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Are Fiberglass Swimming Pools Easy to Maintain?

Chad Maag • October 19, 2022

Are fiberglass swimming pools easy to maintain? The short answer is yes. Not only do they require less maintenance overall than your average vinyl or concrete pool, but the maintenance you do have is much easier.

Every pool needs some basic maintenance work to stay at peak function and aesthetics, but it pays to minimize the work you’ll have to do. That way, you can spend more time enjoying your pool and less time doing upkeep on it.

With that said, you might be wondering what type of maintenance you’d need to do on a fiberglass swimming pool. Here are the simple steps for keeping up your new pool:

Do a basic cleaning.
Check the chemical levels.
Run your filter.
Put in water as needed.
Create and stick to a schedule.

Now that you know the basic steps of keeping up a fiberglass swimming pool, let’s dive into the specifics.

Do a Basic Cleaning

Fiberglass swimming pools are great for a variety of reasons. As Bob Vila notes, fiberglass pools last longer than vinyl or concrete pools, they take on less organic material that you’ll later have to clean, and they resist stains from algae as well.

As a result, you’ll have less cleaning to do. You won’t have to do much scrubbing (if any) thanks to the structure of fiberglass, so cleaning will largely involve a chemical shock treatment and a few skims with a pool net. A pool cover can reduce the amount of cleaning you need to do even further.

Check the Chemical Levels

As with any other type of pool, it’s important that you maintain proper chemical levels in your fiberglass swimming pool. This is pretty easy to do, and you’ll have less to do to maintain proper levels.

For example, the pH level of water in a concrete pool will keep going up if unchecked, so concrete pool owners need to add an acid solution daily to counteract the effects. You won’t need to do this in your fiberglass swimming pool.

Run Your Filter

Another major advantage that fiberglass swimming pools have over other types has to do with how often you need to run your pool filter. While other pool types require regular filtration, a fiberglass pool only needs its filter run once per day.

Not only will this make your cleaning and upkeep routine even easier to stick to, but it will also save you a significant amount on your energy bill. Added up over the course of a year, this could save you hundreds or even thousands compared to the energy needs of another pool type.

Put in Water as Needed

While swimming pools are self-contained systems, they’re not entirely self-sustaining. You will need to periodically add water to your fiberglass swimming pool to make sure that your chemical levels are correct and that your filter is working properly.

For best results, you should try to keep the water level in your swimming pool over the level of your skimmer. You shouldn’t have to drain your pool, so your focus will just be on keeping that level steady.

Create and Stick to a Schedule

As with any other routine, it’s important to set a schedule that’s easy for you to stick to. While fiberglass swimming pools need far less in the way of maintenance than other pool types, you’ll still need to do some upkeep to keep your new pool in excellent shape.

Your best bet here is to set aside a single day for weekly checks like chemical levels and cleanings and to set a daily reminder for things like running your pool filter and checking the water level. If it helps, you can create a regular event on your phone so that your phone can remember for you.

Conclusion

Fiberglass swimming pools are by far easier to maintain than concrete or vinyl pools. Even so, all swimming pools require some basic upkeep to stay in their best condition. By following these super simple steps and staying regular with your own maintenance schedule, you should have no problem at all keeping your brand new swimming pool clean and beautiful!