Start your own pool cleaning service. You will need a pool vacuum, a skimmer, and knowledge of pools in general. You will also need a PH levels tester, and the items needed to balance the PH levels in the water.

A swimming pool is a luxury practically everyone aims to have with their homes. However, just getting a swimming pool is not enough. It is very important to keep the pool well maintained and cleaned. This is the reason it is very feasible to open a pool cleaning service.

To open a pool cleaning service, you will have to make some initial investments. Of course, you would first need a truck to hold all your equipment needed for pool cleaning services. Some of the equipment you will need is a pool vacuum, a skimmer, a PH level tester, chemicals for balancing the PH levels and of course, some knowledge of pools in general! Along with this, you may need a computer to maintain accounts and a spare room to place your equipment.

If you are not familiar with pool cleaning, it is better to take some training. There are many courses spanning about thirty days, where you learn skills to clean the pool like a pro. There are even some courses, which teach pool cleaning in a month, and offer 12 months ongoing support after that.

To help you in your pool cleaning service, you can always buy some existing swimming pool accounts; say about 35 to 50 accounts. This proves to be a good foundation to learn and grow your pool cleaning services. These swimming pool owners can vouch for your services. Moreover, you could also place ads in the local newspaper, magazines, print some pamphlets, or perhaps also start website advertising about your services.

Of course, when offering pool-cleaning services, it is important that you do not charge too high for your service. Start from $50, which is a rather reasonable rate. The rates you charge will be dependant on the size of the pool, on whether the pool is a screened or an open-air one and on the chemical demands of the pool. The age and condition of the pool equipment also play a factor on deciding on the rate for pool cleaning.

The services you have to offer, as a pool cleaning service, will be to analyze the water weekly and to balance the chemicals in the water weekly. Cleaning of the tiles of the swimming pool, the skimmer basket, and the strainer, brushing of the walls and floors of the pool as needed and cleaning the filters of the pool are the other services expected of you. It is also part of your duty to inspect the pumps and other equipment of the swimming pool you clean and to alert the owner of any problems. Though you may offer weekly cleaning, in the case of large residential pools and pools that are used a lot, you may have to clean them twice a week. Of course, this will be at an increased rate!

It is always better to request pets be safe in the house or perhaps secured on service days. This assures your safety, and the pets, while you clean the pool! Once you have your equipment ready and know all about pool cleaning, go-on and start a very prosperous and profitable business for you!

Some resources are:

http://www.pool-information.com/

http://www.everclearpool.com/

http://www.poolsuccess.com/