Maintain your pool easily with automated treatment!

Have you ever wondered how much time you spendcleaning your pool? Between checking thewater purity, clogged filters and skimmers, or even the operation of thepool pump, the tasks involved inmaintaining your poolare numerous… and they take up your time. Fortunately, technological innovations have been conquering the market for several years to save you time! Life is good, isn't it?

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, and the implementation of asaltwater chlorinator, all prove to be extremely effective. However, some products should be avoided, particularly copper or mineral-based treatments. Indeed, the latter can cause irreversible stains on your pool's liner.

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 water disinfection. However, depending on the sensitivity of swimmers, it can sometimes cause skin or eye irritation.

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

– Salt treatment: Perfect for swimmers who tend to have sensitive skin and mucous membranes,salt treatmentrequires the use of anelectrolyzer. This device will transform the salt present in your pool into sodium hypochlorite, a substance known for its algicidal properties.

– UV treatment: Extremely effective for eliminating micro-organisms,UV treatmenthowever, requires the use of 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, the treat your pool: is mandatory. And although the strip kits for analyze the water while it is the most used method by pool owners, it is not the easiest, nor the fastest.

To effectively automate your pool water treatment, you have two options: automatic distributors of disinfectant (chlorine or bromine) or pH regulators.

How do these devices work?

On the one hand, theautomatic dispenseris useful for regularly monitoring thewater quality. Depending on the result obtained, it automatically introduces disinfectant (chlorine or bromine, depending on your pool) directly into your pool. Be careful, to function correctly, this device requires regular checking of the disinfectant product reservoir.

ThepH regulatoris itself directly integrated into the hydraulic network of yourshell pool. Each day, the water's pH is automatically measured and, if necessary, the device continuously diffuses 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 impeccable results, it is imperative to regularly vacuum and brush your polyester swimming pool.

And for that, the use of anautomatic cleaning robotis 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:

• Theelectric robot: Easy to maintain and efficient, this type ofcleaning robotadapts to all types of surfaces (floor, slope, walls) for an optimal result. But that's not all, thanks to its integrated wheels and cleaning brushes,electric robotsare capable of vacuuming all debris from yourfiberglass pool. All this, completely autonomously!
• Thehydraulic robot: Also called "suction robots",hydraulic robotsare incredibly efficient forcleaning your pool. Once connected to your pool's skimmer or vacuum port via a floating hose, thehydraulic pool robotmoves randomly to pick up various impurities. And unlike electric robots, thehydraulic robotdoes not require electricity to operate!

– Do not neglect manual cleaning

Although today, the arrival of new innovative technologies has appeared on the market, we must not neglectmanual maintenance! And the reason for this is simple: certain external pollutions, such as dead leaves, branches, or pollen, must be removed manually. Without this, the use of yourrobot cleanerwill no longer be effective and your pool water risks gradually turning 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 water in your pool green. You're wondering how this could have happened? In reality, several reasons can explain the appearance of a green water. But before you rush to any treatment product, it is important to diagnose the causes of the problem.

Most of the time, when your water is green, it is due to the presenceof 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 restore healthy water and thus be able to swim in peace, you will therefore have to get rid of them.

Perform shock treatment

One of the first reflexes to have when your pool turns green is to perform ashock treatmentusing 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 beforehand, you will need to get somechlorine(in tablets or granules) and add it directly into your pool's skimmers. Be careful, in addition to ensuring the recommended dose is respected, be patient! Your pool water may need a few days before it becomes clear again.

Before enjoying your pool again, remember to clean the algae residue, either by manual brushingor 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!

You will have understood; ifautomating maintenancesaves you precious minutes, it is nevertheless essential to adopt some good daily practices to fully enjoy your pool! Would you like more advice onmaintaining your pool? Do not hesitate to contact Aboral experts directly, they will be happy to help you.