A swimming pool is a major investment and asset, providing unending family fun, recreation and exercise, as well as providing a refreshing reprieve from the scorching summer heat. Relaxing with friends, lounging around the pool, with the barbecue sizzling away, is where many happy family memories are created.
Maintaining a sparkling clean, hygienic pool, can be challenging especially in the peak season with higher water temperatures and maximum bather load. At leisure Time Pool Maintenance have provided service to peninsula pool owners for many years and lots of experience maintaining spas on the peninsula as well. We're happy to arrange a regular call cycle to keep your pool or spa clean or just a one-off service call if required.
The summer season is very demanding on pool equipment. The chlorinators job becomes harder with warmer temperatures and an increased bather load, the pool pump needs to be working efficiently, the pool filter must perform overtime to keep up with the removal of anything in the water that’s not water. Leisure Time Pool Maintenance are a pool servicing company maintaining pools and spas in the mornington peninsula. Our technician can quickly determine if your pool equipment is operating at optimum levels and advise of anything that may need attention.
It’s important to have pool water chemically balanced. Free chlorine, total alkalinity and Ph levels must be within range, otherwise things can turn to green very quickly, especially before the onset of the summer season. At Leisure Time pool Maintenance we use the most advanced state of the art digital water testing equipment that gives the most accurate chemical analysis almost instantly.
Summers approach signals the time to change the pools timer control from winter to summer settings. It should be set to operate for a minimum eight hours a day. This will ensure the pool water is adequately filtered, and the salt chlorinator has the extra time needed for chlorine generation to meet the demands of more frequent use. Our service technicians will usually attend to this as the warmer weather approaches as part of a routine swimming pool service.
It is extremely important ahead of summer to perform a comprehensive swimming pool chemical balance. This should include not just the chlorine, total alkalinity and Ph levels but should also include pool salt, calcium hardness, TDS, and cyanuric acid levels. Leisure Time Pool Maintenance (LTPM) technicians carry out this task when the pool temperature rises and can then quantify the amount of pool chemicals required to give a completely trouble-free swimming season.
The pool season can be extended by installing pool heating. Given the ever-escalating cost of electricity and gas, the most economical pool heating by far, is solar heating. Gas and electric can be effective in the shoulder season to raise the temperature on occasions, but both become extremely expensive to run in the off season, particularly with larger pools. We are happy to supply a free no obligation quotation for the supply and installation of a top quality locally manufactured solar heating system. We can also provide a quotation for the supply and installation of both gas and electric heaters.
Because Melbourne weather is what is, the ambient temperature can often drop below the pool water temperature, even in summer, making it essential to fit a good quality pool thermal cover to retain heat, especially overnight. Additionally, a good quality pool cover stops leaves and debris from entering the pool and prevents water evaporation. LTPM can supply a range of pool thermal covers to keep the heat in, mesh covers to keep the leaves and ducks out and a range of rollers to stow them away neatly.
Spas have only a fraction of the water volume of a swimming pool, they have much higher operating temperatures and a much denser bather load, so the risk of them becoming unhygienic very fast is far greater. LTPM provide service to spas as well as swimming pools. The frequency of spa servicing is generally related to how much the spa is used but certainly a spa should be fully serviced after it has been used by several bathers. Our commercial customers spas are always serviced and sanitized immediately after guest departure ready for new guest arrival.
The higher water temperatures in a spa means the choice of sanitizer should be bromine rather than chlorine. Bromine remains active beyond the temperature range of chlorine. Our technicians can provide a complete spa service including floor vacuum, water chemical analysis and balance, sanitization and filter clean.
Leisure Time Pool Maintenance can attend to all your pool and spa needs by providing comprehensive pool and spa services. We can address all the issues mentioned above, from regular scheduled pool cleaning and routine maintenance to equipment supply and replacement or upgrade. We have many years experience in the pool industry maintaining pools on the Mornington Peninsula, let us do the same for you, call today.
Regular pool servicing is the best way to ensure your pool is ready for the swimming season. Our pool technician will analyze and balance your pool water to ensure it has optimum levels of each of the necessary chemicals to prevent the growth and spread of algae and bacteria, safeguard your family’s health and avoid the dreaded green pool syndrome. We would be pleased to attend your property for a no obligation free appraisal so call Leisure Time Pool Maintenance.
Our initial pool service with new clients comprises a complete system inspection including pump, filter, chlorinator, solar heating and a check of the plumbing for pressure or suction leaks. It also includes a full comprehesive digital chemical analysis of water quality. We are happy to provide an obligation free quotation for ongoing pool care, new equipment, solar pool heating, robotic cleaner or anything else that may be required. Resolving issues in the early stage before they become major problems is always better, both for the continued enjoyment of the pool and the cost savings of potential major equipment repairs.
