What a pool owner can do to protect their pool and family:

1. Contract year round service to a pool service professional.
2. Clean skimmer basket in between serviceman’s visits.
3. Keep all foreign objects out of pool. Most objects left in pool for any length of time will stain pool plaster and cause unnecessary repair bills.
4. Get on an algaecide program through warmer months.
5. Keep water level at appropriate level; usually in the middle of skimmer opening. This helps the pool pull debris off the top of the water and also helps to assure proper filtration.