Pool Spa Tips

Increase pool filter running hours from 4 to 8 hours a day
Check your filter and change the running mode from winter to summer.
Regularly check sanitiser levels, ideally on a daily basis.
Check the pH every two days, and maintain between 7.2 and 7.8. Use pH increaser or pH decreaser to adjust pH if necessary.
Add sunscreen to reduce the loss of chlorine by sunlight.
Check Total Alkalinity weekly.
Regularly check and clean the skimmer basket and hair and lint pot basket.
Thoroughly clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor.
Check or replace fittings and check for leaks.
Prevent algae growth during the peak swimming season with a preventative algaecide or/and algae starver.
Check the pump is working properly and organise a full pool equipment service by a professional pool and spa technician if necessary.

Decrease pool filter running hours from 8 to 3-4 hours a day.
Check your filter and change the running mode from summer to winter.
Regularly check sanitiser levels, ideally on a weekly basis.
Check the pH every fortnight, and maintain between 7.2 and 7.8. Use pH increaser or pH decreaser to adjust pH if necessary.
Check Total Alkalinity fortnightly.
Thoroughly clean the pool and vacuum the walls and floor every few weeks.
Regularly check pool equipment is working properly.
Use a shock treatment throughout winter. Once appropriate levels have been added, run both the pump and filter for several hours to ensure it has been well distributed.
Use an algaecide that’s appropriate for your pool.
Use a pool cover when the pool is not in use to prevent water loss and stop debris from contaminating water.