MARKtoe! SEPTEMBER 2018 | Page 66

Get your pool ready for Summer 1.Check your equipment: •If you have a pool cover, clear off any debris before removing the cover. • Clear floating debris from the surface and scoop out debris that may have accumulated on the bottom of the pool• Top up the pool water level so that it reached the middle of the weir • Clear pool pump and weir baskets • Backwash the filter for 2 minutes and rinse the pool filter for 30 seconds.• Plug in your automatic pool cleaner and check that it is working.• Set your pool timer to run for 12 hours, or adjust to suit your pool size. 2. Preparing the pool water: SAVE WATER • Conserves water by 40% • Reduces chemical consumption by 40% • Keeps dust, dirt and debris out of the water • Keeps water warmer •Test your water using HTH® 4 in 1 test kit or HTH® Quick test strips. •Adjust your water balances to within the recommended ranges: pH 7.2 – 7.6, Total Alkalinity (TA) 80 – 120ppm, Chlorine 1 – 3 ppm, Cyanuric acid <50ppm, Copper/Iron 0. •Add an HTH® pool sanitiser to suit your chosen pool care routine Add HTH® Granular+ mineral soft™ chlorine daily/every 2nd day or an HTH® pool floater if you can’t get to your pool every day. •To treat algae or green water, test and adjust your pH and then Shock Treat your pool with 3 x the normal dose of HTH® Granular+ mineral soft pool chlorine™. Follow pack instructions and only enter the pool water when the chlorine level<3ppm. This product is not manufactured to safeguard children, or pets, at the pool 15 Cosworth Crescent, Racing Park | Dunoon | Cape Town tel (021) 556 8802 | www.airwrap.co.za 3.Pool water maintenance: •Test and correct pH levels weekly. •Test chlorine level weekly. If chlorine level is too low, add HTH® Granular+ mineral soft pool chlorine™. •Clear pump & weir baskets weekly, together with brushing pool walls. •Backwash and rinse your pool filter every 2 weeks or when your automatic pool cleaner becomes sluggish. •Test and correct Total Alkalinity once a month. •Test Stabiliser level at least once a season. TIP Consider cleaning your filter sand at the start of the season . For large pools, consider adding HTH® Pool stabiliser to reduce maintenance cost. HTH ® and hth® are registered trademarks of Arch Chemicals Inc. Product available at your nearest Agrimark store.