Is It Difficult to Own an Above Ground Pool? No, No Matter What You Read.

Relaxing in your backyard pool is one of the best ways to beat the heat and have fun. If you are considering adding an above ground pool to your yard, you might be wondering if they’re difficult to take care of. However, if you engage in proactive maintenance and follow a few easy habits, making sure your above ground pool is sparkling clean and always swim-ready will be a breeze.

Balanced Above Ground Pools Are Happy Pools

Staying up-to-date with testing your water and adding the appropriate chemicals to balance your pool helps ensure that it stays clean. Testing can be done with a test strip kit that’s colored coded and easy to read, or you can bring in a water sample for free testing and recommendations. 

When your pool chemicals are balanced the chlorine you add to the pool works more efficiently. Having good balance also helps increase the lifespan of your filtration system, too. 

In general, maintaining your above ground pool includes:

• Keeping chlorine in your pool
• Shocking the pool once per week (adding a bottle of shock treatment)
• Adding algaecide once every week
• Running your pump during daylight hours
• Getting regular “check-ups” with a pool professional
• Ensuring the skimmer is clean and operating properly
• Non-Chlorine or Low-Chlorine Methods can be even easier

Simply making yourself a quick weekly checklist will help you keep up with most of your pool obligations. Just a few minutes per week will address most of your maintenance obligations.

Cleaning the Pool Liner

Roughly once a month, you should use a soft sponge to clean along the waterline of your pool. Doing this quick once-over will help get rid of oil, dirt, and scale. If you keep the internal skimmer clean, then there should be very little gunk and debris that you will need to worry about on the pool liner.

There is Little to No Construction Required

One of the biggest reasons that homeowners choose an above ground pool instead of an inground pool is that installation does not require a big construction project. Instead, installing an above ground pool can often be completed in a day. It is also much more cost-effective to install, and many yards simply cannot fit an inground pool. 

Although you need to take care not to damage the outside of the pool with lawn equipment and the like, there is very little additional maintenance that you need to do to ensure that your pool walls stay sturdy for years to come. 

Decreased Debris and Critter Problems

An inground pool actually attracts more debris than an above ground pool. Things like grass clipping, leaves, and other objects can easily get into an inground pool. But mowing near an above ground pool will rarely shoot grass clippings and sticks into your above ground pool. With decreased debris, that makes maintenance even easier for this type of pool.

Because of the higher walls, it is also harder for animals to get access to the pool, too. An array of animals are attracted to the pool, like dogs, cats, frogs, and rodents. Climbing into an above ground pool is harder for many of these creatures, so they simply avoid it. Decreasing exposure to wildlife makes an above ground pool easier to clean and maintain.

Getting Ready for Fun in the Sun

Above ground pools have many benefits, and they really do not require nearly as much maintenance as you might think. Talk to the above ground pool experts at San Juan Pools & Spas to learn more about which above ground pool model will work best for you and get smart advice on making owning your above ground pool simple, very affordable, and fun.