Are Pool Covers For Me?

Are Pool Covers For Me?

In the past couple of years, CA Trademark Pools has seen requests rise for the use of both automatic and manual pool covers when preparing plans for initial pool installs.   Many homeowners are installing pools covers as a means of safety as well as to avoid unwanted fences around the pool in areas where the fence tends to stick out like a sore thumb or the aesthetic was not what the homeowner was expecting.   The three most beneficial reasons to get a pool cover are as follows

1.) Safety – To meet current local state building safety codes, pool covers must be able to hold the weight of two adults and a child.  If you are worried about children falling into the pool, covers can be a means to help deter that as most will hold 400 pounds of weight or more.

2.) Reduce Operating Costs – Because the pool is covered, less evaporation occurs and more water is retained.  By not having to add water through an auto fill or your hose, you are helping to cut water costs associated with owning a pool as well as chemicals needed.

3.) Cleanliness– By having the pool covered, you are helping to ensure dirt and other debris won’t get into the pool and helping to eliminate the time required to clean.  Having less dirt in the pool will translate into having your pool pump doing less work to keep your pool clean and the PH balance is likely to stay more neutral.

With the added popularity comes the desire to build a pool cover that can give you all the benefits while maintain an elegant and natural look and not something that was just slung over the side.  One way to do this is to use a pool cover that is “hidden” from view.  Pool covers such as these can be hidden under cement blocks that can be easily moved to reach the motor and do proper maintenance and clean.  By putting the motor on one end of the pool and installing metal tracks down the side, the cover itself can come out from underneath these blocks and slide down the length of the pool to cover it.  When you want to swim a simple flick of the switch effortlessly retracts the cover and pulls it back underneath the cement blocks completely hidden from view.  What was now a covered pool simply looks like any other pool with concrete around the perimeter.  When done swimming simply flick the switch again and the cover is positioned again to cover the length of the pool.

For a look at both automatic and manual pool covers in the greater Sacramento area, head over to http://www.poolcoversinc.com to take a look at some of the options that may work for you!

To discuss how California Trademark Pools can help further assist you regarding a cover for your pool, please contact our office at 916-683-1202 or my personal cell phone at 916-479-3091.

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Jerry Johnson President trademarkpools@gmail.com

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Sacramento Pools Sometimes Have Cloudy Water

Cloudy Water Clouds Happy Pool Owners

There’s nothing more frustrating as a pool owner to come home to find your water cloudy from different sediments or discolored from improper chemical balances.  As pool owners, it is important to maintain your pool to keep the water looking pristine and inviting to swim in.  Although it may seem like your problem is specific to your pool, and there’s a good chance it is, many of the most common problems with pool water can be taken care of by following some simple guidelines…

1.) Run your pump!  –  As pool builders one of the most common causes for cloudy or unbalanced chemicals in the water is simply not running your pump enough.  This usually means a minimum of 8 hours for a residential pool.  By turning the water over, you are helping to ensure  proper chemical balance and cleaning.  In fact nearly 95% of chemical problems can be avoided by simply running your pump enough and cleaning your filters on a regular basis. California Trademark pools prefer the Starite Variable Speed Pump.

2.) Know the size of your Pool! – If you are going to your local pool store to pick up chemicals to treat your pool and telling them that you have a 20,000 gallon pool when you have a 15,000 gallon pool, you may be over treating your pool.  This over treating will lead to a chemical unbalance in the water and will require treating in the opposite direction of which you went causing more time to be spent and money!  A simple calculation to determine your pool’s water capacity will help you when adding the appropriate amount of chemicals

Simple Pool Gallon Equation =  (Length x Width) x Average Pool  Depth X 7.5

EX.) Length- 10ft   Width- 20 Feet  Average Depth 5 Feet

(10 * 20) x 5 x 7.8 = 7800 Gallons of Water

3.) Don’t just check Chlorine and Acid Levels! – Some of the more uncommon problems that can cause unbalances chemically are nitrates and phosphates.  For nitrates, make sure to keep your clean pool at all times and avoid spraying chemicals used around the garden into the pool itself.  For phosphates, make sure to avoid grass or plant trimmings getting into the pool.  While these two are slightly more advanced to check for, they could be the problem in your pool if simple chlorine and acid are not working

4.)  Educate yourself!  – You wouldn’t buy an oil or lubricant for your car that you didn’t understand how it worked or if it was the right product for your car so why would you do it for your pool?!   By simply educating yourself on PH balance and some of the previous things discussed here you may avoid a big pool service bill down the road.  Simple maintenance and a proactive attitude will go a long way in keeping your pool looking as brilliant as the day it was finished.

To discuss how California Trademark Pools can help further assist you regarding cloudy water, please contact our office at 916-683-1202 or my cell phone at 916-479-3091.

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Jerry Johnson President trademarkpools@gmail.com

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