Pool chemistry
Calcium Hardness in Pools: What's Ideal and How...
Calcium hardness in a pool should be kept between 200 and 400 ppm. Too low and the water turns corrosive, eating into your plaster, grout, and metal fittings. Too high...
Calcium Hardness in Pools: What's Ideal and How...
Calcium hardness in a pool should be kept between 200 and 400 ppm. Too low and the water turns corrosive, eating into your plaster, grout, and metal fittings. Too high...
Salt Pool vs Chlorine Pool: The Honest Comparison
A salt pool is not a chlorine-free pool - it still sanitizes with chlorine, just chlorine that's generated on-site from dissolved salt instead of poured in from a jug or...
Salt Pool vs Chlorine Pool: The Honest Comparison
A salt pool is not a chlorine-free pool - it still sanitizes with chlorine, just chlorine that's generated on-site from dissolved salt instead of poured in from a jug or...
Cyanuric Acid in Pools: What It Does and Whethe...
Cyanuric acid (CYA) is a chemical stabilizer that protects chlorine from being destroyed by sunlight. Without it, UV rays can wipe out most of your free chlorine in two to...
Cyanuric Acid in Pools: What It Does and Whethe...
Cyanuric acid (CYA) is a chemical stabilizer that protects chlorine from being destroyed by sunlight. Without it, UV rays can wipe out most of your free chlorine in two to...
How to Get Rid of Pool Stains Without Draining ...
You do not need to drain your pool to get rid of stains. Almost every type of pool stain - organic, metal, or calcium - can be treated in the...
How to Get Rid of Pool Stains Without Draining ...
You do not need to drain your pool to get rid of stains. Almost every type of pool stain - organic, metal, or calcium - can be treated in the...
How to Shock a Pool: The Right Way vs What Most...
To shock a pool correctly, add the right type and amount of shock (1 lb of cal-hypo per 10,000 gallons for a standard treatment) at dusk with the pump running,...
How to Shock a Pool: The Right Way vs What Most...
To shock a pool correctly, add the right type and amount of shock (1 lb of cal-hypo per 10,000 gallons for a standard treatment) at dusk with the pump running,...
Above-Ground Pool Setup: A Realistic First-Time...
Setting up an above-ground pool for the first time takes about a weekend if you plan it right - or several frustrating weeks if you skip steps. The short version:...
Above-Ground Pool Setup: A Realistic First-Time...
Setting up an above-ground pool for the first time takes about a weekend if you plan it right - or several frustrating weeks if you skip steps. The short version:...