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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...
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,...
Pool Losing Water: Evaporation vs. a Real Leak
A pool can lose 1/4 inch of water per day to plain evaporation - that's normal and not worth worrying about. But if you're adding more than an inch or...
Pool Losing Water: Evaporation vs. a Real Leak
A pool can lose 1/4 inch of water per day to plain evaporation - that's normal and not worth worrying about. But if you're adding more than an inch or...