Get Your Pool Ready for Summer in Sydney

Sydney pools go from quiet to flat out in a few warm weeks. The pools that cope best with summer are the ones that were sorted before the first heatwave, not after it. Here is what to do now.

Clean out everything that has built up over winter

Leaves and debris sitting on the floor all winter feed algae and use up chlorine. Net the surface, empty the skimmer and pump baskets, brush the walls and steps, and vacuum the floor.

Give the filter a proper clean

A dirty filter cannot keep up with summer swimmer loads. Backwash a sand or glass filter, or take out and hose a cartridge. If the pressure gauge stays high after cleaning, the media or cartridge may be due for replacement.

Check the pump and run times

Listen for grinding or screaming, and look for leaks around the pump. Then increase your filter run time. Pools need far more filtration in summer than in winter.

Check your salt chlorinator

Make sure the salt level is in range and the cell is clean. Scale build up on the cell plates stops it making chlorine, and a cell that is near the end of its life often shows up when the weather warms.

Test and balance the water

Test pH, chlorine, alkalinity, calcium hardness and stabiliser. Stabiliser matters in Sydney, because without it the sun burns chlorine off in a few hours. Balanced water is clearer, kinder on skin and eyes, and easier on your equipment.

Check the pool gate

Make sure your pool gate closes and latches on its own from any position, and that nothing climbable has ended up next to the fence over winter.

Want it done for you?

Our summer diary fills quickly. Book a service now and we will get your pool ready, test the water and tell you if anything needs attention before the heat arrives.