What is a pool service?

A pool service is a broad term for any sort of maintenance done on or around a swimming pool. A pool service can come in many forms such as cleanings, repairs, installations, renovations, draining and more. 

You can find all of the services that a residential swimming pool in the Bucks county pa area may need down below.

Why do you need pool service in bucks county pa?

Like many areas in the Doylestown pa and Montgomery county pa area, bucks county pa experiences the best and the worst of the four seasons. The scorching heat in the summer and frigid temperatures in the winter make it difficult to maintain the water in your pool. The last thing you want to happen is for your pool to turn into an algae breeding ground during the summer swimming season. 

Taking care of your pool can be stressful and time-consuming. Adding the right doses of the proper chemicals is hard to nail down. Your swimming pool can be crystal clear one day, but if you don’t add the right chemicals on a consistent basis it can turn green within a few days. Pool chemistry is only the beginning of properly taking care of your pool. 

With a residential swimming pool comes an underground network of pipes that all connect to a central pool system. Your pool system usually contains a pool pump, filter, drains, skimmer, return lines, vacuum, and sometimes a pool heater. All of these components work to keep your water clean and in constant motion.

Benefits of hiring a pool service company.

If you are a residential swimming pool owner in bucks county pa or Doylestown pa, you can maximize the efficiency of your pool with a pool service company. Here are some of the benefits of letting a bucks county pa pool service company like Royal Pool Service maintain your pool.

• Save money: Yes, you will have to spend money for the maintenance of your pool, but in the long run, a pool service company can optimize your pool care strategy. This saves you money by using the perfect amount of chemicals, right equipment, and setting proper run times for your system.
• Save Time: Having a pool is like having a child. Okay not really, but if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing, pool care can burn you for your time. Let us take care of cleaning, balancing water, and checking if your system is running properly. We make sure your pool is not only clear but also safe to swim in all season long.
• Ensure safety: If a pool isn’t properly maintained it can develop viruses and other bacteria. You could be swimming in water that is harming bathers and have no idea about it. Another common mistake pool owners make is over shocking it or putting too many chemicals in the pool. This can be dangerous for both swimmers and your pool.
• Have your questions answered: It may be out of curiosity, or an emergency, but if you have a question about maintaining your pool, Royal Pool Service will be your dedicated expert. With so much industry knowledge, we can consult you through proper pool care and avoiding mistakes.

There are tons of benefits for you and your swimming pool when working with a pool service company. If you already take good care of your pool, Royal Pool Service can still offer you services for repairs, installations, openings, closing, and more. More on this below.

What pool services do we offer in bucks county pa?

Pool Opening Service

If you live in an area that experiences the four seasons, you most likely schedule a pool closing service in the wintertime. As soon as the warm weather starts becoming a little warmer, around April time in bucks county pa, you will need a pool opening service. 

The key is to open a swimming pool when the weather is consistently above 70 degrees. This isn’t exactly “prime swimming weather,” but it is warm enough for algae to start growing in your pool. It is better to open up your swimming pool sooner rather than later, especially if you have a mesh swimming pool cover. 

What’s included in a pool opening service?

• Take off, clean, and properly store pool cover
• Fold up and store water bags or other pool anchor substitutes
• Screw down anchors
• De-Winterizing swimming pool and take out plugs
• Reassemble pool pump
• Test if the heater is working properly
• Catching Debris from the pool surface
• Spring Vacuum of pool floor and walls
• Brushing algae and stains from pool floor and walls
• Put in Spring Chemical start-up kit (included in price)

Pool Closing service near bucks county pa

The very opposite of a pool opening service, a pool closing service is usually done when pool owners give up trying to swim in cold water. It is the most dreaded service in the pool industry, and many of our clients try and hold onto the pool as long as they possibly can. When the time comes, you can count on us to properly close your swimming pool.

Mistakes can not happen when you are closing a pool. The risk of cracked pipes, frozen water, ruined pumps, tiles falling off, and stains can be very costly for pool owners. We go through a refined step by step plan to close a swimming pool and here are some of the things our pool closing service includes:

• Remove all leaves and debris from the pool
• Vacuum the pool floor and pool walls
• Backwash the filter system
• Lower the water so it below the tiles
• Add winterizing kit
• Drain pump and heater
• Plug returns and skimmers
• Remove and store deck equipment (ladders, handrails, etc…)
• Install the winter cover
• Blow off pool deck area and equipment pad

We close pools with all types of pool covers including mesh safety covers, solid safety covers, tarp covers, and solar covers.

Pool Cleaning Service Bucks county pa

A mcan be done once or on a regular basis. For example, if you open your pool by yourself and simply need it vacuumed, you can call us for a vacuuming service that won’t clog your filters. You might also need a single emergency service after a big rainstorm, which we offer. 

Many of our clients enjoy a pool cleaning service done on a regular basis. We take care of everything from balancing your pool water, to ensuring your pool equipment is working at maximum efficiency. With Royal Pool Service your pool will be properly optimized and cleaned so you can enjoy the pool all season long. 

We offer a weekly, Bi-Weekly, Bi-monthly, and monthly service for chlorine pools and saltwater pools. Here are some of the things that are included in a pool cleaning service:

• Skimming pool surface of leaves and debris
• clearing out skimmer baskets
• vacuuming of the pool floor
• clearing pump basket
• testing if all system components are working properly
• adding proper amount of chemicals
• cleaning filter(if necessary)

Pool Repair Service:

A pool and it’s system is not invincible and it will suffer from aging as time passes. Things will break, and you will need to fix or replace certain parts of your system. Here are some of the common things that we fix in bucks county pa pools:

• pool filters
• pool heaters
• pool liners
• pool tiles
• pool pumps
• pool pump motors
• spa jets
• chlorinators

Pool Installation Montgomery County pa

When it comes to a swimming pool, we can just about install anything you would like for your system. If you want to extend your swimming season by a few weeks and swim during bad weather, we can install a pool heater. If you plan on upgrading your pool cover, we offer a pool cover installation.

Whether you are looking to upgrade something or install something new, we have the knowledge to perform a pool installation on your Montgomery county pa and bucks County PA pool. Here is some of the pool hardware that we commonly install:

• pool safety covers
• pool heaters
• pool pumps
• pool filters
• chlorinators
• salt cells
• diving boards

These are some of the few services we do for residential pool owners in bucks county pa, Montgomery county pa, and Doylestown pa. We offer many more services such as salt system care and acid washes. When it comes to your swimming pool, we have the expertise to tackle any pool problem or project that you want to take on. Call us at 610-574-8501 or email us at royalpoolsrv@gmail.com to get in contact with us.