Category Archives for "Pool Advice"
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How to Make the Pool Area Safe for Kids
Living in a big house with a huge back yard is one of the greatest things in the world – even more so in the summer, and especially if you have a pool! Deciding to build a pool instead of transforming your outdoor space into a basketball court, garden or patio, for instance, is a […]
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What Is Borate? The Benefits And Why You Need It
Have you been struggling to keep your pool clean despite having even awesome swimming pool covers or other equipment? Spending a ton on pool chemicals? If you’ve wasted time and money using traditional methods, then you’ve got to try out the new big thing in pool maintenance: borates in pools. They are changing the game. What […]
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How to Get Rid of Algae In Your Pool [The ULTIMATE Guide]
How to get rid of algae in pool?So you have algae in your pool, the water looks slimy and nobody wants to swim? Although you’ve heard of the proverb “Prevention is better than cure” you realize that with algae infesting your beautiful pool you need a cure now. That’s OK, it happens to us all but […]
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Sand Filter vs Cartridge Filter – Everything You Need to Know
Choosing a best pool filter for your pool sure isn’t easy. The 3 popular types of sand, cartridge, and DE all have their many pros and cons. In this article we’ll do an in depth comparison of having a sand filter vs cartridge filter. They all have the same function – to keep the pool clean […]
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Concrete Pool vs Vinyl Pools
Anyone who is considering to build a pool should understand their inground pools options they have before committing and making a purchase. It’s important since building a pool is not only expensive (costs of $30,000 USD are not uncommon), can take a few months, and is virtually impossible to change once built. Therefore, taking the time […]
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6 Pool Design and Remodeling Ideas On A Budget
Making the plan to renovate a swimming pool isn’t a simple job, but the recent progress of swimming pool technology has made renovations well worth your while. So, pool owners can easily make their old, troublesome pool into a luxury pool with all possible facilities that runs smoother than it was before with some great […]
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Everything You Need to Know about Sand Filters
Sand filters are the first type of pool filters and are one of the best pool filters. As the name suggests, they are filled with sand, but don’t think you can just go to the beach and use that sand. It requires a specially graded sand to get particles 20 -100 microns so it will […]
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Environmental Benefits of Salt Water Pools
Salt water pool systems are the only other mainstream alternative to chlorine pool systems which have been the dominant force in the swimming pool industry. However, salt water pools are becoming more and more popular. While they are slowly steadily gaining ground, salt water pools are never likely to overtake chlorine pools as the dominant […]
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How Pool Covers Save You Time & Money
Swimming pool maintenance and cleaning isn’t the hardest thing in the world (it’s not calculus!), but it’s definitely one of the things that most pool owners can do without. Fortunately, swimming pool covers makes these tasks a lot easier. Cleaning a pool is different for everyone because it is based on a TON of factors […]
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How to Avoid After Drop [Don’t Freeze to Death!]
If you have spent any time hanging around open water swimmers you may have heard the term “after-drop”. If you’ve done any swimming in cool water, you may have experienced it. For the uninitiated, after-drop refers to the decline in your core body temperature after you have got out of the water and can result […]
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