Pool maintenance
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 until the sight glass water clears...
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 until the sight glass water clears...
Pool Heater Not Working: The Quick Troubleshoot...
If your pool heater isn't working, start by checking these five things in order: water flow, power supply, thermostat settings, gas or electrical supply, and water chemistry. About 80 percent...
Pool Heater Not Working: The Quick Troubleshoot...
If your pool heater isn't working, start by checking these five things in order: water flow, power supply, thermostat settings, gas or electrical supply, and water chemistry. About 80 percent...
How to Shock a Pool: The Right Way vs What Most...
To shock a pool correctly, use 1 lb of calcium hypochlorite (cal-hypo) shock per 10,000 gallons of water, added at night or dusk after pre-dissolving in a bucket, with your...
How to Shock a Pool: The Right Way vs What Most...
To shock a pool correctly, use 1 lb of calcium hypochlorite (cal-hypo) shock per 10,000 gallons of water, added at night or dusk after pre-dissolving in a bucket, with your...
How to Remove Pool Stains Without Draining the ...
You can remove most pool stains without draining the water, and in most cases you should not drain unless absolutely necessary. The process depends on correctly identifying whether the stain...
How to Remove Pool Stains Without Draining the ...
You can remove most pool stains without draining the water, and in most cases you should not drain unless absolutely necessary. The process depends on correctly identifying whether the stain...
Summer Pool Chemistry Under Heavy Use: How to K...
Summer is the hardest stretch of the year for pool chemistry. Heavy swimmer loads, intense UV, higher water temperatures, and back-to-back hot days all work against you at the same...
Summer Pool Chemistry Under Heavy Use: How to K...
Summer is the hardest stretch of the year for pool chemistry. Heavy swimmer loads, intense UV, higher water temperatures, and back-to-back hot days all work against you at the same...
Cloudy Pool Water: What's Actually Causing It a...
Cloudy pool water is almost always caused by one of three things: low or ineffective chlorine, chemistry that's out of range (especially high pH or alkalinity), or a filter that...
Cloudy Pool Water: What's Actually Causing It a...
Cloudy pool water is almost always caused by one of three things: low or ineffective chlorine, chemistry that's out of range (especially high pH or alkalinity), or a filter that...