Once the "honeymoon" phase is over and the pool is no longer new and exciting, too many pool owners begin to complain about their pool. Of course, virtually all of these pool owners are operating with inferior and improperly sized equipment and plumbing. A swimming pool is fun; well, at least it is supposed to be fun. Most people without a pool often say how much they want a pool. Most people with pools often jokingly say how much they do not want their pool; while they do say this jokingly, it is one of those jokes with some degree of truth and the main reason is that the pool is too time-consuming to maintain.
The truth is that a swimming pool will always take time to maintain. There is simplhy no such thing as a maintenance-free pool; if there was, you'd be enjoying your clean, clear, xxxxx instead of researching pool maintnenace. However, the amount of time required to maintain your pool really can be drastically lessened with some or all of these options:
- properly-sized equipment and plumbing
- an automatic sanitizer
- ann automatic cleaner
- an automation system
- an automatic pool cover
By simply having pool equipment and plumbing that were properly-sized to the gallons and other specifications of your pool, you would spend significantly less - yes, significantly less - time maintaining and working on the pool, which would actually allow you to enjoy your pool. The inclusion of an automatic sanitizer and an automatic cleaner, which are both very affordable, will make your life as a pool owner even easier. And the inclusion of some type of automation, which is likewise very affordable, will make your life as a pool owner even easier. Finally, the installation of an automatic pool cover (often called an auto cover), which admittedly is expensive, would drastically reduce your maintenance requirements.
A pool will never be totally maintenance-free - it just won't - but with some inclusions, it can be pretty close.
Do you prefer maintenance or recreation? There are ways to help you spend significantly less - yes, significantly less - time maintaining and working on the pool, which would actually allow you to enjoy your pool. The re-creation of recreation is possible.
You can read the Pool Manual for additonal pool maintenance tips and the resulting re-creation of recreation for your pool.