Opening Your Swimming Pool There is nothing more exciting in the swimming pool industry than when spring arrives and the swimming pool can be opened. Of course, those of you in warmer southern climates don’t ever have to close the Read More …
Month: July 2013
July is Ice Cream Month!
Summer is our favorite season here at Ask the Pool Guy, for reasons you can probably guess. But, aside from the fact that summer is when we get to do all of our pool work, we love this season for Read More …
A Michael Phelps Signature Swim Spa Infographic
Swimming is an excellent source of exercise for people. Are you interested in knowing how many calories you can burn while swimming? Learn how long you should swim to make it a part of your exercise program, a little about Read More …
Case Study: Help – my pool turned brown!
If you have well water what probably happened was the chlorine caused the pH to increase just enough to cause the water to change color (high pH = flourescent/lime green) – and then additional shock pushed any dissolved metals out Read More …
Pool Girls at the Lake
Last week, Sandi and I were over at Jodi’s, our landscaper extraordinaire, house for some Fourth of July festivities (okay, it was the third, but who’s counting?). She lives on a beautiful lake, and we spent the evening on the Read More …
Product Review: Silky Swim Goodbye DRY!
For a new product that will give you a similar experience to Good Bye Dry, try Optimizer from the same company that brought you Good Bye Dry! https://www.bioguard.com/pool-products/water-enhancers A few weeks back, we received a package from our friends at Silky Read More …
Don’t Drain Your Pool!: Thoughts on The Costco Connection’s Recent Article
With the number of cases of water and Gatorade our crew consumes on a regular basis, we at Ask the Pool Guy are regulars at our local Costco. We also love their magazine, The Costco Connection, which often has helpful Read More …
Swim University’s Pool Care Rap
Last week, our friend Matt over at Swim University debuted an industry first: a pool care rap. We had a bit of a head’s-up on this project, as Matt had contacted us about sponsoring the project. From the very first email we Read More …