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Maintenance Calendar

What to do every month, tuned to your sanitizer and whether your pool is screened in. Print it, post it on the equipment pad.

Best for: DIY owners who want a clear yearly cadence.

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Tune the calendar to your pool

Sanitizer type
Pool style

January

Pool use slows; chemistry stabilizes — still test weekly.

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Verify heater operation (if you have one)

February

Pool use slows; chemistry stabilizes — still test weekly.

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Verify heater operation (if you have one)

March

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Inspect pump and check VS schedule for higher run-time
  • • Re-stabilize CYA if it dropped over winter

April

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Inspect pump and check VS schedule for higher run-time
  • • Re-stabilize CYA if it dropped over winter

May

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)
  • • Re-test CYA and stabilizer if rain has diluted the pool

Once / month

  • • Clean cartridge filter (or backwash DE)

June

Hurricane season starts June 1.

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)
  • • Re-test CYA and stabilizer if rain has diluted the pool

Once / month

  • • Clean cartridge filter (or backwash DE)
  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

July

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)
  • • Re-test CYA and stabilizer if rain has diluted the pool

Once / month

  • • Clean cartridge filter (or backwash DE)
  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

August

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)
  • • Re-test CYA and stabilizer if rain has diluted the pool

Once / month

  • • Clean cartridge filter (or backwash DE)
  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

September

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)
  • • Re-test CYA and stabilizer if rain has diluted the pool

Once / month

  • • Clean cartridge filter (or backwash DE)
  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

October

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

November

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Review hurricane prep kit
  • • Inspect cage for tears and re-screen as needed

December

Pool use slows; chemistry stabilizes — still test weekly.

Weekly

  • • Skim surface and empty skimmer baskets
  • • Brush walls and tile line
  • • Vacuum or run robotic cleaner
  • • Test chemistry (pH, FC, TA)

Once / month

  • • Verify heater operation (if you have one)

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