Learn the basics to maintaining your pool from Phoenix Parks Specialized Operations Supervisor, Scott Coughlin.
Here are Scott's bottom-line basics for keeping your backyard pool sparkling:
1. Keep chemicals balanced: Chlorine between 1-5 PPM (parts per million) and Ph (acid) between 7.2-7.8 (many stores test for free) Test twice a week.
2. Clean skimmer baskets and hair traps 2-3 times a week and after storms.
3. Run your pump 6-8 hours a day during summer.
4. Shock (add high levels of chlorine) once a month.
