At least once a week, once the pool is cured after new construction or re-surfacing. Skim the surface, brush the walls, and vacuum the floor. Regular cleaning prevents algae buildup and keeps your water sparkling. Need us to do this for you? Click Here for a free estimate.

Test your water 1–2 times per week, especially in summer. Keep chlorine around 3 ppm and pH between 7.4–7.6 for best results.

Cloudy water usually means poor filtration, unbalanced chemicals, or debris buildup. Check your filter, shock the pool, and balance the chemicals. Better yet, contact us for a maintenance program.

Warm temperatures + sunlight + low chlorine = algae growth. Keeping chlorine levels steady and brushing weekly stops algae before it starts.

When the pressure gauge is 8–10 psi above normal. For most pools, that’s about every 4 weeks depending on usage and debris. Need a professional?

Maintain chlorine, circulate water daily, brush and vacuum weekly, and occasionally add an algaecide as backup.

A little evaporation is normal (up to ¼ inch per day in summer), but more could mean a leak. Check around fittings, lights, and the pump area. Call a leak detection company for further information.

That’s algae taking over! Shock the pool, brush thoroughly, run the filter nonstop for 24–48 hours, and retest the water. Better yet, Contact Us.

8–12 hours is a good rule of thumb. Even in winter. In summer, run it longer to keep circulation strong.

Between 7.4 and 7.6 is ideal. This range keeps swimmers comfortable and helps chlorine work efficiently.

Foam can come from lotions, detergents, or cheap algaecides. Shock the pool and clean the filters to fix it.

Technically yes, but pool-grade chlorine is stronger and more stable. It also works faster. Stick with pool products for consistency and safety.

Stains can come from metals, algae, or even organic debris. Identify the type of stain before treating—metal removers and shock often do the trick.

YES ABSOLUTELY! Algae and calcium can cling to walls even when invisible. A weekly brushing prevents buildup and keeps surfaces smooth. If your pool is new construction or newly re-surfaced, brushing several times per week is vital for conditioning the plaster and to remove all the plaster dust.

Pool scaling is the white or gray chalky buildup you sometimes see on pool tiles, walls, steps, or equipment — especially around the waterline. It’s caused by high calcium hardness, high pH, or high alkalinity that lead to minerals (mostly calcium) coming out of solution and sticking to pool surfaces.

After a new pool is built or resurfaced, brushing is one of the most important steps in the curing process. The fresh plaster or pebble finish continues to hydrate and harden for the first 30 days, and during that time it releases loose material called plaster dust.

• Brush the entire pool (walls, floor, and steps) at least 2–3 times per week for the first month.

• Use a plaster-safe brush — not metal bristles.

• Vacuum once during the 30-day period with a commercial-grade vacuum to remove settled dust.

• Test and balance water weekly to stabilize pH, alkalinity, and calcium.

If you don’t brush often enough:

1. Plaster dust hardens on the surface – leaving rough, chalky spots or permanent scale.

2. Uneven color or streaking can appear as minerals settle instead of being brushed away.

3. Chemical balance becomes unstable because plaster dust raises pH and consumes chlorine.

4. Filtration and circulation suffer as the fine dust clogs filters and settles in corners.

5. Surface life shortens – long-term durability and appearance are compromised.

If it’s still green, metals like copper may be reacting with chlorine. Add a metal remover and keep filtering—it’ll clear up.

Remove all debris. Use a commercial vacuum to remove small and large debris. Run your pump 24 hours straight, shock the pool with liquid chlorine and clean your filter. Storms dump organics and debris that need to be filtered out.

Check that water is flowing strong, pressure stays consistent, and the return jets are pushing clean, clear water. Call Dynasty Pool Services if you need additional help.

Sunlight breaks down chlorine. Use stabilizer (cyanuric acid) and add chlorine later in the day to help it last longer

Trichlor tablets and cyanuric acid (CYA) are related, but they’re not the same thing — even though they both affect your pool’s chlorine. Trichlor tabs are a two-in-one product that provides both chlorine and stabilizer, while cyanuric acid alone simply shields chlorine from sunlight. Using trichlor tabs exclusively for long periods can drive stabilizer levels too high. If your stabilizer levels are already high, switch from trichlor tabs to liquid chlorine for a while — that’ll keep your pool sanitized without raising CYA further.

Once a week in summer, or after heavy rain, parties, or algae outbreaks.

Yes. High chlorine can irritate skin and eyes, and damage liners. Keep it below 5 ppm for safe swimming.

Ironically, that “chlorine smell” means there’s not enough free chlorine. Shock the pool to eliminate chloramines, and that smell.

It’s smart to run it during off-peak hours or overnight after shocking, to circulate chemicals evenly. If you have a variable speed pump, save some energy and run at a lower speed. Running continuously and varying speeds is better for the longevity of your pump rather than turning it off and having to "prime" the pump each time you start up.

Start with pH, then alkalinity, then chlorine. Those three levels are the foundation of healthy, clear water. Others like stabilizer and calcium hardness would be next to check.

Test and balance weekly, brush regularly, clean your filter monthly.

Yes! Salt systems still need brushing, testing, and filter cleaning. They just generate their own chlorine instead of adding it manually.

It depends. Normally, 2-4 hours is plenty when pool is professionally maintained. To be safe, wait until chlorine levels drop below 5 ppm if you added chemicals yourself. Always test before swimming.

Hire a trusted local professional like Dynasty Pool Services. We handle the testing, cleaning, and balancing so you can simply enjoy your pool.