How to Maintain A Swimming Pool - Clean and Test Pool Water

Lowe's home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, shares advice on swimming pool maintenance. Learn how to maintain your pool by testing & shocking the water and cleaning the filters. To learn how to close your pool, visit http://www.Lowes.com/Videos

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• pool water testing
• clean pools
• maintain swimming pool
• shock swimming pool
• clean pool filters

[justmeagain2007]

You should place the chlorine tabs in the skimmer or a chlorinator. The floater is only good for kid pools or spas.

The shock should always be broadcasted evenly over the entire pool unless you want your floor liner to become bleached out. I actually premix mine so it dissolves quicker.

Best advice: go to your local pool store weekly and have your water tested and follow their advice. You’ll save money in the long run.

[justmeagain2007]

@RApoolworks As you will note in my original post I do recommend dissolving the shock.

Regarding the chlorine tabs; They make several types of tabs. The tabs for a chlorinator (long term) should not be used in the skimmer because they do not fully dissolve at the same rate and may damage your pump. The least expensive tabs that dissolve faster will be fine in a skimmer and most pool stores recommend this method over a float. In six years I have never seen an issue with the pool walls fading.

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[fusium]

yeh the reason you have slick walls is not a algae build up its called not brushing the walls........you should brush the walls every week before or after vacuuming and you will never have slick walls or algae build up,,,also u dont mention nothing about cyanuric acid from all the chlorine tabs and what damage it will do if it gets to high my advice higher a pro to do the job some things are not a do it ur selfer especially when u have to fork out $5000 to resurface your pool

[SassyTheSheltie]

Sorry I am lost? Is all this stuff safe for dogs?

[DropDeadVoltron]

what is the difference between indoor and outdoor pools??

[brianhuynh4737]

wuaht?

[PoolPatch]

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[cpufukr]

change water every 3 - 5 yrs...