Pool maintenance
Pool Algae: What Green, Yellow, and Black Each ...
Green, yellow, and black pool algae are three completely different problems, and treating them the same way is why so many pool owners end up fighting the same outbreak twice....
Pool Algae: What Green, Yellow, and Black Each ...
Green, yellow, and black pool algae are three completely different problems, and treating them the same way is why so many pool owners end up fighting the same outbreak twice....
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...
Pool Pump Making Noise: A Diagnostic Walkthrough
A noisy pool pump usually comes down to one of five causes: cavitation from restricted water flow, worn motor bearings, a loose or vibrating housing, a failing start capacitor, or...
Pool Pump Making Noise: A Diagnostic Walkthrough
A noisy pool pump usually comes down to one of five causes: cavitation from restricted water flow, worn motor bearings, a loose or vibrating housing, a failing start capacitor, or...
Pool Filter Types Compared: Which One Actually ...
Sand, cartridge, and DE (diatomaceous earth) filters are the three types used in residential pools, and they are not interchangeable - each cleans at a different level of fineness, requires...
Pool Filter Types Compared: Which One Actually ...
Sand, cartridge, and DE (diatomaceous earth) filters are the three types used in residential pools, and they are not interchangeable - each cleans at a different level of fineness, requires...
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...
How to Backwash a Sand Filter the Right Way
To backwash a sand filter correctly: turn off the pump, rotate the multiport valve to Backwash, turn the pump back on, and run it for 2 to 3 minutes until...
How to Backwash a Sand Filter the Right Way
To backwash a sand filter correctly: turn off the pump, rotate the multiport valve to Backwash, turn the pump back on, and run it for 2 to 3 minutes until...