Pool Maintenance Checklist
Keep your pool clean, safe, and chemically balanced with this complete weekly maintenance checklist. Covers all essential pool care tasks from skimming to chemical testing.
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- Daily Tasks
- Skim surface debris
- Check and empty skimmer baskets
- Verify pump and filter are running
- Check water level
- Weekly Tasks
- Test chlorine levels (target 1–3 ppm)
- Test pH (target 7.2–7.6)
- Brush pool walls and floor
- Vacuum pool floor
- Backwash filter if pressure is elevated
- Add chemicals as needed
- Monthly Tasks
- Test total alkalinity (target 80–120 ppm)
- Test calcium hardness (target 200–400 ppm)
- Test cyanuric acid / stabilizer (target 30–50 ppm)
- Clean pool tiles and water line
- Inspect equipment for leaks or wear
- Seasonal Tasks
- Open pool: shock, balance chemicals, prime pump
- Close pool: winterize plumbing, lower water level, cover pool
How to Use This Resource
- Run the filter for at least 8 hours per day during swim season.
- Test water 2–3 times per week when the pool is in regular use.
- Shock the pool after heavy rain or high bather load.
- Brush walls and floor weekly to prevent algae buildup.