Keeping Your Backyard Pool Environment Safe

June 2, 2017 by

Keeping Your Backyard Pool Environment Safe

Your backyard pool is the perfect summer destination for all your family and friends. You all can gather and spend time talking and laughing while staying cool at the same time. Nothing can really ruin your summer by the pool except and accident. Keeping your backyard pool environment safe can prevent pool-related injuries or accidents and keep your fun summer in full-swing. Here’s how you can keep your pool environment safe:

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Pool Fence

Installing and maintaining a fence around your pool is one of the biggest safety additions you can make. Having a fence in place ensures that there are no accidental accesses to the pool. If you have young children, it can be hard to watch them every second of every day. It’s even harder when you’re inside and they go outside to play. When you have a pool fence up, you can let your children play outside without worrying about them falling into the pool while you step inside to make them a delicious snack. Pool fences also prevent any family pets from having pool-related accidents. When you have a pool fence, you are in control of when and who goes into the pool.

Clean Pool

Cleaning and maintaining your pool is the top priority to keeping your backyard pool environment safe. You should test your pool water regularly to make sure that it is at the proper pH balance and all the chemicals are right where they should be. Making sure the chemicals are where they need to be prevents algae and bacteria growth. Your pool should be skimmed and vacuumed regularly to remove unwanted dirt and debris from the water. If your pool develops damage or springs a leak in the pipe, don’t use your pool until these damages are repaired. Having your pool regularly serviced by a professional is the easiest way for keeping your backyard pool environment safe. Give Pink Dolphin Pool Care a call today at (602) 688-7465 and let us worry about the safety of your pool.

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How to Make Your Phoenix Pool Safer

March 10, 2017 by

How to Make Your Phoenix Pool Safer

Your pool can be an excellent way to relax and enjoy the summer. It can also be a great way to lightly exercise while still being relaxed. No matter how relaxing your swimming pool may seem, there are some potential dangers that surround your pool. There is no need to worry, however, because how to make your Phoenix pool safer has never been easier! Follow these few tips and your relaxing pool days will continue to remain relaxing:

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Proper Use of Chemicals

It is important to note that it takes a lot of chemicals to make your pool clean enough for you to swim in all summer long. It is also important to note that too many chemicals in the pool can be dangerous. Adding more chemicals than normal doesn’t speed up the cleaning process; it just overloads your pool with chemicals that can be harmful to you and your family. Maintaining the proper ph balance of chemicals in your pool is extremely important for safety. If you’re using your pool everyday during the summer, your pool chemical levels should be checked at least 5 times a week. Too little chemicals can also be dangerous. Every time you get into the pool, you’re bringing in all kinds of bacteria that the chemicals have to fight off to keep the pool clean. If you don’t have enough chemicals, the pool gathers all that bacteria and then you swim in it. Gross! Keep your pool chemicals properly balanced.

Add a Pool Fence

To keep little kids or animals from accidentally falling into the pool, the addition of a fence around the pool can really help. Phoenix home pools are required to have fences around them to reduce the possibilities of drownings. There are fence height requirements that vary from state to state, but at the very least, your pool fence should be four feet high. Your pool fence should also have a self-closing and locking door. That way, even if you or a family member forget to close the fence door, it will automatically do it for you and you won’t have to worry about someone accidentally falling into the pool and getting hurt.

Remove the Pool Cover

It may seem like an obvious thing to do, but completely removing your pool cover can increase the safety of your pool. A pool cover should never be half on and half off. It is very easy for children to get stuck underneath a pool cover, despite it being half off. Getting trapped increases their chances of drowning. Before any swimming adventure, be sure to completely remove your pool cover.

Pool Rules

Safety around a pool is all dependent on how people behave. Having clear rules set when using the pool can increase your children’s safety. For example, a great rule can be: no children allowed in the pool unsupervised. It is important to have established rules and to continuously go over them with your family so everyone knows how to make your Phoenix pool safer, but still able to have fun.

Call Pink Dolphin Pool Care for more tips on how to make your Phoenix pool safer. (602) 688-7465.

