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Party tips for your pool or spa

Making sure your pool or spa is clean before, during and after a party doesn't have to be hard. Before you invite everyone over for a swim, read our tips on getting your pool party-ready and know how to get it back in shape once the party’s over.

Making sure your pool or spa is clean before, during and after a party doesn't have to be hard. Before you invite everyone over for a swim, read our tips on getting your pool party ready and know how to get it back in shape once the party’s over.

Before the party

  • Ensure your water is balanced,

  • Remove all the debris from the pool with a manual vacuum and leaf rake,

  • Balance your water, then for a pool give it a shock dose with liquid chlorine or a pool shock sachet (the average size pool is 5 litres of liquid or 500 grams of granular chlorine), For a spa, once balanced, add the recommended amount of a non-chlorine oxidiser as well as removing the cover if you plan to use straight away.

During the party

  • If your pool is being used consistently, have the pump running without any automatic cleaner attached to improve water flow and reduce the possibility of damage to your cleaner, always run the spa whilst in use.

  • If the pool continues to be used heavily, using a non-chlorine shock such as Oxysheen can be added when there is a short break in swimmer use (like lunchtime) to help maintain clarity and burn off organic swimmer waste.

After the party

  • Remove all debris from the pool or spa such as streamers, paper, bottle caps, paper plates, plastic cutlery, etc. If a bottle cap or metal object is left on the bottom of the pool or spa too long, it could stain the surface.

  • Clean out all the baskets to improve water flow, both skimmer and pump baskets will have party debris in them.

  • Check the pressure in the filter and if it is not too high allow it to filter for another 24 hrs (for a pool) or 2 hours for a spa to filter out finer particles. If the pressure gets too high, give the filter a quick backwash (1 minute with 1 minute rinse) or clean with the hose for the cartridge & D.E filters.

  • Shock the pool with BioGuard Lite, or if you have a saltwater pool – BioGuard Salt Pool Sparkle to eliminate these wastes and any odours.

  • If the water is cloudy, add the recommended shock dose of your sanitiser (chlorine for a pool, and bromine or Oxysheen for a spa) and run the filter for a few hours.

  • Bring a water sample down to us at Poolside Beaconsfield for testing, and have it balanced up as soon as possible and ready for the next time!

We’re always here to help so if you need a pre-party cleanup and balance, or you’ve had your big party and need some professional help on the cleanup, click below to book online or call us directly on 03 9769 3252.

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When one of our qualified pool technicians Andrew arrived at the appointment in Berwick he found the pool that was not only swamp green and missing half the water, the pool equipment was in dire need of updating with just the pipes hanging out of the ground to work with.

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A little while ago, Poolside Beaconsfield was approached to attend a job site in the Berwick area to assess a pool that required major help. When one of our qualified pool technicians Andrew arrived at the appointment in Berwick he found the pool that was not only swamp green and missing half the water, the pool equipment was in dire need of updating with just the pipes hanging out of the ground to work with.

Andy was able to assess what work was involved in bringing this pool back to life again and reassured the owners that everything was going to be ok.

Andy provided the client with a professional quote along with expert advice, detailing what pool cleaning work needed to be completed as well as which pool equipment needed to be fixed to get the pool up and running again. We drained the pool and did a complete pressure wash, then we refilled and balanced the water chemicals with BioGuard chemicals. We also supplied and installed brand new Astral pool equipment.

In the process, the quality pool equipment that was installed will be beneficial in bringing down pool running costs, with a variable speed Astral pump (savings over $1,000.00 a year), and an EQ Chlorinator with the additional add-on acid probes to maintain PH levels. Combined with an active glass filtration system also provided by Astral, not only was this instal the highest of quality but, the real savings will be on the running costs and all best of all, its all Australian made.

Poolside Beaconsfield puts customer satisfaction first, taking the time to listen to our client's problems and deliver a 10 out of 10 experience for all our customer's pool and spa needs. We really believe that no job is too big or too small.

If you have a pool and live around Beaconsfield, Berwick, Narre Warren, Officer, Guys Hill or the surrounding areas, enquire now to find out about our huge range of products and pool cleaning and pool repair services.

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