Grandma comes up with new pool cleaning hack, and it works wonders
Jessica Jacobs
Contributing Writer
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Lisa Pack, 49, from Ohio recently discovered a novel pool cleaning hack that’s saving her from endless amounts of scrubbing and work.
Pack was originally dreading having to clean her greenish pool. After all, the average upkeep of keeping a swimming pool clean ranges from $80 to $160 per cleaning.
Remember, while your swimming pool might have chlorine, it doesn’t mean debris and other grime won’t build up. Typical pool cleaning involves tasks like cleaning the pool surface, vacuuming the pool, cleaning out the waterline, emptying the skimmer and pump baskets, and scrubbing down the steps and railings.
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Over time, particularly in the summertime, your pool might begin to have a green tint. This is due to algae growth and is a signal your pool has an imbalance. For instance, there might not be enough chlorine.
Luckily, thanks to folks like Lisa Pack, pool owners from all over are saving hundreds of dollars and hours of time on pool maintenance. Keep reading for some of the best pool cleaning hacks we’ve found around the web:
1. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Lisa Pack
Lisa Pack used to spend 45 minutes a week every year to clean her pool, but there was always some level of cloudiness and greenness. She never understood why she couldn’t get rid of the cloudiness. That was until she discovered the power of the Magic Eraser.
Pack writes, “I threw [a Magic Eraser] in the skimmer basket and holla bing holla boom the cloudiness left [my pool], and my sponge looks like this. I’m pretty excited to think something so cheap could help so much.”
2. Use pantyhose around a skimmer
