Pool Maintenance Johannesburg The Most Asked Questions and Answers
Pool Maintenance Johannesburg What You Ask, We Answer
Question: Is it worth keeping a pool?
To be honest with you, closing a pool up would cost about the same amount as what it would be to repair or reline it, sometimes even more. But beside that is this seriously what you want to do? A swimming pool is a main attraction of a home, it is where people gather when the weather is good. It also keeps you in shape and brings up your property value depending on the lining. So yes it is worth keeping a pool.
Question: How often does a pool need more water?
Not often if you do not have a leak and you running a weekly backwash and rinse cycle. I’d say probably a small top-up once every 2 weeks.
How often does a pool need to be maintained?
Once a week by a professional depending on the size. The rest of the time I always advise clients to take 30 minutes of their time and just give the pool a brush and test the Ph as this changes clonstantly.
How often does a pool need water?
Once a week is enough as remember a person must run a backwash and rinse cycle once a week. So providing you dont have a leak, once a week is good.
How often should a pool be vacuumed?
When you use flockant it sinks the green to the bottom of the pool and that is when you should vacuum the pool.
Question: Is a pool hard to maintain?
A pool is not hard to maintain if you have the time and patients. If not then that is why pool maintenance companies in Johannesburg exist and that is to take the burden off you, all you need to do is enjoy the pool.
Question: Are salt pools better than chlorine?
This is my own opinion here so please do not take offence. Salt chlorinators to me are useful if you are really concerned about hygiene. Other than that a chlorinator is only really 100% effective on smaller pools. Large pools I find it never puts enough chlorine in no matter how big a system you buy. And lastly the prices are ridiculous.
Question: Can you modernize an old pool?
Yes you can modernize any pool, shape and size. You can make pools bigger or smaller. Add stairs, infinity edges, raise the depth or make deeper. The sky is the limit when it comes to this.
Question: How much is a pool pump in Johannesburg?
A 0.75kw pool pump will cost you around R2400 – R2700 excl installation
A 1.1kw pool pump will cost around R3800 – R4700 excl installation
Question: How long does it take to resurface a pool?
If you are doing marbelite it should take 2 days. You can usually fill the same or very next day.
If you doing fiberglass then 3 days and an extra 3 days of curing before you can fill the pool.
Question: What is the cheapest pool option?
The cheapest pool option would be one of them blow up pools from Makro lol.
Nah just kidding, between fiberglass and marbelite, id say fiberglass, or a fiberglass drop in shell I mean these cost between R12000 – R60 000 last time I checked.
Question: How long should a pool run a day?
Between 6 – 8 hours is enough.
Question: Is there a pool maintenance course I can do?
Yes there is and it is done with North side pool services. We offer short courses at affordable prices. We offer pool maintenance courses, pool building, pool plumbing and electrical as well as pool resurfacing courses.
