Pool maintenance all year round
A little care, done regularly, keeps the pool clean and the liner in good condition. See what to do every week and in every season.
Maintaining a prefab pool is not difficult if you follow a schedule. Look first at the maintenance schedule and then at the guides for each task.
Articles
Pool maintenance
Maintaining a prefab liner pool: pH and chlorine, cleaning the filter, the cover, winter preparation and why the pool…
Opening the pool
Opening the pool in spring in the right order: cover, water level, plant room, filter, cleaning and chemistry, so the…
Closing the pool
Closing the pool for winter: active or passive winterizing, chemistry, water level, pipework, floats, cover and what…
Maintenance schedule
A pool maintenance schedule in a table: what to do every day, every week, every month and every season, for clean…
Pool cleaning
Cleaning the pool in the right order: skimmer net, brush, vacuum or robot, baskets and filter. What tools you need and…
Filter backwashing
Backwashing the pool filter with the multiport valve: when it is needed, the steps in order, the rinse…
Changing filter sand
Changing the sand in the pool filter: roughly how many years between changes, the signs that call for it, the process step by step and when…
After a storm
What to do with the pool after a storm or African dust: safety, leaves, water level, filtration, vacuuming, testing…
While you are away
What to do with the pool before you go on holiday: cleaning, chemistry, timer, cover, who keeps an eye on it and…
Pools and pets
Pools and pets: how to protect the liner from claws, what to do about hair in the filter, an exit ramp,…
Why not to drain a pool
Why we do not drain a liner pool: what happens to the membrane without water, how groundwater affects it and how…
Remote maintenance
Maintaining a pool from a distance at a holiday home or on an island: automation that helps, a caretaker with a checklist, photos,…
See also
Design & construction
Everything you need to decide before building a prefab pool: position, depth, shape, excavation, timing and…
Equipment
A guide to pool equipment: filter, pump, circulation, heating, lighting, covers, cleaning robots, salt…
Water & chemicals
A practical guide to pool water: pH, chlorine, alkalinity, hardness, shock chlorination, algae, cloudy or…