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What goes into swimming pool service?

Scottsdale, Arizona swimming pool service pros explain pool service aspects 

The swimming pool service contractors from Swimright Pool Service & Repair know that homeowners in Arizona love their swimming pools and who can blame them? When the temperatures in Scottsdale are in the triple digits, there is nothing better than diving into the cooling depths of your own backyard swimming pool, right? If you’ve never owned a swimming pool before you may be wondering what’s involved in pool upkeep and maintenance. Let’s just say, up front, that pools require hours of maintenance and that it is constant — that’s the reason most pool owners work with a pool service company — they want to enjoy the pool without all of the hours of cleaning.

If you decide to work with a swimming pool service contractor so he can do the pool maintenance and you can just have the pool fun, what will he do? Here are a few of the many tasks that a pool contractor performs and these are performed on a weekly basis, if not more:

  1. The pool’s chemical levels will be checked
  2. The water quality will be checked and monitored
  3. He will inspect the pool equipment to assure it’s in good working conditionalgae swimming pool
  4. The pool will get scrubbed, vacuumed and cleaned
  5. He will let you know if there are any issues that need to be addressed and he will help assure that algae doesn’t take hold

A novice pool owner who doesn’t keep up with the maintenance necessary can soon find their pool has taken on a sickening shade of green because of algae bloom. If this happens, you are looking at a major cleaning, expense and a super-chlorination of the water during which time the pool will be rendered useless. You could be looking at your pool being out of commission for more than a week — depending on how long it has gone unaddressed and uncleaned. Even though you may have a pool contractor come once or twice a week, he is doing a major task to keep your pool water free of bacteria and your pool equipment operational.

What should you look for in a pool contractor? Here are a few items:

  1. Look for someone who is highly experienced
  2. Look for a contractor who is easy to communicate with and easy to work with
  3. Look for someone dependable
  4. Look for someone who can fix broken equipment
  5. Look for someone who offers a great service at a great price

It’s difficult to put a price tag on what you will pay for a pool service, but you could be looking at anywhere between $150 to $400 per month, depending on the frequency, the size of your pool and how much upkeep you do between service visits. Don’t rush into signing a contract with the first pool service provider you meet with, interview more than one, compare the quotes they provide and find a contractor who meets your unique needs.

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What does pool maintenance cost?

SwimRight Pool service contractors, serving Scottsdale, Arizona explain pool maintenance costs 

One of the biggest questions the swimming pool service contractors from SwimRight Pools field is, “what does pool maintenance cost?” It’s not a one size fits all answer because there are so many variables.

Why do pool maintenance costs vary? SwimRight Pool service contractors explain these are a few of the reasons:

  1. The amount of use your particular pool sees
  2. The size of the pool
  3. The depth of the poolpool cleaning
  4. The accessories you have in your swimming pool
  5. The construction material of the pool
  6. The age of the pool
  7. Whether you use a cover

Once you have worked with a swimming pool service professional and he has assessed your unique pool he can give you an estimate on the ongoing upkeep and maintenance costs of the pool. Some of the items that go into the cost of maintaining the pool include:

  • The chemicals that are used
  • The addition of water due to splashing out or evaporation
  • The age and condition of your equipment which will impact the utilities you pay to run the pool
  • The amount of wear and tear on the pool, the structure and the equipment used to run it
  • The time you want to put into keeping the pool updated on your own. Many pool owners can put a “price” on their time and how much time it will take them to clean the pool and when they do that, they may decide that hiring a professional is more than worth the cost

Before you sign any contracts for your swimming pool maintenance, gather more than one estimate and compare the services and the prices before making a decision.

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Keep your swimming pool summer ready

SwimRight Pool service contractors, serving Scottsdale, AZ, offer 5 pool ready tips

Summer is in full swing, and Arizona has already experienced some triple digit days. The pool service contractors from SwimRight Pools understand that you and your family are likely in the water as often as possible — day and night. If you’ve been swimming and have had your pool serviced already, you are already in summer-pool-ready mode, but here are a few things to keep in mind throughout the summer.

