Pool Service Chemicals and Pricing

Here at Clean Wave Pool service, all of our ongoing pool cleaning & service packages are charged on a base rate plus chemical usage basis. This provides for cost effective services that allow you to realize direct savings from any equipment or time investments you have made or continue to make to your own pool. Keep your pool clean and clear of debris? Have a salt water generator? Use a high quality pool sweep/robot? Keep your pool covered when not in use? All of these and more will result in direct chemical savings for you each month.

Invoices for our services are issued on the 1st of every month and due on the 15th of the same month. The base rate is a fixed amount charged monthly and is a fixed fee for the service occurring in the month the invoice is issued within. The chemical charges vary from month to month and are based on the rate and volume of each chemical added to your pool in the prior month of service.

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How do the chemical requirements for my pool vary?

Looking to decrease the chemical requirements for your pool? Investing time and/or money in the following (where possible) will help keep your pool not only cleaner and more enjoyable, but also help lower your chemical demand and ultimately, cost.

Pool Size/Volume

The larger the volume and surface area of your pool, the more chemicals it will require to remain properly balanced. Larger pools generally contain more contaminants. Greater surface areas typically translates to higher levels of evaporation.

Pool Usage

The more often your pool is used and the greater the number of swimmers in your pool, the more chemicals it will require. Swimmers bring contaminants into your pool including body oils, waste, sweat, dirt/debris, and sunscreen.

Amount of Debris/Dirt/Etc. Pool

The greater the amount of debris (yard debris, dirt, bugs or similar, etc.) in your pool and the longer it remains in your pool, the more chemicals it will require (sanitizer in particular). Cleaning/clearing debris from your pool regularly is one of the most economical and simplest things you can do to help lower your chemical demand. Looking for an option that doesn't involve as much of your time? Consider investing in a high quality pool sweep/robot instead.

Salt vs. Chlorine Pool

Chlorine pools require sanitizer to be added regularly, salt pools don't. This increases the chemical costs weekly for chlorine pools (see below for estimates on how much). Salt pools generate sanitizer (chlorine) by converting the salt in your water (NaCl) into chlorine as water passes through the cell. Salt pools do require salt to be added infrequently to keep the salt content at the proper levels.

Water temperature / time of year

Warmer weather and warmer water results in a higher chlorine demand. Living and non-living contaminants are more prevalent in warmer water, in part due to higher pool usage by humans in warmer temperatures. Contaminants thrive in warmer temperatures. Longer, warmer days also means more sunlight, which degrades chlorine faster. Similarly, higher levels and amounts of rainfall can significantly impact your chemical demand.

Pool Covered

You might think the greatest benefit of a pool cover is keeping debris out of the pool. While that is true, a cover will also help keep chemicals in your pool. Water evaporating out of your pool will take some chemicals (and heat) with it, namely chlorine. The less debris in your pool, the lower the chlorine demand. The more often your pool is covered, the lower your chemical demand generally.

Pool water chemistry

The better balanced your pool water is, the lower the demand for other pool chemicals will generally be. For example, as pH goes up, the ability of chlorine to kill germs goes down. Another common misused chemical in water is cyanuric acid (often called stabilizer or conditioner) - elevated levels of this chemical require more chlorine to do the same amount of sanitization. Our ongoing pool cleaning services all ensure your water chemistry remains in ideal ranges regularly.

And more...

Many other factors can and will impact your pool's chemical demand including type and efficiency of your pool equipment, filtration methods, frequency and quality of cleaning and balancing, and more. Contact us anytime to discuss further or to schedule a free pool consultation, or to sign up for one of our ongoing pool cleaning service packages.

Current Pool Service Chemical Rates

Liquid Chlorine

$9.65/gallon

Muriatic Acid

$15.00/gallon

Polyquat 60 Algaecide   

$0.62/ounce

Cyanuric Acid (CYA)

$4.25/pound

Pool Salt

$0.67/pound

Boric Acid

$3.50/pound

Borax

$1.81/pound

Aluminum Sulfate

$5.95/pound