- Water tested from a foot below the surface, where the chemistry is most accurate, never with test strips
- Langelier Saturation Index calculated and water balanced to target, not range
- Walls, tile line, and steps brushed by hand; bottom monitored, because every chemical reaction leaves residue, and what settles is what you swim through
- Skimmer and pump baskets emptied and inspected
- Filter performance checked for leaks and issues; cartridges, DE, or sand, we service them all
- O-rings lubricated on a schedule to extend their life
- Weekly enzyme treatment to break down oils, lotions, and organic load
- Weekly phosphate removal, so blooms are less likely and easier to handle when they happen
- Equipment scan: pumps, filters, heaters, salt cells, automation
- Text message when we're on our way
- Written report emailed after every visit, so you always know what we did and what we found
Why phosphates come first
Algae is everywhere. Every pool gets exposed to it, through rainwater, leaves, garden runoff, even tap water. It's not dangerous, but it turns your water green and gets expensive to chase once it's taken hold.
Algae needs phosphates to grow. So we go after the food supply preemptively, keeping available phosphates near zero, week after week. When algae does show up, we treat the bloom directly, like any service would. But by starving the food source first, blooms are less frequent, less intense, and easier to eradicate when they happen.
A note on vacuums
Automatic vacuums do more consistent work than a hand-vacuum on a route. The kind we recommend, when there's a choice, is suction-side. It pulls debris up through your filter, where it belongs. (Robotic vacuums have their place, but most just collect debris in their own bag and put it back the next time someone empties them.)
The bonus most people don't realize: the mechanical sweep of a vacuum keeps algae from establishing on the surfaces it covers, even when chemistry isn't perfect. So one of the things we check every visit is that your vacuum is reaching every corner, because what it touches stays clean.