These are items you will want to discuss with your pool contractor if you’re uncertain whether any of these pool

Keep your swimming pool summer ready

 

issues are an issue at your home:

  1. Keep the deck clean. A swimming pool deck that isn’t cleaned regularly will be full of dust, dirt and debris and when the monsoon winds and rain kick in all of that debris can be blown into the pool. Make time to clean the deck at least monthly.
  2. Keep the pool cover clean. The cover should ideally be cleaned at least weekly. Take time to hose it off and clean it with a swimming pool safe pool cleaner.
  3. Keep the pool viable. Your pool contractor will inspect your swimming pool for any leaks in the structure or the plumbing when he pays a service visit, but you will want to keep an eye on the pool area for any suspicious puddles around the pool or on the pad or deck.
  4. Keep the pool water clean and the chemicals balanced. If you’re working with a swimming pool service professional your pool is already being maintained and the chemicals balanced, but if you’re doing it on your own, keep in mind that the chemical levels should be checked at least three times a week; ask your pool contractor to be certain. Even if you work with a pool contractor, he will advise that you check the chemical balances between service visits. You will also want to skim off any debris before it falls to the pool floor or gets into the filter. Diligent use of the pool cover will help
  5. Plan to refill the water semi-regularly. While you don’t want or need to drain and refill your swimming pool with any regularity, there will come a time when you will simply want fresh water.

The next time your pool contractor visits, you will want to spend a few minutes talking with him so you understand the “state of your pool.”

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Scottsdale swimming pool renovations to consider

SwimRight Pool contractors in Scottsdale, AZ remodels swimming pools

Are you considering a swimming pool renovation or update? Chances are you’re getting ready to start swimming with your family in the hot summer days ahead, especially since we’ll soon be in the triple digits! If you’re looking at your pool when you’re swimming and thinking, “we really love our pool, but want to do something more….what can we do?” The swimming pool service and remodeling contractors from SwimRight Pools has the answer!

Whether you have owned your swimming pool for a while or if you’re moving into a house that has a pool or if you simply want something a little different, there are some pool remodeling projects and renovations you can talk with swimming pool renovation your pool contractor about the next time he pays a service visit.

Here are some options to consider:

  1. Resurface the pool, the deck or the pool shell. Resurfacing allows you to play with colors, stonework and other design options.
  2. Consider upgrading or enhancing your outdoor living space through the use of lighting or an outdoor kitchen or seating area.
  3. Add a spa or hot tub to the existing swimming pool structure can be undertaken during a remodeling project.
  4. Now is the time to upgrade and update to more energy efficient pool pumps or filters
  5. Perhaps you want a salt water chlorination system so you can use less chlorine to keep the water sparkling.
  6. Add a diving board or slide, sun shelves, a rock waterfall or fountains
  7. Add or upgrade the in pool lighting

Put together a budget for your renovation and upgrade project then give us a call!

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Water conservation tips for Scottsdale, AZ swimming pool owners

Water conservation tips for Scottsdale, AZ swimming pool owners 

When you’re having a swimming pool constructed, you understand you need to make arrangements to have the pool filled and you can do that either with the hose from your home or you may opt to have water trucked in. Be aware that in some areas of the country, the water you use will also generate a sewage usage charge — you may want to talk with your particular municipality to see if there is a fee and if it can be waived because you will be using the water, but not generating any “sewage usage.”

Once the pool has been filled, the swimming pool contractors from SwimRight Pools explain that there will be an ongoing cost of water swimming poolsimply due to evaporation and water being splashed out. Keeping the pool filled to the proper level – which is necessary to make certain your pool equipment is functioning properly – is an ongoing task. There are many things you can do to help with water conservation and consumption for your pool or hot tub.

Swimming pool contractors in Scottsdale, Arizona offer these steps to help you conserve water in your swimming pool or spa. These tips will also help keep money in your wallet:

  1. A leaking swimming pool will obviously lead to water loss and the cost and need to refill it. One of the easiest ways to determine whether you have a leak or evaporation? The “bucket test.” Fill a bucket with water, mark the water level in the bucket, place it next to your pool and measure whether the water in the bucket evaporates at the same rate as your pool does. Also, check for damp spots around the pool. Loose or cracked tiles can also be the sign of a leaking pool or hot tub.
  2. Not using a cover can lead to up to an inch of water loss a week – especially in the summer months and that equates to close to a loss of close to 7,000 gallons a year! You pool cover can also conserve heat and lead to a savings on heating costs and it can also reduce the need for additional chemical use.
  3. When the pool is backwashed your filters that uses extra water. Keeping the pool and filters clean eliminates the need for frequent backwashing.
  4. The swimming pool doesn’t need to be full to the brim. Keep the water about an inch above the bottom pool tile. This will help keep water in when swimmers are splashing around.
  5. Lowering the temperature on your pool a degree or two  will help save money and slow down the rate of evaporation.
  6. Add chlorine when the sun goes down. If you add chlorine in the daytime, the sun quickly dissipates the chlorine.
  7. Strategic planting of trees, shrubbery and fencing or privacy barriers can cut down on evaporation caused by the wind.

Ask your pool contractor for advice on how to check whether your pool is leaking and for further advice on how to save money and prevent pool water evaporation.

