Weekly at home
Through the warmer months, check chlorine and pH once a week with test strips or a home kit. Heat, sunlight and swimmers burn through sanitiser quickly, and a pool that reads low on chlorine for a few days in a row is the pool that turns green.
Monthly at the shop
Bring a water sample into our Bunbury shop at 74 Albert Road about once a month. A full test covers the things home strips do not measure reliably — total alkalinity, calcium hardness, stabiliser and salt — and we will give you a clear dosing plan based on the numbers.
How to take a good sample
Fill a clean container from about elbow depth, away from the return jets, and bring it in the same day. Water that has sat in a hot car for two days will not reflect what is actually in the pool.
After anything unusual
Test again after heavy rain, a pool party, topping up a lot of water, or adding a large dose of chemicals. Those are the moments when balance moves furthest.
Quick testing routine
- Weekly: chlorine and pH at home
- Monthly: full water test at the shop
- After rain, parties or big top-ups: retest
- Keep test strips out of the sun and replace them each season
Want us to take care of it?
Our technicians look after pools and spas across Bunbury, Busselton, Dunsborough and the South West.
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