Cleaning Pool
Cleaning pool services are fairly unnecessary. With a little bit of work, your pool can be consistently clean leaving you plenty of time to enjoy it. There are many types of things that could dirty a pool. Floating debris, dirty floors, scum on the sides, and even a discolored pool deck are all of the things that may need cleaning.
Cleaning stains on the side of the pool
Sometimes pools receive stains when the water sits at the same level for a long period of time. Dirt and other grime combined with oils can create a scum like ring, which may stain the sides. If your pool is vinyl, you can remove the line with a simple product like Armor All. Like the majority of pool users, you most likely have tiles where the water line is. This is because tiles are extremely easy to clean, and only require tile cleaning products. For both surfaces simply buy a scrubbing pad, and wash the area until the stain is gone. Tile cleaner, and the scrub pad are both fairly inexpensive things which will save you a lot of time.
Cleaning sunken leaves
Normally leaves will float when they fall in to your pool. However, after long periods of times like winter, the leaves may start to sink. For this reason it's recommended you give your pool a thorough cleaning before winterizing it. Vacuuming the pool proves useless because the leaves just clog the filter after a minute or two. Likewise, the filter will be useless because the debris has sunk. You need to use a leaf rake, and push the leaves in to a bag. The trick is to rake the pool in sections. Be careful not to stir up the leaves. Doing so will cause the leaves to re-sink after you've cleaned the pool.
Cleaning floating debris
If you have floating debris such as leaves that isn't being picked up by the filter, you may have a problem with the filter. Check the valves, and make sure there is enough pressure. Also make sure that the filter isn't putting the debris back in to your pool via the return jet. A good tool to pick up the leaves on the surface is the previously discussed leave rake. Along with that, you can also try skimming. However, skimming the pool is hard work, and may take a lot of time. It is however an effective means of cleaning the surface of your pool. When building pools, it's important to think about tree location. You should never build a pool near trees. This will fix the debris problem, and will also guarantee no tree roots damage your pool.
Automatic pool vacuum
Such products can be life savers. They work perfect and require minimal interaction. It crawls along the bottom of your pool and sucks up leaves and other debris. It hooks up to the filter like a standard vacuum, and only requires you unclog the filter every once in a while. When it hits a wall it will turn around and start doing another section of your pool. It's designed to vacuum the whole bottom as efficiently as possible. Such a vacuum can be purchased for around $250, and as high as $1400.