Category: Home Pools
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How to protect your skin & minimize DBPs while swimming
Did you know that lathering up with sunscreen before jumping in the pool could harm your respiratory health? While you think you’re protecting your skin with sunscreen in the pool, you may also be contributing to toxic disinfection byproducts, or DBPs, creation in the water. There is a common misconception that pool odor and irritation comes from chlorine…
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[Video] Why our residents love Clear Comfort
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The Academy, a small retirement community in Boulder, Colorado, has residents who love to swim during their regular routine. In search of a healthy pool solution, The Academy installed the Clear Comfort system and found great results. In addition to the residents’ improved swimming experience, the Clear Comfort system significantly reduced pool maintenance. Watch the video to learn more…
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The Luxury Look: How to Make Your Pool Staycation Worthy
This summer, you can avoid traveling costs, hassles and time by spending your vacation time at home. Instead of investing in a one week vacation, turn your backyard into the perfect staycation destination that you can enjoy year-round. Here are three pool trends that’ll make your backyard worthy of a staycation: 1. Underwater lighting…
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How to overcome Aquaphobia
On average about nine people die from drowning in non-boat related incidents every day in the United States, according the National Safety Council. Parents can keep children safe by always having a supervisor watch them when they’re in or around water, whether that’s a pool, lake, river or bathtub. As children get older, swimming lessons can help them feel…
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Are you making these 5 pool maintenance mistakes?
If you stick to a regular routine, maintaining clean, clear pool water can be easy. However, if your break your pool maintenance routine or don’t plan ahead for extra water care after pool parties – it’ll cost you time and money. Here are five common pool maintenance mistakes and how you can avoid them: 1. Not…
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How to prep your pool for a Memorial Day party
With Memorial Day just around the corner, pool owners have the perfect opportunity to plan their first pool party of the summer. If you closed your pool for winter, opening your pool can seem like an overwhelming process and many pool owners don’t know where to start. If your pool has been winterized or hasn’t…
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Clear Comfort named Pool & Spa News Top 50 Product
The Clear Comfort CCW100 has been selected as a Pool & Spa News Top 50 Pool & Spa Product for 2017. The CCW100 uses a powerful, patented hydroxyl-based advanced oxidation process to offer effective, low-chlorine sanitation to residential pools. In commercial pools, the system reduces chlorine use by 30 to 50 percent, eliminates odor-causing disinfection byproducts, and destroys Cryptosporidium.…
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Five tips for choosing your pool remodeling company
Spring cleaning has begun, which means it’s officially home remodeling season. If your pool needs an upgrade, now is the time to start planning and find a pool remodeling company. Whether you’re looking to install energy efficient equipment or give your pool a total makeover, here are five things to consider before choosing a pool…
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Top pool opening tips from our pool service partners
Some of our top pool service professionals offer advice for opening your pool and maintaining it. Alan Butters, Watersaver Leak Protection Stuart, Florida The best tip for opening the pool is closing it properly. A clean, balanced pool that uses the best available winter cover opens up very easily in the spring. If you haven’t done…