Your safety fence will give you years of carefree protection with a bit of occasional maintenance. Always use a soft brush and ONLY water to clean your Pool Guard pool safety fence. Pool Guard fences have UV inhibitors in the mesh, border, and stitching, and the use of cleaning products will reduce the UV inhibitor and can lead to damage to the fence and material. If you live in a climate where sand and debris are frequently blown around, we recommend you take the fence out of the ground sleeves every couple of months to rinse off the fence poles to prevent grime and grit from building up between the pole and sleeve which can cause the fence to become hard to remove from the ground.