Pools kept balanced, clear and logged
Compound and amenity pools maintained through water balance, disinfection, filtration and plant care, with a daily test log anyone can read.
- Testing
- Disinfectant and pH daily, logged at the plant room
- Plant
- Pumps, filters, dosing, heaters or chillers
- Laboratory samples
- Accredited laboratory, where required
- Chemical store
- Chlorine products and acids kept apart
- Delivery
- Self-delivered
Swimming pool maintenance keeps pool water safe to swim in and the plant running: disinfectant level and pH tested and corrected, filters backwashed, plant and dosing equipment maintained, and the pool cleaned. ITF delivers it with a daily test log kept at the plant room.
- 01 Enquiry
- 02 Site survey
- 03 Scope and quote
- 04 Mobilisation
- 05 Planned schedule
- 06 Execution
- 07 Monthly report
- 08 Management review
- 09 Next cycle
Pools kept balanced, clear and logged sits at step 6 of the fm operating cycle. You receive closed work orders with photo evidence.
Clear water is not the same as safe water
A pool can look perfect and be poorly disinfected.
It can also smell strongly of chlorine and be under-treated. That smell usually comes from chloramines, formed when chlorine reacts with sweat and urine, and it means the water needs more treatment, not less. Stinging eyes point the same way, or to pH out of range.
The only way to know is to test, and the only way to prove it is the log.
The routine
| Task | What is done | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Water tests | Free and combined disinfectant and pH, recorded with the time. | Daily, more in heavy use |
| Visual and surface | Skimming, debris, water clarity, surrounds. | Daily |
| Filters | Backwashed on pressure, media checked. | Weekly or on pressure |
| Floor and walls | Vacuumed and brushed. | Weekly |
| Water balance | Alkalinity, hardness, and stabiliser where used. | Weekly |
| Plant | Pumps, dosing pumps, strainers, heater or chiller, leaks. | Weekly |
| Laboratory sample | Microbiological sample, tested by an accredited laboratory, where your licence or procedure requires it. | Monthly or as required |
What sits in the plant room
The daily test log per pool
Every test with its time and reading, and the correction made when a reading was out of range.
The weekly plant record
Filter pressures, backwashes, pumps, dosing equipment and leaks, pool by pool.
The chemical usage log
What went into the water and when, with the safety data sheets for every product kept beside it.
The incident record
Each closure, the action taken and the reopening time.
Laboratory results
From the accredited laboratory, where your licence or procedure requires samples.
When something goes in the water
A faecal or vomit incident closes the pool. Residents accept a closed pool. They do not accept finding out later that it stayed open.
- 01
Close
The pool is cleared and closed, and the time goes on the record.
- 02
Treat
The water is treated and filtered to the written incident procedure.
- 03
Test
Tests confirm the water is back in range, each logged with its time.
- 04
Reopen
The pool reopens only when the log shows it is safe, and the reopening time goes on the record.
Three pools and a chlorine smell
A compound in Al Khobar has three pools. Residents complain of stinging eyes and a strong chlorine smell every summer weekend, and the previous contractor kept adding chlorine.
Testing shows high combined chlorine and stabiliser built up over the season. We partially drain and refill the worst pool, rebalance all three, and set the daily log at each plant room with extra tests on weekend evenings. Chlorine and acid, found stored on the same shelf, are separated. A written incident procedure goes on the plant room door.
The compound manager holds a daily test log per pool, a weekly plant record, a chemical usage log with safety data sheets, an incident procedure and the laboratory sample results.
What changes the routine
Stabiliser, bathers and dust
Strong sun breaks down chlorine in an outdoor pool fast, which is why stabiliser is often used. Too much stabiliser, built up over a season of top-ups, makes chlorine work far more slowly, and the fix is usually a partial drain and refill. Summer evenings bring the heaviest bather load in a compound, right when the water is warmest, and dust storms drop sand into the pool and load the filters. The routine tightens in summer for all of these reasons.
Where accidents happen
Chlorine products and acids are stored apart, because mixing them releases a toxic gas. Chemicals are labelled, with safety data sheets at the door and the right protective equipment beside them. The room is ventilated, and dosing equipment is maintained so that nobody has to hand-dose from a bucket.
The air above the water
Indoor pools need extra attention to air handling, because chloramines leave the water and collect in the air of a closed hall. The air handling sits on our HVAC scope, and heaters and chillers are part of the pool plant on the routine.
Asked by compound and hotel managers
Who tests the water for the municipality?
Where a laboratory sample is required, we take it and an accredited laboratory tests it. The result goes into your log.
How often should the water be tested?
At least daily, and more often under heavy use. The log shows each test with its time.
Why does the pool smell of chlorine even though you add plenty?
That smell is usually chloramines, which means the water needs more treatment, fresher water or better circulation, not less chlorine.
Can there be too much stabiliser?
Yes. It builds up with every dose of stabilised chlorine, and at high levels chlorine works far more slowly. It is measured weekly with the water balance, and when it has built up the answer is usually a partial drain and refill.
Can you maintain indoor and heated pools?
Yes. Heaters and chillers are part of the plant on the routine, and the air handling over an indoor pool sits on our HVAC scope.
Around the pool
Compounds
Residential sites where pools, tanks and grounds share one contract.
Read moreFMWater tanks and Legionella
Stored water, showers and the water log, on the same site.
Read moreFMPlumbing
Pumps, pipework and drainage maintained as one system.
Read moreFMHVAC
Air handling over indoor pools, serviced with readings.
Read moreTrainingCOSHH
Safe handling of pool chemicals, taught to your own staff.
Read morePart of one system
Every division keeps records to the same standard, so the second one you need works the way the first one did.
Book a site survey
The survey tests the water, reads the plant and opens the chemical store. You get the findings in writing before any routine is priced.