Ocean Blue Pool Service Of West Florida

04/20/2017

To All Ocean Blue Customers,

-We wanted to announce that we have started taking electronic waste and began a recycling program. What is electronic waist you might ask? Below is a list of some of the stuff we’ll take and recycle. If you have any questions or want to schedule an appointment to have Shawn and David help clean out your garage please call.
1. Computers, T.V’s, cell phones, tablets, GPS devices and PDA’s
2. Stereo equipment, speakers, DVD players and VCR’s
3. Copiers, fax machines and printers and old ink cartages.
4. Light fixtures or wire of any kind.
5. Plumbing, pipe, metal tubing or fixtures (not PVC).
6. Anything made of copper, brass, aluminum or steel (no gas grills).
7. Small Appliances, microwaves or just anything with a cord.
Thank you,
Shawn Dillon
(941) 929-8552

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04/16/2016

Should You Take A Shower Before You Swim In A Pool?

Have you ever seen those signs posted in public pools that say you must shower before entering the pool? Have you ever wondered why many pool owners want you to shower before diving in for a cool dip in the water?

Showering before entering a pool is one of the least practiced habits before swimming in most countries around the world. In many ways it is understandable. After all, you are about to jump into a pool. What is the point of taking a shower first? There are actually several reasons why you should take a shower before entering a pool.

Being considerate of others is always important. Showering before you jump into somebody else’s pool will remove anything on your body that could dirty their pool.

If someone is letting you use their pool, you should try to do everything you can to make sure it stays as clean as it was before you got in.

Taking a quick shower before you get in is one of the best and most considerate things you can do for pool owners and other swimmers.

Showering removes Contaminates from Your Body – Unless you just stepped out of the shower, there is a good chance that your body will have substances on it that will contaminate a pool. These include sweat, soap, perfume, shampoo, deodorant, urine and even f***s.

Swim UniversityWhile you may not want to admit that there is urine and f***s on your body, they could be present in such small amounts that you would never even notice. However, once they come in contact with pool water, they will contaminate the water.

Now imagine if every swimmer in the pool for that day had a little urine or f***s on them. The amounts would begin to add up, wouldn’t they?

A simple shower with water only can wash these substances from your body so they don’t get into the pool water when you go for a swim.This will help the pool remain cleaner for much longer.

Easier on the Pool – The more contaminated the water becomes because of what you introduce to the water, the harder the pool has to work to be sure it is clean. More chlorine has to be added to be sure the water is clean and safe and the pool’s pumps and filters will have to work hard to remove these contaminates in the water.

It’s also easier on the pool owners as well. The less they have to do to keep the pool clean, the easier it is on them both in terms of their time and their money.

Cleaner is Safer – While this may be last on our list, it is probably the most important reason of all. Think about why pools use chlorine to keep them clean? Chlorine is used to kill potential harmful bacteria and other pathogens that not only impact how clean the water looks, but also how safe it is. Water that is filled with this bacteria can cause you to become sick if you spend enough time swimming in it.

Most people associate the smell of chlorine as a sign that a pool is clean. However, they couldn’t be more wrong! The smell generated by chlorine is only present while it is oxidizing contaminates. Therefore, a pool that is completely clean will have very little, if any, odor at all. The stronger the smell the more work the chlorine is having to do meaning the pool is actually dirtier.

Showering before swimming is one habit that everyone should try to develop. Not only is it common courtesy and better for the pool, but in the end it means that less chlorine will have to be used to make sure that it is safe and clean for everyone. So before you decide to take a dip in either a public pool or your own, take a few minutes to take a short shower to be sure your body is properly clean. That way, you can do your part in helping the owner of the pool maintain a clean pool that is free from both harmful chemicals and contaminates on your body.

12/25/2015

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!.

10/11/2015

Who invited phosphates to the party, anyway?

The challenge with phosphates is that they are constantly being introduced into your swimming pool water. They are found in lawn and garden fertilizers, decaying vegetation, municipal water, cosmetic items on bathers, and even other pool chemicals. This means a fresh batch of phosphates enter your water when any of the following occur:
The wind blows dirt into your pool
Sprinkler run off from your lawn or landscaping enters your pool
Your water leveler puts fresh water into your pool
Leaves, twigs, or bark enters your water
You use chemicals containing TSP, or any amount of phosphoric, phosphonic or other phosphorous based ingredients to clean your pool
As such, you can never completely remove phosphates; instead, we refer to it as maintaining a “near zero” level with a long-term solution that includes a blend of using Natural Chemistry’s phosfree products, regular water testing, correct sanitizer levels, and limiting exposure to phosphates.

10/11/2015

What are phosphates?
60% percent of pool owners experience two full algae blooms every season. So What causes these blooms and how can we prevent them? Listed below we have put together some information identifying the problem and some proactive steps to prevent it.

Algae blooms place a high demand on the chemicals present in your water and cost time and money in clean up. While everyone agrees on how to kill algae once it’s taken over your pool, Ocean Blue Pool service will teach you how to take a proactive approach to preventing anything from blooming in your backyard but your prized begonias. With that, we’d like to introduce you to phosphates -a biological building block that is constantly being introduced to your water and nourishing algae spores. We’ll explain how being proactive with chemicals that help to remove phosphate’s – instead of reactive with huge amounts of chlorine shock and a scrub brush – will help prevent algae blooms and make your sparkling pool water the crown jewel of the neighborhood.

Algae and other scourges
We are fairly certain that if Sun Tzu had owned a swimming pool while writing “The Art of War,” history would have been irrevocably altered by his seminal chapter on conquering algae. Being that no such chapter exists, we’ll improvise. In order to understand how to defeat algae, you must understand what it needs to survive. Algae reproduction depends completely on the presence of five key things:
-Sun
-Water
-Air
-Nitrates
-Phosphates

Phosphates are compounds of the nonmetallic element phosphorous and are a primary food source for aquatic plants, including all types of algae. Phosphate compounds are inevitably broken down into their simplest form, orthophosphates, in one of the following three ways:
Oxidation (converting compounds into oxides)
Hydrolysis (decomposition by water)
Enzymatic digestion

Regardless of how it happens, if phosphates are allowed to remain present in pool, spa, or pond water, they will be reduced to orthophosphates, which are the only form of phosphates that algae can digest.

Orthophosphate levels should remain below 100-125 ppb (parts per billion). Once levels exceed 200 ppb, algae becomes increasingly resistant to sanitizers, including chlorine shock. Excessive levels of orthophosphate, such as 500 ppb or more, should be brought under control

10/11/2015

We are getting ready for the fall season. I want to welcome back all my seasonal customers. We are going to be looking at phosphate levels very soon and see who needs their pool treated.