Swimming Pool Service
Swimming Pool
The Maintaining Residential/commercial swimming pool or spa is very different from managing a residential pool. For one, more people are using the pool, which increase the risk of health and safety issues. Also, standards for commercial pools are different, including chlorine level limits and code requirements.
Also, commercial pools require constant management to make sure filters are working properly, water levels are appropriate, and the chemical balance is just right. In fact, a pool manager should be monitoring these factors daily. When that doesn’t happen, you risk swimmer health and safety-and you could face serious lawsuits.Because commercial pool maintenance is time-sensitive and so specific, it’s critical to hire an experienced pool provider with professional Technician staff.
Perhaps your property has a full-time pool manager. The question is, does this employee have the knowledge and mechanical expertise? Is your on-site pool manager certified? If not, you’re gambling and the odds are, you’ll eventually have a real maintenance problem. Just because the pool looks clear and blue three days out of the week does not mean the water is healthy and the system is high-functioning.
We understand that facility managers are more focused on budget. So rather than hiring a professional pool provider, they turn over pool maintenance tasks to an on-site maintenance employee. But there’s a much greater cost to not meeting chemical requirements, overlooking a faulty filter and not identifying improper circulation and flow rate. Plus, can your pool manager diagnose and manage mechanical repairs?
A quality pool provider has intimate knowledge of your specific pool environment. You should have the pool maintenance professional's cell phone number, and he or she should be visible on the property nearly every day. You will get the same communication and better outcomes from hiring a professional vs. taking chances that an on-staff maintenance worker can do the job.
Chemicalize Methodology
Managing the pH level in a commercial swimming pool is a highly scientific job. For example, if pool water pH levels are too high, then chlorine will not be effective. Filter clogs are also a problem, which is why daily maintenance is so important. Commercial pools are shared by lots of swimmers, so there are sanitary risks when pool equipment fails. Also, because of a greater bather load in commercial pools, filters naturally work harder. For these reasons, ensuring that filters are effective and chemical levels are up to par is absolutely critical in a commercial swimming pool and spa environment.
Commercial swimming pools are essentially complex ecosystems that require careful oversight to ensure that all of the systems are in proper working order. That way, facility managers can assure that swimmers are safe while using their pool.
Water Quality
People, animals, debris and pathogens in the pool are the main source of contamination and at the same time, people themselves are at the risk of microbial and chemical hazards due to ingestion or surface contact.
Required Of Water Standards Measurement
- pH level – between 7.2 and 8 (if higher than 8, swimmers will get skin rashes, if lower than 7, it can sting the eyes)
- Calcium hardness – 200- 250 ppm for concrete pools and 175-225 ppm for vinyl pools
- Alkalinity – 120 – 150 ppm
- Water clarity – a 4-inch b & w object in the deepest end should be visible from the deck
- Total coliforms – less than 10 in 100 milliliters
- Focal coliform – 0
Reaction Of Water
The reaction should be quickly able to deactivate pathogens and microorganisms. Three common disinfectant types are chlorine-based (residual level 1.0-4.0 ppm), bromine-based (residual level 2.0-8.0 ppm) and ozone (concentration less than 0.1 ppm) with the addition of UV radiation techniques and the use of algicides.
Above mentioned pH and chlorine levels should be checked twice daily (or hourly for constantly used pools). Test kits should be kept available at all times.
Pool care, operation and maintenance Management System
- A society should hire a professionally qualified pool manager, lifeguard, swimming instructor and operations staff who are trained in handling chemicals and pool maintenance.
- Bather load limits should be strictly enforced.
- Pool operations timing and slot booking should be regulated as per pre-determined committee rules. A logbook (digital/physical) should be maintained so that any damages or mishaps can be accounted for.
- Develop definitive policies for accidental discharge of feces, bodily fluids or vomit and safe evacuation and disinfecting procedures thereof.
- Follow manufacturer’s manual for operating and maintaining all equipment (filtration, recirculation pumps, valves, flowmeters, chlorinators feed pump tubing, injectors, perimeter overflow, skimmers, inlet-outlet fittings, hair and lint strainers, etc.).
- There should be preventive checks and repairs of equipment; any cracks or damages inside and outside the pool should be promptly fixed.
- Pool surfaces must be scrubbed daily to prevent slime, lint, dirt from settling in.
- Decks must be rinsed daily, water must be drained and replaced weekly (or monthly if less used), indoor and outdoor decks should be disinfected weekly.
- Shock treatments should be carried weekly on the basis of bather load and in case of rainfall, foul odors, extreme weather fluctuations, and algae growth.
- Run the water circulation pump for 8 hours minimum to avoid cloudy bacterial water.
- Brush the pool walls and use a pool vacuum to clean the pool floor weekly.
- Full-scale cleaning and maintenance should be done twice a year, especially after the monsoon.