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Winterizing Your Pool

October 31, 2015 by

Winterizing Your Pool

The leaves are falling (sometimes into your pool), pumpkin spice is everywhere and football has taken over the TV – fall has arrived! While that means lower temperatures and crisp evenings out on the patio, it sadly means that pool season is dying down (unless you have a heated pool). Although Arizona temperatures are mild year-round, it’s still a good idea to take the steps to winterize your pool for the off- season. Here’s our Pink Dolphin Pool Care recommended tips for winterizing your pool.

Down the Drain

When will you use your pool again? This is an important question to ask before you start the winterization process, as how often you use the pool in the off-season or how early you plan to dive back in will determine how you winterize. The first option is to drain the pool so that you are essentially starting from scratch when the time is right. This is much less work in the winter months, but it’s more time consuming when the temperatures start to go up again. It will take several days to get your pool swim-ready.

Cover it Up

The other option is to cover the pool. This is a sort of happy medium between draining and keeping up maintenance. Covering the pool means less regular maintenance and less debris to clean up after. However pool covers can present a hazard to children and pets. Covers may look like solid surfaces and your little ones may try to walk on them. This could lead to devastating accidents. We always recommend pool gates and alarms, especially with pool covers.

Keep Up the Routine

If you choose not to drain your pool, it’s essential to keep up with regular maintenance. The pH balance can change more frequently with lower outside temperatures, and the pool needs to be balanced for the chlorine to work properly. This is a prime time for maintenance to start slacking and algae to start moving in. Keep up the pool brushing, skimming and vacuuming, as well. Test the water regularly and shock when necessary. When the swimming season rolls around you’ll be happy you kept up!

Check and Test

The winter is a great time to check and test all of your pool equipment, in addition to the water. Run the pump and check the pipes for connections and leaks. If you keep your pool full and the pump running throughout the winter, you may have to cover or insulate the pipes if the temperature dips below freezing (32 degree Fahrenheit) for an extended period of time. Test the gate components, including latches and locks. Does anything need to be repaired or replaced before the spring? If you have a pool alarm, be sure to check that, too and replace any batteries.

Let the Pros Handle It

When in doubt, call Pink Dolphin Pool Care to help you winterize your pool or maintain it through the off-season. Not only can we help you keep up on the maintenance or drain the pool if you choose, but we can also go through and check all the equipment, service anything that needs it, and replace any faulty parts. The Arizona summer sun can do a number on pool equipment, so it’s important to check it even when the temps are low to make sure you’re prepared for the next season.

Call (602) 688-7465 today to get started!

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When to Get a Pool Maintenance Service

February 28, 2014 by

When to Get a Pool Maintenance Service

Owning a swimming pool is fun while at the same time it can be very demanding. This is because what it takes to keep a pool in superb condition for everyday use, specifically during the summer months. Even if your pool is located in an enclosure, it will need special care. At Pink Dolphin Pool Care, we offer a pool maintenance service that focuses on keeping the condition of your pool at its best.

When to Get a Pool Maintenance Service | Pink Dolphin Pool Care

We are located in Glendale, Arizona and we have been providing our service to Northwest Valley homeowners for years. Our weekly swimming pool maintenance service covers all aspects, from pump operations to water conditions, filter cleaning and pool repair. We focus on keeping your pool fun and healthy for your whole family. We offer very competitive rates and have a long history of high customer satisfaction. Every visit, we ensure that your pool is chemically balanced and safe to use through our extensive inspection processes.

Our customers can relax and feel safe and secure in knowing that their pools are clean and safe from strange things that can grow in a dirty pool. We keep the water’s pH balanced and ensure that the chlorine levels are correct by testing the water a every visit we make. Our family owned and operated business gladly extends our weekly pool cleaning service to the following areas:

Pink Dolphin Pool Care of Glendale, Arizona currently offers weekly pool service in the following zip codes: 85083, 85308, 85310, 85373, 85381, 85382 & 85383.

If you have a new or old pool, give us a call and we will set up a pool maintenance service program that fits your needs.

Call us today at 602-688-7465 and you’ll be glad you did.

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