Maintain your pool easily with automated treatment!

Have you ever wondered how much time you spend cleaning your pool ? Between checking the purity of the water , clogging the filter and skimmers or even operating the pool pump , the tasks to be carried out when maintaining your pool are numerous… and take up your time. Fortunately, technological innovations have conquered the market in recent years to save you time! Isn't life wonderful?

Overview of the tips you need to know to enjoy healthy and clean pool water, with (almost) no effort!

What treatments for the water in your polyester swimming pool?

Did you know that today, a plethora of treatments are available on the market? From chlorine treatment , to bromine, to the implementation of a salt chlorinator , all are extremely effective. However, certain products should be avoided, in particular treatments based on copper or minerals. Indeed, the latter can cause irreversible stains on the coating of your pool.

Focus on the different treatments that are compatible with your polyester shell pool:

– Chlorine treatment : Easy to use, this type of treatment is the most frequently used by pool owners. Available in tablet or powder form, chlorine has a complete action on disinfecting water. However, depending on the sensitivity of swimmers, it can sometimes cause skin or eye irritation.

– Bromine treatment : In addition to ensuring optimal disinfection of the water, bromine treatment has the advantage of having a continuous action, even if the temperature or pH of the water varies.

– Salt treatment : Perfect for swimmers who tend to have sensitive skin and mucous membranes, salt treatment requires the use of an electrolyser . This device will transform the salt present inside your pool into sodium hypochlorite, a substance particularly known for its algaecide properties.

– UV treatment : Extremely effective in eliminating micro-organisms, UV treatment nevertheless requires use with a disinfectant solution.

– Active oxygen : Like salt treatment, active oxygen is ideal for people who suffer from irritation when exposed to chlorine. However, be aware that its effectiveness is correlated with the pH and the different temperature variations of your water. For optimal action, you will need to combine it with other pool disinfectant products .

How to recover green water from your shell pool?

– Automate your pool treatment

No secret: for a healthy pool, treating your pool is mandatory. And while water test strip kits are the most commonly used method by pool owners, it's not the easiest or fastest.

To effectively automate the treatment of your swimming pool water, you have the choice between two possibilities: automatic disinfectant dispensers (chlorine or bromine) or pH regulators .

How do these devices work? 

On the one hand, the automatic dispenser is useful for regularly checking the quality of the water . Depending on the result obtained, it automatically introduces disinfectant (chlorine or bromine, depending on your pool) directly into your pool. Please note that to function properly, this device requires regular checking of the disinfectant tank.

The pH regulator is directly integrated into the hydraulic network of your shell pool . Every day, the pH of the water is automatically measured and, if necessary, the device continuously diffuses the regulating product until the water is balanced again.

And to save even more time, you can directly opt for a pH regulator combined with an automatic disinfectant dispenser !

– Complete maintenance with an automatic cleaning robot

Having clean and healthy water is good. But for an impeccable result, it is imperative to vacuum and brush your polyester pool regularly .

And for this, using an automatic cleaning robot is ideal. But you still have to choose it well! Indeed, on the market, you will find a plethora of models, more or less adapted to your needs and your budget:

• The electric robot : Easy to maintain and efficient, this type of cleaning robot adapts to all types of coating (floor, slope, walls) for an optimal result. But that's not all, thanks to its integrated wheels and cleaning brushes, electric robots are able to vacuum up all the debris from your polyester shell pool . All in complete autonomy!
• The hydraulic robot : Also called “suction robots”, hydraulic robots are extremely efficient when cleaning your pool . Once connected to the skimmer or the broom socket of your pool via a floating hose, the hydraulic pool robot moves randomly to collect the various impurities. And unlike the electric robot, the hydraulic robot does not require electricity to operate!

– Do not neglect manual cleaning

Although new innovative technologies have now appeared on the market, manual maintenance should not be neglected ! And the reason for this is simple: some external pollution, such as dead leaves, branches or pollen, must be removed manually. Without this, the use of your cleaning robot will no longer be effective and the water in your pool may gradually turn green.

To avoid getting to this point, run the net through your pool every day to collect impurities. Empty the skimmer basket as much as possible and check the condition of the filter. We promise, this step will not take you more than a few minutes!

How to recover green water from your swimming pool?

Despite the precautions taken, you are not immune to finding your pool water green . Are you wondering how this could have happened? In reality, there are several reasons why green water may appear . But before rushing to buy any treatment product , it is important to diagnose the causes of the problem.

Most of the time, when your water is green, it comes from the presence of algae in your pool . The development of these algae can simply come from unbalanced water (an abnormal pH level, insufficient filtration time or a disinfectant level that is too low), but also from a sudden change in water temperature. To find healthy water and thus be able to swim in peace, you will therefore have to get rid of it.

Perform shock treatment

One of the first reflexes to have when your pool turns green is to carry out a shock treatment using the appropriate product (shock bromine, shock chlorine). But before that, a few checks will be necessary, such as:

– Analyze the pH of your pool water and rebalance it if necessary;

– Check the cleanliness and proper functioning of the filtration system.

Once you have completed this step, you will need to obtain chlorine ( in tablets or granules) and add it directly to the skimmers of your pool. Be careful, in addition to ensuring that you respect the recommended dose, be patient! It may take a few days for your pool water to become clear again.

Before enjoying your pool again, remember to clean the algae residue, either by manual brushing or by using your robot vacuum cleaner .

Use anti-algae products

You have just carried out a diagnosis and you notice that the green water in your pool comes from algae proliferation ? In this case, you can directly pour an algaecide product into your pool, in front of the return jets, according to the dose indicated on the product.

Like the shock treatment , wait until the water has turned blue again and clean the pool before jumping in!

As you will have understood, if the automation of maintenance saves you precious minutes, it is however essential to adopt some good practices on a daily basis to fully enjoy your pool! Would you like more advice on the maintenance of your pool ? Do not hesitate to contact the Aboral experts directly, they will be happy to help you.