicating ‘backwash’
• Turn the pool lights on for at least 30 minutes a week to prevent build-up of moisture within the light and wiring

Spring

• Thoroughly clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor
• Check the pump is working properly and organise a full pool equipment service by a licensed pool and spa technician
• Check or replace fittings and check for leaks
• Check the chlorine and pH levels every two weeks
• Empty the skimmer basket when full
• Occasionally check the water level is half way up the skimmer box opening
• Occasionally check the pressure gauge on the filter is not indicating ‘backwash’
• Turn the pool lights on for at least 30 minutes a week to prevent build-up of moisture within the light and wiring