New Life For Your Pool
Look After Your Equipment When it comes to items around the house (equipment, appliances, tools etc) each of us have a different way of looking after them. Some of us leave them where they were last used, even outside in all weathers. And then are bitterly dissatisfied when they refuse to function when needed. Others …
Look After Pool Water Chemistry Pools are very simply, mild chemical baths. Most pools and spas use some form of chlorine for sanitation. In order to not waste your money on unnecessary (and often dangerous chemicals), you should manage or have managed the pool water chemistry, well. An out of balance pool may not only …
Have the right pool environment You have your pool or you’re a planning one, either way you want to make sure it’s situated in the best environment. What does this mean? All things being equal your pool should be situated as follows: Getting a new pool, there will be constraints and guidelines as to where …
It’s the perfect material for swimming pools Fiberglass resurfacing is an evolving technology that has been used in the swimming pool industry for over 50 years. When you think about it fiberglass is the material of choice for water related industries. Sailboats, surfboards, jet skis, are made with fiberglass. Water parks use the material because …
Lower Temperature, Lower Costs You can expend the swimming season by the use of a pool heater, gas or electric. However, for every degree rise you dial up, the cost in energy will be significant. Swimming in a bath is an idea that is nice, but you can swim just as enjoyably in a cooler …
Don’t Overclean Your Pool. We all want to have a clean pool and so having an automatic pool cleaner is one good way you achieve this. However, like with any piece of equipment, it should be used effectively and efficiently. This means not over cleaning the pool, via leaving the auto pool cleaner on needlessly. …
Use An Energy Efficient Pump A Better Pump Saves Money. Traditional pool pumps are fixed speed and thus can be considered as wasting energy. This is due to the nature of filtration, which is a basic, low energy function. An energy efficient pumps can yield significant energy savings, (upwards of 18% and as much as …
Manage the time your pool filter runs to save money. You need to run your pool filter to gain a hygienic pool and to maintain this, as required. For some pool owners it let run near continuously and others on a few hours a day. The real question what the correct time is so the …
No Green Here? The basics and more If you want to do more than the basics of pool water management, (scooping and vacuuming) then you need to spend some time understanding pool water chemistry. The greatest issue with pools (and spas) is inconsistent or simply no pool water maintenance. There is a learning curve for …
Concrete OR Fiberglass pools The REAL Truth We are not pushing any construction style of pool (As we don’t sell them) but we see many, many pools over the years and note there are important features of both. Most of the pools we see have an issue and its usually to do with the original …