Cleaning the pollen from your swimming pool and the pool deck can be a daunting task.  With the right tools and a little technique you can make this clean-up much easier.  The first thing you need to make sure you are using at the Pool Skimmer Socks (CLICK HERE to check them out).  These really help keep the pollen from making it to the cartridge filter of your swimming pool system.  Pollen can be very difficult to clean out of your pool filter and shorten the life of it.  The skimmer sock catches a lot of it before it ever makes it to your filter.  Make sure to change out your pool sock more often, maybe 2-3 times per week, and use a good POOL FILTER CLEANER when you do clean your pool’s cartridge filter to help release the pollen from the surface of the filter media.

The next important thing to do is to run your automatic pool cleaner more often.  The Dolphin Nautilus CC Supreme Wi-fi does a great job collecting pollen out of your swimming pool water.  It is also a master at scrubbing the water line tiles to prevent / remove scum line that pollen can cause.  Using the fine filter, I run our Dolphin automatic pool cleaner several times per week when the pollen is bad.  This is one pool cleaning device which has proven to be worth every penny!!!  CLICK HERE to see the current price.

So, what about the pool screen and the pool deck???  For this I lean on one of my favorite house / pool cleaning accessories…  the HOSE END SWEEPER NOZZLE.  This thing is a must for any homeowner.  CLICK HERE to read our article about removing pine needles from screen using this spray nozzle.  This nozzle is perfect for washing your screens clean of pollen.  Spray from the inside out and much of the pollen ends up outside, where you want it.  Just the right amount of pressure to clean pollen off of your pool screen.  Once you have cleaned the screen, use the nozzle to rinse the pollen off the deck and into your drains / out the doors.  Again, enough pressure to clean without blowing all of the sand out of your paver joints!  CLICK HERE to see the current price of the hose sprayer for cleaning pool deck.

Lastly, enjoy your beautifully clean outdoor living area!!!