You may have come across a lot of plunge pools for sale, however, has it every occurred to you why do people really go for these and what do these pools require to be maintained? Worry not, if you are planning to get one for yourself, we are here to guide you all that you need to know about plunge pools. Let’s find all that out right away. 

Before we begin with anything else, let’s see what exactly a plunge pool is….

A plunge pool is basically a small pool that is specifically for the purpose of cooling off and not for swimming or any other activities. However, there are two kinds of such pools, the hot one and the cold one. A hot plunge pool is used before going for a workout to relaxed your muscles and enhance blood flow whereas, a cold plunge pool is one that is served for the purpose of reduction in muscle inflammation.

Moving on towards the maintenance of plunge pools, these pools can be cleaned in three ways;

1. Circulation

The circulation process is such where circulation movements occur for cleaning purpose with the help of a motor that helps the algae reaching the water. Due to the stirring motion, the water remains clean however, a filter should also be added in the pool so that when the machine is in circular movement, and all the dirt is collected at one place and at the end of the day, and the filter should be taken out to remove the dirt.

2. Chemistry

Another method to have the pool maintained is by checking out the water, chlorine and Ph. levels, this should be done at least twice a week in order to keep everything in order. Make sure that the ph. levels should range around 7.4 to 7.6 whereas, the chlorine levels should remain between 1 to 3 ppm. In order to test this, there are strips available easily everywhere that can help you identify these levels.

3. Cleaning

Lastly, make sure you are doing the following in order to keep the pool clean;

• Clean by brushing the walls of nice spa pool every other day in order to remove the dirt from them which can spread in the water.
• Skimming water every day is crucial as this will refrain from having debris at the bottom.
• Pool should be vacuumed at least twice a week.
• All the clutters should be scooped out so that the vacuum process is done easily. 

Make sure you are following all the above steps in order to keep the environment as well as everyone healthy and safe.