Category: Pool Tips
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Your Complete Guide: 5 Ways to Have a Heated Pool (With or Without a Heater)
How to Turn Your Summer Pool into a Heated Pool for Year-Round Swimming As summer ends and autumn leaves start decorating our lawns, the change in seasons doesn’t have to end your swimming pool enjoyment. After all, you’ve invested money and time into your pool, so why should it just be a summer fling? Here’s…
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How to Open Your Pool For Summer (the Right Way)
As the temperatures rise, it’s time to welcome the long-awaited pool opening season! Whether you’re a seasoned pool owner or a first-timer, it’s important to follow the right steps to get your inground pool ready for swimming. However, before you take a dive, it’s important to complete the necessary steps for a successful in-ground pool…
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Clearing the Air: The Secret to Better Air Quality at Aquatics Facilities
Known as the father of hygiene, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer once said, “If there is a pile of manure in a space, do not try to remove the odor by ventilation. Remove the pile of manure.” Aquatics facilities wrestle with this problem in the form of air quality everyday. Instead of removing the “pile of…
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Swimming Self-Care: How to Protect Your Hair & Skin From Pool Chlorine
We know that sun exposure can harm your skin, but what about exposure to chlorine in swimming pools? Chlorine is a necessity for keeping pool water clean and healthy, but a mismanaged chlorine pool can lead to skin and hair damage. As kids, it’s unlikely that you questioned why chlorinated swimming pool water gave you…
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A Pool Owner’s Guide: The Roles of Your Swimming Pool Equipment Pad
Similar to how the systems in our bodies work to keep us healthy, your pool pad’s equipment works to keep your swimming pool clean, clear and functioning properly. Your pool equipment pad is the assembly of components responsible for your pool’s circulation and filtration. The basic pool equipment pad components include a pump, filter and…
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How to Manage Your Swimming Pool When It Rains
While rain can nourish our grass, plants and flowers, it can also harm your outdoor pool water quality if left unmaintained. After all, with heavy rains come potential flooding, muddy water and debris in your pool. Whether you’re being proactive before a rainy spring season or need to recover after an unexpected rain storm, proper…
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How to Prevent and Treat Mustard Algae in Your Pool
While mustard can be the perfect condiment for your hot dog, sandwich or hamburger, you never want to see mustard algae, also known as yellow algae, in your pool or spa. If left untreated mustard algae can wreak havoc on your pool surfaces, equipment and water quality, but luckily it is treatable and preventable. With…
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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Your Pool or Spa in 2023
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Each January brings a fresh start with new possibilities and a renewed focus on improving the quality of your life. You might pledge to save money, spend time with loved ones, or improve your mental and physical health, but have you considered how your pool and/or spa can play a role in your resolutions this…
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Winter is Coming: How to Close Your Pool
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Leaves are changing, temperatures are cooling, and, for certain climates, that means it’s the sad time of year to close your swimming pool. As we reminisce on this year’s pool season and transition into the colder months, it’s time to winterize your pool so it will be prepped and ready for the next pool season.…
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Swimming Pool Leak Detection 101
As a swimming pool owner, you have a convenient place to escape, exercise and enjoy with your friends and family. But just like owning a car, house or boat, you can preserve the quality and longevity of your pool with routine and preventative maintenance, like pool leak detection. The good news is that pool leaks…