Owner-facing pool reference: test procedures, acid-addition guidance, and seasonal watchlist. Sitter-facing care tasks link here from house-sitting/pool-handoff.md .
Maintenance areas
- pH — weekly during season.
- Chlorine — weekly during season.
- Splashy (pool robot) — once or twice a week during season.
- Skimmer basket — daily / every other day.
- Water level — twice a week during season.
- Brushing — quick brush weekly; full brush monthly.
- Filter cleaning — seasonal (opening, end of July, closing).
- Alkalinity — TBD.
- Calcium — TBD.
- Salt — cadence TBD; test by salt pen.
- Monitoring — how morning/evening status checks should handle pool maintenance.
Notes
- This should cover spring/summer/fall pool season rather than winter noise.
- Sitter procedures link here so there’s one source of truth for the actual test/correction steps.
Next checklist
- Watch pool chemistry timing in morning/evening reviews.
- Watch brushing cadence in morning/evening reviews.
- Watch filter-cleaning timing against opening / end of July / closing.
- Keep the season watch quiet unless something is overdue.
Source of truth
PoolMath app is the main log for ongoing chemistry tracking:
Test kit: Taylor K-2005 SALT, kept poolside.
Life category
- life_category: home_stewardship
- secondary_life_categories: []
- subarea: pool care / water chemistry
- mode: outside + admin