You could be a brand new pool owner or a long time pool owner. Most importantly, you are a smart pool owner. You have decided to use Spartan Pools approved, BioGuard® products and the expertise of Spartan Pools’ pool professionals.

Pool maintenance should be as easy and painless as possible. That is why BioGuard® has developed 3 step pool care programs. Combine one of these programs with the “5 Keys” to brilliant water and you’re on your way to a brilliantly clear pool.

• Key #1 Circulation/Filtration – Your pools filtration system removes debris and places your water into motion, making it harder for bacteria and algae to take hold. You should run your filtrations system a minimum of 10 hours per day – the idea is to run it 24 hours a day.
• Key #2 Cleaning – All swimming pools have certain areas with little circulation. The water against the walls and floor is especially attractive to algae and bacteria. These areas should be brushed weekly, even if you use an automatic pool cleaner.
• Key #3 Testing – Test your water to prevent damage and safety issues. The level of sanitizer is important in killing bacteria. Water “balance” prevents corrosion and scale. Frequent testing will help keep you and your pool happy. Most test kits and test strips provide you with the tools to test the items that are most important or most likely to quickly change. Additionally, several items are more difficult to test or require adjustment less frequently. Plan to bring a quart sample of pool water to Spartan Pools at pool opening, then every 4 to 6 weeks and again just before closing.
• Key #4 Water Maintenance – Apply the recommended products to your pool water in a timely manner – to keep your pool sanitary and balanced to protect the equipment and pool surface. Ideal ranges can vary depending on sanitizer type and pool surface (vinyl/plaster/fiberglass).
• Key #5 Optimize – Adding Optimizer Plus® enhances water quality, reduces eye and skin irritation, suppresses algae and creates sparkling clear pool water. Because Optimizer Plus® helps your sanitizer concentrate on its primary job, less sanitizer may be needed – a money saving situation. Please note: adding Optimizer Plus® is not one of the BioGuard® 5 keys, we feel it should be. Preliminary testimonials from our customers have all been positive.

SANITIZING

Besides crystal clear water, we know pool owners look for easy effective pool care. You can use one of the Bioguard® 3-step programs, chlorine or non-chlorine, or combine the chlorine program with Nature² to produce a low chlorine program. But what program is right for you?

A stabilized chlorine program is:

• Cost effective – larger pools require more chemicals and chlorine is the low-cost leader.
• More tools – if you do experience a problem, there is a multitude of tools to help correct it.

A non-chlorine program like Softswim® offers:

• Gentle, effective pool care
• All liquid, means no mixing, diluting or feeders are necessary
• Saves, time. the application needed about every two weeks
• Chlorine free, tired of heavy drums or splashing liquid chlorine on your clothing
• Convenient, less testing and fewer adjustments because the application is every two weeks. The 3 products are more pool friendly. You will have the most consistent water balance of any option

Visit us at Spartan Pools, we can help you decide what is best for your pool.