Keeping your pool water chemically balanced isn't just about keeping it clear — it protects your equipment, extends the life of your pool surface, and most importantly keeps your family safe. At Alabama Aquatics we take the guesswork out of it entirely.
What We Test and Adjust Every Visit
- Free Chlorine — the active sanitizer that kills bacteria and algae. Too low and your pool becomes unsafe. Too high and it irritates eyes and skin.
- pH — the most important number in pool chemistry. A proper pH (7.2–7.6) keeps chlorine effective, protects your equipment, and makes the water comfortable to swim in.
- Total Alkalinity — acts as a buffer for pH, preventing it from swinging up or down rapidly. Getting this right makes everything else easier to maintain.
- Calcium Hardness — too low and water becomes aggressive, slowly eating away at your plaster, grout, and metal fittings. Too high and you get scaling and cloudy water.
- Cyanuric Acid (Stabilizer) — protects chlorine from being destroyed by UV rays. Critical for outdoor pools. Without it you're burning through chlorine rapidly.
- Salt Level — for saltwater pools, keeping salt within the proper range ensures your salt cell runs efficiently and produces the right amount of chlorine.
- Phosphates — a food source for algae. Elevated phosphate levels make it much harder to keep a pool clear even with proper chlorine levels.
Chemical Check Service
Especially popular for pools that are covered during the cooler months, our standalone chemical check service keeps your water properly balanced on a regular schedule without the full cleaning service.
- Pools covered for winter — water chemistry still matters even under a cover. Staying on top of it throughout the winter saves significantly on chemicals, labor, and the time it takes to get the water back clear when pool opening season comes around.
- Heated pools that stay open year-round — you're still swimming, the water still needs to be balanced, and a chemical check keeps everything dialed in through the cooler months.
- Customers who handle their own cleaning but want a professional eye on the chemistry.