A normal evaporation rate will depend on the surface area of the pool, the temperature fluctuations of the pool water and the air temperature thorough the day and night, the humidity, and the wind. Water loss due to splash out Read More …
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All about electrolysis
In a salt-water pool (a pool using a chlorine generating system), as the salt dissolved in the water passes through the plates of the chlorine generating cell it is broken apart in order to sanitize the swimming pool. When the Read More …
Why does hair turn green after swimming? (The answer might surprise you!)
During the summer, people with blonde hair often face an inconvenient problem: green hair. I remember childhood summers, filled with day after day of swimming in any pool my friends and I had access to, knowing it would give my Read More …
It’s time to order your safety cover
We can’t believe it, but summer is already coming to a close. Our schedule is already starting to fill up with closings, and we get more and more calls each day. We’re also getting lots of calls about safety covers. Read More …
Case Study: High pH Levels and Calcium are causing issues in my pool
Tom recently Asked the Pool Guy this question: The pH keeps rising and the calcium level keeps rising in my pool. Is this normal? What can I do about it? Here are the chemical levels and pool specs that Tom Read More …
Scaling Causes: Calcium and Phosphates
There is more to think about than just calcium when it comes to scale in your swimming pool. Scale can be visibly seen in the pool, as well as feel rough to the touch when it appears on pool surfaces, Read More …
Opening your Swimming Pool
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 …
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 …
