Attempting to operate, care for, and maintain your pool without the required pool maintenance equipment is an uphill battle. Many of you already have an improperly-sized pump and/or filter as well as inadequate (too small) plumbing pipe diameters, so without the right maintenance equipment, the task of maintaining the pool becomes a laborious chore.
Every pool owners at least needs the following maintenance equipment:
- a suitable chemical tester (preferably a full test kit)n
- maintenance-based chemicals to help your chosen sanitizer, shock and the water balancers
- a teleople
- a brush
- a skimmer net
- a deep leaf net
- a manual vacuum assembly to include the vacuum and vacuum hose
- various parts and pieces specifically for your maintenance equipment
- the Pool Manual
If you use test kits, replace them each pool season. Store test strips in a cool and dry location. Make sure the cap is on the bottle. Do not let unused test strips get exposed to moisture or direct sunlight.
If you a test kit, make sure the reagents work (change colors). Store the test kit in a cool and dry location. Make sure the cap is on each bottle and that each bottle is always put back inside the test kit (the box). Do not let the reagents get exposed to moisture or direct sunlight.
If the telepole is bent or will not extend, then get a new telepole.
If the bristles of the brush are worn-down, then get a new brush.
If any of your nets are ripped, then get a new net.
If the vacuum hose has holes in it, then get a new vacuum hose.
Always keep spare pins and clips in storage; they tent to get brittle and break.
If it's in the budget, an automatic pool cleaner is "must-have" pool equipment that will make pool maintenance so much easier.
You can read the Pool Manual for additional information about pool maintenance, adhering to a routine maintenance schedule, and the required pool maintenance equipment.