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For all the pool knowledge you're looking for, check out Ask the Pool Guy HQ. Here, you'll find everything you need to know about swimming pools, all in one place. Ask the Pool Guy is passionate about sharing the vast knowledge he has acquired throughout his decades in the pool industry, and he wants to make sure everyone has an enjoyable pool experience. If you can't find the information you're looking for here, you can contact him or a capable member of his team! Visit our Ask the Pool Guy Website: https://www.askthepoolguy.com Legendary Escapes is the home of the hybrid swimming pool. Al, the designer and builder, and his team are passionate about creating unique, one-of-a-kind pools. They are constantly innovating and coming up with new ways to better serve their clients. No two Legendary Escapes pools are alike, and they are unlike any pool you'll find elsewhere. Our website showcases our projects, as well as providing helpful information if you're a current pool owner or considering building a swimming pool. To learn more about the construction arm of Ask the Pool Guy, check out the Legendary Escapes website: http://www.LegendaryEscapes.com Ask the Pool Guy and Legendary Escapes are striving to share the knowledge! We don't think homeowners in SE Michigan should be the only people who have the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, hybrid swimming pool; so we're working with builders across the country to bring hybrid pools to you. We're happy to work with local builders, wherever "local" might be, to design and build beautiful pools all over the country.

What to do about discoloration in pool water?

February 12, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

Have you noticed your pool getting discolored? The chlorine you put in not helping? Perhaps you’ve had an infestation of the lovely metal of iron. Iron is great for making steel or transporting oxygen around our bodies, but when it Read More …

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Common Swimming Pool Repairs That You Can Do Yourself!

February 12, 2012 Ask the Pool Guy

If something has gone wrong with your pool, you might think that it’s the end of the world. But truthfully, something’s bound to go wrong with your pool at some point or another and it’s not usually anything to be Read More …

Service Guides & How -Toneed, pools, professional, repair

Saunas, ahh Saunas

February 11, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

It is really a no-brainer to the Finnish people as to the benefits of a sauna so I’m going to share my opinion. I am half Finnish and grew up loving saunas. They were a part of our lives in Read More …

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Cantilever concrete is the rage in concrete patios

February 10, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

The swimming pool patio has not always been one the most glamorous  parts of  a swimming pool project until recent years. Unless you were building an ultra custom swimming pool, the only real option was a regular concrete patio. This Read More …

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Have a leaky pipe?

February 9, 2012April 15, 2019 Ask the Pool Guy

Do you  have one of those pesky drips or outright streams coming out of your plumbing? the pipes around your swimming pool equipment pad leak? If you do and are looking for an easy repair, look no farther. While walking Read More …

Service Guides & How -Toleaky, pipe

What do you think of the Ask the Pool Guy TV lead-in?

February 8, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

We like it, and the pool guy look forward to bringing you how to videos and a behind the scenes look at the pool industry!

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Vinyl Liner swimming pool service people pay attention to this!

February 8, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

I love gadgets. Swimming pool related or not. Here is one of those tools that just makes so much sense. I am so glad that these guys came up with such a tool. It is used to aid pulling a Read More …

Service Guides & How -Toattention, liner, pay, people, Pool, service, swimming, vinyl

Meet Jorge Perez

February 7, 2012May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

For many, many years now we have built Kafko swimming pools. Jorge is our sales rep for Kafko in the Michigan market and is one of our favorite people in the swimming pool business. Jorge Perez is the son in Read More …

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