Category: Pool Maintenance
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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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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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Crypto Caution: CDC warns pool operators and swimmers
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Cryptosporidium parvum outbreaks linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds have doubled from 2014 to 2016 in the United States, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by Centers for Disease Control. Commonly referred to as “Crypto,” this parasitic infection is transmitted by swimmers ingesting contaminated pool water. In 2016, the CDC got…
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Secondary Sanitation: A civic responsibility for aquatic professionals
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Model Aquatic Health Code to educate state and local authorities on safe and healthy best pool practices. With the MAHC, the CDC aims to decrease the amount of recreational water illness (RWI) outbreaks in public pools using traditional chlorine sanitation. MAHC recommends both primary and secondary disinfection…
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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…
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The benefits of algaecides for your pool
Every outdoor pool faces a constant onslaught of algae spores that wind, rain and swimmers introduce. When conditions are right, you can quickly find yourself with a pool full of algae if you don’t manage your water and pool properly. Preventing algae can be tedious with any type of pool sanitation. Algaecides provide an effective…
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Cost saving tips for commercial pools
Managing a commercial pool is no small task. Here are several ways to save money, time and energy. Lower Your Energy Bills While expensive, a solar thermal system can reduce energy costs by thousands per year. Because code requires 24-hour circulation, a variable speed pump is also a great option that can lessen your energy use…