Swimming Pool Maintenance Considerations

alwaysamom
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:29:55 +0000

We’ve had a pool for 26 years. We did all the maintenance, and opening and closing, ourselves for the first two years. Since then, we’ve had the maintenance done by a pool service company. Of course it’s cheaper to do it yourself but we prefer to do other things in the spare time we have.

artloversplus, what you’re being charged sounds high to me. Our weekly fee is $50 and that includes about 30-45 minutes of service. Testing the water, adding necessary chemicals, emptying the skimmer, vacuuming the entire pool and backwashing. The pool looks spotless and the water sparkling. They also keep us supplied with whatever chemicals we need. It’s worth it for us.