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Pool maintenance and Responsibilities

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Pool maintenance

Routine maintenance of your swimming pool will include keeping the water in proper chemical balance, maintaining the support equipment, and cleaning the swimming pool surfaces.

You can contract with a pool service company to perform all these chores, or you can do them.

If you elect to do your own routine maintenance, you major expense will be for the chemicals used to maintain the chemical balance of the water. The cost of these chemicals depends on a number of widely variable factors – the pool size, the water temperature, the amount of time the pool is used, and the number of people using it.

Pool service companies, pool builders, and pool-owning neighbors can help you calculate the cost of maintaining your pool.

Responsibilities of a pool owner

The regulations and laws relating to an owner’s responsibilities and liabilities vary from community to community.

Your best assurance of safe operation is to comply with all of your community’s rules and health, safety, and building codes.

For additional protection, surround your pool area with a childproof fence, mandatory in some communities. If you have a swimming pool safety cover, keep it in place when the pool is not use, and remove it completely when anyone is in the swimming pool. Keeping the water clear and in proper chemical balance and the pool in a good state of repair will also help to ensure the safety of the swimmers.