With the hot days of summer well on the way, you may be ready for a fresh pool water delivery. However, because your pool has likely spent the last six to nine months covered or in difficult weather conditions, your pool will need some TLC.
You’ll need to make a few preparations to ease the process of water delivery so you can enjoy your pool right away.
Dry Out Your Pool
The first thing you will need to do to prepare for water delivery is dry out your pool.
Removing old standing water is essential. You will want to be sure that the water in your pool is clean and free of algae, dirt, or any other old chemicals.
Whether your entire pool is full of old water or you only have a few gallons left after water evaporation, your pool needs to be completely dry. You may remove old water by asking your water delivery service to pump it out or renting a pump from your local hardware store to do it yourself.
You can also use the old-fashioned bucket method to scoop out large quantities of water and wait for Mother Nature to do the rest with natural evaporation under the sun.
Remove Dirt and Debris
Before water delivery, be sure to remove dirt and debris.
A great time to do this is after your pool has had time to completely dry out. Remove branches, leaves, visible algae, and other debris.
Once the larger debris is removed give your pool a good scrub to remove any remaining dirt. This is also a good opportunity to clean out your pool filter and vacuum.
Make Repairs
Once your pool is clean, it’s time to repair your pool liner or tile. Take some time to fill in any cracks, reapply grout, or correct wrinkles in your pool liner.
Making repairs will ensure that the quality of your pool water remains good after delivery, and will help maintain the value of your pool. This is also a good time to repair the area outside of your pool or tighten the safety rails.
Calculate Water Volume Needs
Before ordering chlorinated water delivery for your pool, calculate your water volume needs.
You can use our online pool calculator to input the dimensions of your pool or hot tub to determine the precise volume of water required to fill your pool area.
Contact Taylor Farms Water Hauling
After your elbow grease efforts, you will be able to schedule your pool water delivery.
Contact Taylor Farms Water Hauling for clean, chlorinated water. Delivering water that’s already chemically free of bacteria and prepared for swimming means the bulk of the work is done for you.
Once the weather during the daytime is around 70° in the spring, it’s a good time to schedule your delivery. This helps your pool transition from winter coverage to summer usage and ensures that your pool is ready to use as soon as swim season hits.
Wait for Water to Settle
Before jumping in, give your new pool water time to settle. After the water delivery, it will take a couple of hours for the acids in the chlorinated water to be safe for swimming.
A good rule of thumb is to wait until you can see clear down to the deepest end of the pool, as this will indicate that all chemicals in the water have fully settled.
Check Chemical Balance
After your water delivery has settled, you will want to check the chemical balance.
Although chlorinated water delivered directly to your pool is already chemically prepared for safe swimming, it’s still a good idea to verify that the chemicals are balanced.
You can ask your delivery service to check the pH balance for you, or you can buy a pH test kit to check the chemical balance of your pool.
What Else Do You Need to Know As a Pool Owner?
So, why should you hire a water hauling service instead of just using a traditional hose to fill up your pool or hot tub?
In addition to the efficiency of a water hauling service, it’s also more convenient and often cheaper than other options you may have. Here are a few things you may need to know when it’s time to fill up your pool:
Don't Use Well Water
Using well water or water from your hose may seem like a good idea; however, this method is time-consuming, complicated, and more expensive than a water delivery service.
While a truck can refill your pool in a matter of a couple of hours, it could take a hose several days to fill a pool or hot tub. Depending on the size of your pool, it’s often much more expensive if you pay for your water source and water usage.
In addition to paying a large water bill, you will also need to buy all the necessary chemicals up front, as well as determine the correct levels to balance all of the chemicals, to get your pool water safe for swimming.
Chemical Restoration Might Not Help
You may already have enough water in their pool but are dealing with other issues such as algae.
Chemical restoration is a common way to get rid of algae, but this method can be expensive and isn’t always effective long-term.
If you’re dealing with algae, it’s best to drain your pool, disinfect the pool liner, and refill with freshly chlorinated water.
While you may not need to drain, clean, and refill your pool every season, these are some great tips to prepping your pool for water delivery when the time comes.
Taylor Farms Water Hauling can also haul water to top off your pool water if you’re running low from the previous season of have experienced evaporation from the hot summer months.
