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Pool Maintenance
Smarter Pool Care

Pool Maintenance

Everything you need for a cleaner, healthier, and more effortless pool.

Modern Pool Maintenance, Simplified.

Pool maintenance used to mean test strips, manual scrubbing, and constant trips to the chemical aisle. Not anymore. MySmartPool brings together connected water monitors, robotic cleaners and skimmers, and chemical-free UV sanitization — so your pool stays balanced, clean, and crystal clear with a fraction of the effort.

Pool Maintenance, by Category

Pick the area of pool care you want to upgrade — or stack them for a fully automated experience.

Pool Maintenance Articles & Guides

Step-by-step guides to keep your water clear, your equipment healthy, and your weekends free.

Serene Texas backyard pool with still clear water and reflections
Pool Water Chemistry

Total Alkalinity in a Pool: The Buffer That Keeps pH Stable

If your pH won't hold still no matter what you do, alkalinity is almost always the reason. It's the quiet buffer that decides whether balancing your pool is easy or a daily fight.

May 20, 2026 7 min read
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Clean Texas Hill Country backyard swimming pool with clear water in warm afternoon light
Pool Maintenance Guide

How to Raise Pool pH (Fast, Safe, and Without Overshooting)

Low pH eats heaters, irritates skin, and trashes liners — but raising it is one of the simplest pool fixes once you know which chemical to reach for.

April 29, 2026 6 min read
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Inviting warm backyard pool in warm Texas afternoon light
Pool Water Chemistry

Pool Water Temperature: Ideal Range & Why It Matters

Temperature is the reading everyone feels but few track — yet it silently drives your chemistry, your algae risk, and how much water you lose. Here's why it matters.

July 8, 2026 6 min read
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Backyard pool with a return jet gently circulating clear water
Pool Maintenance Guide

How Long Should You Run Your Pool Pump Each Day?

Run the pump too little and the water goes stagnant; run it too much and you burn money. Here's how to find the right run time for your pool.

July 8, 2026 7 min read
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Backyard pool at dusk after being shocked, water clearing
Pool Maintenance Guide

How to Shock Your Pool: When, Why, and How Much

Shocking is the reset button for pool water — but only if you use the right type, the right dose, and the right timing. Here's how to do it properly.

July 8, 2026 7 min read
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Clear, well-sanitized backyard pool water in bright sun
Pool Water Chemistry

Free vs Combined vs Total Chlorine (and Chloramines)

That strong 'chlorine smell' actually means your pool needs more chlorine, not less. Understanding the three chlorine readings is the key to why.

July 8, 2026 6 min read
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Backyard pool being covered for winter in a Texas backyard
Seasonal Pool Care

How to Winterize Your Pool (Closing It the Right Way)

Even in Texas, a hard freeze can crack equipment and plumbing. Closing your pool properly protects it through winter — and makes opening a breeze.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
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Backyard pool being uncovered for the swimming season in spring
Seasonal Pool Care

How to Open Your Pool for the Season (Step-by-Step)

A smooth pool opening is the difference between swimming next weekend and fighting a green pool for three. Here's how to do it right the first time.

March 18, 2026 7 min read
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Sparkling salt water backyard pool in a Texas Hill Country setting
Pool Maintenance Guide

Salt Water Pool Maintenance: A Complete Guide

Salt water pools trade jugs of chlorine for softer water and less hands-on dosing — but they still need attention. Here's what actually matters.

July 8, 2026 8 min read
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Clean Texas backyard pool with clear water and stone tile
Pool Water Chemistry

Pool Calcium Hardness: Ideal Levels & How to Adjust It

Calcium hardness is the balance number that protects your pool's surfaces and equipment — too little eats them, too much crusts them. Here's how to keep it right.

July 1, 2026 7 min read
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Cloudy, milky backyard pool water beginning to clear
Pool Troubleshooting

Why Is My Pool Cloudy? Causes and How to Fix It Fast

Cloudy water isn't just ugly — it's your pool telling you something is off. Here's how to read the message and clear it up fast.

June 24, 2026 7 min read
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Backyard pool half-cleared from green algae to blue water
Pool Troubleshooting

How to Get Rid of Algae in Your Pool (Green, Yellow & Black)

A pool can turn from crystal clear to swamp green in a day. Here's the exact battle plan to kill algae, clear the water, and make sure it never comes back.

June 17, 2026 8 min read
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Perfectly balanced Texas backyard pool with crystal clear blue water
Pool Maintenance Guide

How to Balance Pool Water: The Complete Order of Operations

Balanced water isn't about adding more chemicals — it's about adding the right ones in the right order. Get the sequence right and everything else falls into place.

June 10, 2026 9 min read
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Ondilo ICO smart monitor floating in a sparkling Texas Hill Country backyard pool
Smart Pool Care

What Does an ICO Smart Pool Monitor Track? (The Complete Guide)

A floating sensor the size of a soda can reads your water every hour, learns your pool, and tells you exactly what to add. Here's everything the ICO tracks — and why it matters.

June 3, 2026 8 min read
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Sunlit Texas backyard pool with bright clear water under strong sunshine
Pool Water Chemistry

Cyanuric Acid (Pool Stabilizer): How Much Is Too Much?

Stabilizer is the chemical everyone forgets to test — until their chlorine mysteriously stops working. A little protects it from the sun; a lot holds it hostage.

May 27, 2026 7 min read
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Clean Texas backyard swimming pool with clear blue water and mineral sparkle
Pool Water Chemistry

What Is TDS in Pool Water? (Total Dissolved Solids Explained)

Every chemical you've ever added leaves something behind. TDS is the running total — and when it climbs too high, your water turns dull and your chemicals stop pulling their weight.

May 13, 2026 7 min read
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Bright Texas Hill Country backyard pool with sparkling clear blue water
Pool Maintenance Guide

How to Lower Pool pH (Safely & Quickly)

If your pool water feels cloudy, your eyes sting, or you're chewing through chlorine, high pH is usually the culprit. Here's exactly how to bring it back into range.

April 29, 2026 6 min read
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Ondilo ICO smart monitor floating in a sparkling Texas Hill Country backyard pool
Pool Water Chemistry

What Is ORP in a Pool? (And Why It Matters More Than Your Chlorine Number)

You can have plenty of chlorine and still have unsafe water. ORP is the one reading that tells you whether your sanitizer is actually working — and it's the number smart monitors watch most closely.

May 6, 2026 8 min read
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Save up to
90%
on manual maintenance time
Reduce chemical use by
50%
with smart sanitization
Monitoring
24/7
always-on water intelligence

How Smarter Maintenance Works

1

Monitor

A smart water monitor reads pH, ORP, TDS, and temperature around the clock and tells you exactly what your water needs.

2

Sanitize

UV systems destroy bacteria, viruses, and algae as water passes through — quietly working alongside reduced chlorine.

3

Clean

Robotic cleaners and skimmers handle the surface and submerged surfaces, so debris and dirt never have a chance to settle in.

One Connected System.
Effortlessly Clean Water.

When monitoring, sanitization, and cleaning all work together, pool maintenance stops feeling like a chore. Add what you need today and expand over time — every product in our lineup is designed to make pool care simpler, smarter, and more sustainable.

By the Numbers

4
Pillars of modern pool care: monitor, sanitize, clean, skim
24/7
Continuous water monitoring and surface skimming
99.9%
Bacteria, viruses, and algae eliminated with UV-C
Compatible with chlorine, bromine, salt, and UV-treated pools

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