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Penguin Pool Service is a weekly pool cleaning service focusing on water sanitation, debris removal, and LSI balance to provide a pristine pool experience.
Filter cleanings and minor repair services are offered by Penguin Pool Service. Should any major repairs, plumbing, remodel services be needed, we provide a list of contacts for easy reference to quickly help with these services.
Gone is the past of basic p.H. balance. The Langelier Saturation Index, or LSI, is balanced to protect the life of your pool surface and plaster finish. See more below here
Should you want an on-call service, for whatever reason, Penguin Pool Service will provide it ASAP
Hello! My name is Carter, and I am the proud owner of Penguin Pool Service! Born in Texas, I have been a Wacoan since 2010 and graduated from Vanguard College Prep in 2019. Penguin Pool Service is my passion and ensuring customer satisfaction is my top priority. I strive to be on the leading edge of pool chemistry knowledge to make this service stand above the rest.
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The Langelier Saturation Index, or LSI, is a tool used to measure the calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) saturation in water.
It’s important to balance, but why?
If your water is out of balance on the positive side, your water looks to deposit calcium carbonate onto water surfaces as scale, plaster dust, calcium on your waterline, and other forms of CaCO3 deposits. If your water is out of balance on the negative side, an arguably worse outcome arises. The water looks to absorb calcium carbonate through your plaster surface. This causes etching. Etching is permanent damage to your plaster surface that shortens the life of your pool surface and can lead to pool leaks at the end of the plaster’s life. Six parameters are taken into account to calculate the calcium carbonate balance in water: p.H., alkalinity, calcium hardness, water temperature, total dissolved solids, and cyanuric acid. Perfectly balanced water has a LSI of 0.0. Aggressive water is -0.01 and below, and scale-forming water is positive, 0.01 and above. Classic range chemistry of p.H. between 7.4-7.6 and calling it a day is not enough. Just because the LSI is new to the pool industry, does not mean it should be left out of your service. Your pool’s plaster depends on it.
Read more:
https://blog.orendatech.com/langelier-saturation-index
https://books.google.com/books?id=4zZuvPDvUAwC&pg=PA333#v=onepage&q&f=false
Penguin pool service really goes above and beyond to make sure you’re happy with their services & that your pool is in perfect condition. he is very knowledgeable and knows exactly what he’s talking about. can’t recommend enough!
- Emma
Carter with Penguin Pool Service has a quick response time and fast efficient service with reasonable rates. My pool looks great and I will continue to use him and recommend him 100%.
- L Teer
We recommend regular weekly service at least once per week, especially in the summer, as high UV’s degrade the chlorine and high temperatures promote fast algae growth. Some pools are able to be serviced every other week in January and February.
You can easily schedule a free quote by clicking here.
The visit time can vary depending on the state of the pool and what is required, but they are about 20 minutes on average for one person, with visit times sometimes lasting past one hour for debris heavy pools in the fall.
Yes! A green pool is our specialty.
Yes! We can quote on a case-by-case basis.
Contact us and we will do whatever we can to make sure you are satisfied with service.
For recurring weekly service, there is flexibility. You can either choose to be charged per visit plus chemicals, per month plus chemicals, or a flat rate per month. Plus chemicals means chemicals are charged in addition for the exact amount of chemicals that were used. This is all in an effort to give the customer exactly what they want and to be exactly fair. The benefit of per visit plus chemicals is, you simply will always pay for exactly what you get. The pricing is exactly fair, but there will be variable month to month cost, as five visit months will be 25% more in cost than four visit months. This is because 30 and 31 day months sometimes include 5 service days when the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd of the month falls on that day. The benefit of per month plus chemicals is, the cost of service is slightly less variable. The benefit of a flat monthly rate is consistent pricing at the expense of a slightly higher average price to compensate for seasonal fluctuations in chemical usage.
No. You don't need to be home during our service. For transparency, you can opt into “on the way” text messages to let you know our next stop is your backyard. After-service emails are sent after every service that includes: a photo of the pool, a checklist of tasks completed, water chemistry readings, dosages of chemicals added to the water, and any notes and extra information that the customer should know.
If the LSI is not balanced, the pool surface is at risk of permanent damage. If your pool pro follows basic range chemistry, your water can still be out of balance and etch your pool's surface. For example, in the winter if your pool has a p.H. of 7.5, total alkalinity of 90, water temperature of 55F, calcium hardness of 300 ppm, cyanuric acid of 40ppm, and TDS of 1000, your water has an LSI of -0.34. This is deeply aggressive water. All of these numbers are within recommended ranges in classic pool chemistry textbooks, but the old way of “range chemistry” can be wrong. The life of your pool plaster surface will be greatly reduced if LSI is chronically low, as the water will look to find equilibrium of calcium carbonate and pull it from the plaster of your pool causing permanent etching. On the opposite end, if LSI is chronically high, your water will slowly deposit calcium all around your pool. This is the lesser of the two evils, as it is not permanent and can be chelated back into solution with treatment. Science!