 

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Tips For Scottsdale, AZ swimming pool maintenance

The season for closing your swimming pool is likely just around the corner, even for Scottsdale, Arizona swimming pool owners. As any swimming pool owner will share, the upkeep and maintenance that goes along with owning a swimming pool are a seemingly endless array of tasks and that’s why many pool owners opt to work with a Scottsdale, Arizona swimming pool service contractor. This has been even swimming pool cleaning more true in light of the recent monsoon season, dust storms and flooding.

What are the typical daily tasks that must be addressed by swimming pool owners? Here are five offered by the swimming pool service providers from SwimRight Pools:

  • When your pool cover is off you will need to perform some tasks daily (that’s why pool professionals advise using a pool cover when you’re not swimming). The tasks you will need to perform include skimming the top of the pool for any debris that may have fallen in; this easily done through the use of a skimmer. This process will not take too much time out of your day and will ensure that you have a safe, clean pool. After all, there is nothing worse than swimming in a pool that is filled with leaves and bugs!
  • Invest in the correct type of pool brush — ask your pool contractor for advice as the building material of your pool will determine the type of brush you buy. A pool brush is used to brush down the pool walls and floor to loosen any debris and brush away any potential algae bloom.
  • Back washing of your pool will be necessary at certain points throughout the swim season. It is a way to get rid of the dirty water and  give you the opportunity to fill up with clean water.
  • Keep an eye on the water levels during the summer months. Pool water can evaporate quickly when the weather is hot and will need to be topped up; you don’t want to overfill it so ask your contractor what the correct water level is.
  • If you work with a pool contractor, chances are you won’t need to store pool cleaning chemicals on site, but if you want to maintain the pool between visits you will need to keep chlorine and other necessary items. You will also want to purchase a kit to test the water chemical levels.

Working with a pool service pro is the easiest — and for many people, in the long run — the most cost effective way to keep the pool clean and maintained on a regular basis.

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Five Pool Equipment Upgrades to Consider

SwimRight Pool Service Contractors in Scottsdale, AZ renovate & remodel swimming pools

In Arizona it is still swim season for many pool owners, but for others they may be winding down the time spent in the pool, but are looking forward to the next swim season. Sometimes when thoughts turn toward an upcoming swim season, many pool owners find they want to make upgrades or updates to their the pool itself or to some of the equipment used to operate it.  Updating pool equipment to energy efficient styles will help save money in overall pool operating, maintenance and service costs.

Here are a few of the benefits you may reap from a swimming pool upgrade or updating project:

  • It will breathe new life into the pool and enhance your enjoymentpool gazebo
  • A modern look enhances the beauty of your outdoor living space
  • Updated pool equipment will enhance efficiency and overall operating costs

The next time your swimming pool service contractor from SwimRight Pools pays a visit spend some time with him and ask about options your pool may either require as part of an upgrade or what items you can upgrade or update simply because you want to, here are some he may suggest:

  1. Upgrading and updating the ceramic pool tiles or replacing the coping
  2. Adding an accessory such as a rock waterfall, a fountain, pool lighting, a diving board or slide
  3. Making a change to a salt water chlorination system for either health or environmental reasons
  4. Automate the pool and its operation by having your pool contractor add remote controlled options that will allow you to turn the heater on or off remotely, turn on the lights, remove or replace the pool cover or turn on the jets in your hot tub. Automation can also take the form of robotic vacuuming systems and infloor pool cleaners
  5. Consider adding a pool house, gazebo or an awning to provide cover from the hot sun  and to perhaps prevent bugs, rodents or debris from falling into the pool

Get your budget in mind and then determine which projects you definitely need to complete as compared to those you want to complete and begin the process soon so that the pool is ready when the next swim season rolls around.

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Scottsdale, AZ pool contractors clean pool tiles

Your swimming pool service contractor will work diligently to keep your swimming pool water clean and the pool equipment in top working order. Part of pool maintenance, however, involves the cleaning of your swimming pool tiles. What this means is that your Scottsdale, Arizona swimming pool service contractor will have to set aside time on occasion to clean your swimming pool tiles. Hard water deposits are usually found on the upper rows of the tiles that surrounding your swimming pool calcium on pool tiles and because of this you will likely only need to have it drained for a few inches to remove the deposits. Your service professional has the skills and experience necessary to perform this task for you.

When your service tech comes to clean the swimming pool tiles here is some of the work that will go into the project:

  1. The pool water will be drained to a foot below the rows of tiles that are encrusted with the hard water or lime deposits.
  2. A layer of an acidic gel tile cleaner will be applied, one section at a time. The gel will be worked into the tiles and allowed to sit and work for at least 15 minutes to loosen the deposits.
  3. The deposits will be scoured and deposits that are not easily removed, will be scraped out with a razor blade. If you have hard water build up and deposits on the tiles on the deck surrounding the swimming pool, your pool tech will take care of that as well.
  4. The gel and its residue will need to be wiped away and your swimming pool pro will take care to not let any of the cleaner drip into the remaining pool water.
  5. Your tech will work his way around the pool inspecting all of the surfaces and will repeat the process until the tiles are clean. They will pick up a shine once the deposits are cleaned off – and will look as good as new.

