Author: Ask the Pool Guy
Pool and Spa Equipment and the lifecycle of the product
Short-Lived Many say that pool and spa equipment is wearing out more quickly than it used to, and warranties are only getting shorter. What’s to blame? The past few decades have seen significant improvements in manufactured goods across a number Read More …
Swimming Pool Games Remembered
Do you have a game that you played in a pool? Where were you? Who did you play with? Most of us remember those times. They seemed so simple back then. Time just seemed to stand still especially through the Read More …
What memories do you have of swimming pools?
A swimming pool has a way of bringing up memories of childhood for most adults. We all seem to have a relationship to water, whether good or bad, that floods back into our bodies when around a swimming pool. Having Read More …
Urine dye indicator. Myth?
Urine-indicator dye From Wikipedia, the free encyclopeda Urine-indicator dye is a fictional substance thought to form some sort of colored cloud in a pool to indicate the presence of urine. It’s commonly believed to exist in the United States, Canada, Read More …
Tip to make your swimming pool easy to maintain
If your swimming pool was designed properly, you should not need to spend any more than 1 hour per week to maintain. The goal should be to filter the water once per day (turn over rate) which is usually an Read More …
What is pH, and why should I care?
pH measures how basic or acidic a substance is, on a scale from 0-14. If a liquid is under the measurement of 7, it is acidic; over, and it is basic. At seven, a substance is considered neutral. The average Read More …
Water Features
I want a pool, and I want it to be unique… but how? Well Mr. or Mrs. Pool Wanter, have you considered adding a few water features to take your pool from nice to stunning: a fountain, a waterfall, a Read More …
