This is the process of ensuring healthy conditions in swimming pools in order to maintain the visual clarity of water and to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. It is not gainsay that a regular swimming pool maintenance programme will help prevent all kinds of problems associated will swimming pools .
In ensuring a clean, clear and safe swimming pool, our efforts are concentrated in two major area: Maintaining or adjusting the chemical balance of the pool water, and removing contaminants introduced from environmental sources and swimmers.
Maintaining or adjusting the chemical balance of the pool water requires a clear understanding of the chemical demands of the pool water. When any of these pool chemicals are used, it is very important to keep the pH of the pool in the range 7.2 to 7.8 or 7.8 to 8.2. It is a known fact that higher pH drastically reduces the sanitizing power of the chlorine while lower pH causes discomfort to the swimmers especially their eyes. However a lower pH is quite effective at preventing growth of algae and bacteria but can also cause damage to swimming pool equipments.
In ensuring the health of swimmers and protect pool equipment, it is highly essential to perform routine monitoring of water quality factors or parameters on a regular basis.
Removing contaminants introduced from environmental sources and swimmers requires sanitation methods which includes:
- Brushing and vacuuming foreign particles on the pool substrate of the pool.
- Filtration to suspended bodies
- Disinfection to kill infectious microorganisms
- Swimmer hygiene to minimize the introduction of contaminants into pool water.