Calcium and lime build seem to sneak up on a pool owner and it isn’t caught until it is a large task. Working with the swimming pool service contractors from SwimRight Pools is a way to help assure that your pool tiles won’t be plagued with the calcium build up because he will make note of any changes in the pool and deck when he comes for service visits.  If your service pro checks on the tiles each time they visit to clean your pool, they can clean the tiles and keep ahead of any unsightly and potentially harmless build up.

 

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7 ways to save on hot tub costs

The hot tub contractors from Swim Right Pool Service & Repair in Scottsdale, AZ understand that hot tubs aren’t used as often in this area as they may be in other areas like the Northeast, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t used! They have put together a list of 7 ways to save on hot tub costs for those Arizona hot tub owners who do enjoy a soak after a long day.

When you have a hot tub, there is nothing more relaxing than slipping into the heated, jetted water but you don’t want to worry about costs when you’re trying to unwind.

7 ways to save on hot tub costs

Some of these tips may seem common sense, but it’s never a bad idea to have a reminder!

  • Run the heater and filter at night when the electricity typically costs less. Invest in programmable equipment so you can set it and forget it.
  • Is there an “economy” setting for your hot tub? If it has this setting, lower the temp by up to ten degrees when you’re not soaking — why heat the water if you’re not in it?
  • Turn air controls and valves off when the hot tub isn’t being used. These valves and air controls pull outside air into the hot tub and push it through its jets and if the tub isn’t in use, the heater works harder and longer to keep the water at the desired temperature.
  • Always use a solar cover or thermal blanket. This traps the heat inside.
  • Check the hot tub insulation to ensure it is properly insulated as this will address potential heat loss.
  • Construct a privacy screen, add a hedge or fence to keep the wind from blowing across your warmed hot tub water and evaporating and cooling it.
  • Make certain your hot tub or spa isn’t situated under a downspout as this will effect water chemistry and cool the water down.  Also under the location category, if there is a south-facing exposure in your yard where you can place the hot tub, it will help tremendously in keeping the water temperatures in line

If you want more tips on how to keep your hot tub water clean and save money on its operation, give us a call.

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Should you use a liquid pool cover?

There is no doubt that using a swimming pool cover has a lot of benefits BUT ask anyone who has taken a cover on or off and you know it is a pain in the neck! Using a cover though offers protection from a pet or child falling in (if you use a safety cover), helps eliminate evaporation and keeps the pool water cleaner — those are wins all day. Should you use a liquid pool cover? It’s a question the swimming pool contractors from SwimRight Pools in Scottsdale, AZ get asked all the time.

Covers, unless you have an electric pool cover remover are bulky and heavy. The larger your pool the bigger the cover and the harder it will be to put on then remove. Even if you use a solar cover that looks like bubble wrap, it is still not easy to get to lie down on the pool surface — especially if it’s windy.

What is a pool owner to do? How about using a liquid pool cover? Will it be safe to swim in a pool that’s had a liquid pool cover? Will the liquid cover upset the chemical balance? It is safe and it won’t really upset the pool water chemistry. If you have sensitivities to chemicals, the liquid pool cover might irritate your throat.

Should you use a liquid pool cover?

What is a liquid pool cover? It is a fatty alcohol layer that is invisible and once it’s poured into the pool, it helps protect it and keeps the water warm. that, when put together, form a thin layer that sits on top of the water. This cover won’t draw in the power of the sun and heat your pool, but it will help trap the heated water.

How do you use this?

  1. Make sure you invest in a few month’s worth — check on the size of your pool and how much you will need.
  2. The cover needs to be added regularly in order to be effective.
  3. Pour the liquid in, it will float on top of the water then disperse before binding together and forming the “blanket”

It is safe to swim in the pool even after you’ve poured in the liquid cover. The cover will move out of your way when you swim through it then it will close back up around you; it’s actually pretty cool.

Your filter will not be impacted by the liquid solar cover and it won’t damage any of your equipment.

Debris will still fall to the bottom of the pool depending on its weight. The cover is meant more to help keep the pool water warm than it is to be a replacement for your regular cover. BUT it is the convenience that makes it an ideal pool product.

If you’re heating the pool water and want to conserve money, using a liquid solar pool cover just might help trap the heat and cut down on the heating bills!