Keeping Your Pool Mosquito-Free
A cool swim is hard to beat when summer turns hot, yet a dirty or neglected pool quickly becomes a mosquito nursery. The mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus lay their eggs in still water, and an untended pool gives them exactly that.
Pool owners should follow these upkeep steps:
- Let the filter run for roughly eight hours every day.
- Keep sanitizer levels inside the range the product recommends.
- Brush, vacuum and clean the walls and other surfaces often so bio-films cannot form.
- Begin with a starting dose of quaternary algaecide.
- If you use a cover, drain any water that collects on top of it.
- Hold off on winterizing until the first freeze arrives.
- Put away toys, floats and equipment so rainwater cannot pool inside them.
Reporting a Neglected Pool
If you notice a stagnant pool or any other mosquito problem in Fredville, call (555) 010-1261 or file an online report.
How the City Treats Pools
When the City of Fredville treats a swimming pool, crews use larvicides only. These products stop mosquitoes from breeding and help bring down the local population. The treatment will not change how the water looks, and it has no effect on the chemicals already in the pool.
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