Professional Service vs Self-Cleaning System

Pro Service vs Self-Cleaning

A swimming pool in your home is an asset. It's good for home aesthetics, exercises, relaxation and hosting mini parties and meetings.

However, cleaning and maintaining a pool could be rigorous and not everyone can put in the work. The inability to self-clean shouldn't stop your desire for a pool.

You can just call a professional cleaner. You would love to know more about self-cleaning and professional cleaning? This article is for you. Read on.

Professional Service vs Self-Cleaning System

Self-Cleaning System

What is it?

One of the ways to clean a pool is to use a self-cleaning system. It uses a cleaning technology to automatically remove dirt and debris from the pool without human physical involvement.

It is also known as the smart pool or in-floor cleaning system. The cleaning head usually seats on the floor of the swimming pool from where it comes up to do the cleaning when activated.

The good news is that you get to determine when this cleaning is done which means that cleaning time would not clash with swimming time.

How Does it Work?

There are three main parts of a self-cleaning pool system. They are the Cleaning head, Collection zone, or debris drain and debris canister.

To Clean;

  • The cleaning head pushes the water into a drain collector through a nozzle.
  • The nozzle then cleans the pool in sections and sequence. The sequence of cleaning starts from the shallow point of the pool and continues working systematically to the deep point. You can change this order if you want to.
  • All debris found during the process is pushed into the debris canister located on the deck of the swimming pool.
  • The deck canister also works in a popup manner and can be replaced once the debris is removed and the canister is cleaned for reuse.
  • The duration of this cleaning process is dependent on how large and dirty your pool is. However an average of 10 to 15 cleaner pop ups should be enough to get your pool clean.
Professional Service vs Self-Cleaning System
How Effective is it?

Most times people ignorantly assume that a self-cleaning pool system is not effective because of the physical absence of pipes, and other conspicuous cleaning extensions. Nonetheless, there is a lot of data available to show that it is a very effective cleaning method.

1. The self-cleaning pool can clean 99% of the pool. For this to happen, the popup cleaners will be installed in all the locations that should be cleaned. This includes the steps, benches, and walls. The more locations of the pop cleaner, the more effective cleaning will be obtained.

2. Another major uniqueness of the cleaning system is that fewer chemicals are used to achieve a clean pool. The system leverages water jets to direct debris movement out of the pool instead of relying heavily on chemicals for sanitization of the pool.

3. Water circulation and general cleanings are done sequentially ensuring that no spot is left uncleaned. The even circulation of water and cleaning also guarantees that less energy is used. This invariably lowers running costs.

4. The thorough circulation of water also ensures a well-circulated heat distribution of the pool. This eradicates cold spots and invariably lowers the cost of heating the pool and the overall energy consumed.

Professional Service vs Self-Cleaning System

Professional Cleaning Service

Despite all the perks of the self-cleaning pool system, you should know it is expensive to install. Especially if the pool is a big one with a large surface area.

Professional cleaning services, on the other hand, work with a specific budget for each client. This makes them more affordable. You may want to consider them.

The Better One

Utilizing the following tips will help you decide which is better suited for you between a self-cleaning system and a professional cleaning service.

1. Professionals give options

A professional cleaning service will look at the pool, analyze the specific needs it has and then give various options that perfectly meet those needs.

This means that several effective approaches can be used to make the pool clean. In a self-cleaning system, the manner and sequence of cleaning are already predetermined and automated.

2. Professionals work with Maintenance Schedule

What most professionals do is have a cleaning schedule. The cleaning will include cleaning of pool cover fabrics, walls, tiles, pumps, vacuums, filters, and other major parts of the pool system that can introduce contamination to the pool.

With this, The pool is always clean. It is also a proactive action rather than a reactive or corrective action.

The self-cleaning pool system is of course restricted in the places it can clean to only locations with the cleaning head and works more for a corrective cleaning than a preventive one.

3. Chemical Balance

Professional cleaning services do more than cleaning, they also monitor the chemical balance of the pool. The chemical balance needs to be monitored to ensure that the pH of the pool is in a range that does not favor the growth of bacteria and algae. The growth of algae can lead to diseases and cause skin irritation for swimmers.

A self-cleaning system may not be this effective and the owner of the pool will have to be the one to monitor the pH personally to ensure its balance. This can be stressful.

4. Professional Saves Time, Money, and Energy.

Cleaning the pool yourself or through the self-cleaning system can be stressful. You have to be careful not to spoil anything in the process. The idea of self-monitoring the pool can discourage you from owning a pool.

However, with professional service, you can conveniently trust the cleanliness of your pool to the best hands. Using the services of professional cleaners will save you time, and energy and improve the durability of your pool and attached equipment.

5. Pool Covers are Needed for Self-cleaning Pool Systems

Another interesting fact about a self-cleaning pool is that it works more by removing dirt from the bottom of the pool to the surface. Most often, the debris on the surface of the pool has to be removed manually.

To prevent dirt build-up, a pool cover will be needed. This is an additional cost because the pool cover will also need to be maintained and cleaned in the long run.

Which is the Best For Your Pool

The analysis and comparisons above will help you decide which cleaning system is best for you. However, most people would find appropriate the use of both professional cleaning services and the self-cleaning pool system.

Cleaning and maintaining a pool is important, yet tedious. And since the use of one doesn't prevent the use of the other, you can as well utilize all the help you can access.

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Whether you are using the self-cleaning system or utilizing professionals, BMW Pools are just a call away. They can help with the installation of the self-cleaning system and they can equally provide professional cleaning services. Give them a call right away and enjoy their premium services.

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