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Pool Owner’s Guide · The Seasons
Summer in Your Pool: Long Days and Busy Water
by Spectrum Pool Care
Summer is what a pool is for. Long afternoons, warm water and a backyard full of family and friends. It’s also the season when the water works hardest. Here’s what that means, and how to keep it inviting.
From June through September, Valley afternoons often pass 100°, and an unheated pool settles into the comfortable 80s. Warm water is a joy to swim in, and it’s also the busiest season for the water itself.
Sun and chlorine
Sunlight breaks chlorine down quickly. Stabilizer acts as sunscreen for chlorine, and steady testing keeps it in range.
Warm water
Algae loves warmth, so summer is when balanced water matters most for keeping the pool clear.
Evaporation
On hot, dry, breezy days a pool can lose a quarter inch or more a day, so the water level drops faster than you might expect.
Swimmers
Pool parties and long weekends bring sunscreen, lotions and oils, which use up chlorine and can leave a ring at the tile line.
Between Visits
A Few Ways You Can Help
Keep the water at mid-skimmer. In hot weather, a top-off now and then keeps the skimmer and pump working well.
Empty the skimmer baskets after a party. A busy day fills them faster than usual.
A quick rinse before swimming. A shower rinses away sunscreen and lotion, so the chlorine has less to do.
Give the pump its hours. Summer usually calls for longer run times, and many automation systems make that easy to set.
From our routes: summer is the heart of the pool season, and our busiest time of year. We test and balance the water on every visit and keep the pool clean, so your summer can be about swimming, not chores.
