Why should hotels have a pool maintenance plan?

Hotels with nice pools

Many hotel managers find pool maintenance to be an arduous task. It hardly needs to be mentioned that that if swimming pools in hotels are not properly maintained, it can be a huge financial burden on the hotels’ budget, besides taking up a great deal of time. Wondering why pool maintenance is so important for hotel accommodation in Dubai? Hotels need to devote significant money, time, and effort in managing facilities such as pools, gyms, sports centres, etc. which are used by innumerable people every day. To ensure that the facility is in a good shape for your customers to enjoy using it, it is necessary to follow a strict maintenance plan. For hotels with nice pools, this is all the more important since there are obvious hygiene issues associated with a poorly run swimming pool. In fact, there are actual laws governing the procedures a collective-use swimming pool must comply with. 

• Keep the water crystal clear
• Keep harmful algae at bay 
• Prevent the proliferation of bacteria and other microorganisms
• Prevent unwanted odours

• Every 4 hours, you should check :
  1. Pool chlorine or bromine level
  2. ph level
  3. water temperature
• Daily:
  1. Remove dirt and organic debris
  2. Check water level
• Twice a week, or as necessary:
  1. Clean the waterline
  2. Hoover and brush the pool
• Monthly:
  1. Conduct a bacteriological analysis
  2. Check alkaline levels
  3. Clean the water filters
  4. Check the level of heavy metals and cyanuric acid