Acid washing of gunite pools: if your pool and/or spa has staining or discoloration, an acid wash may be performed to remove the surface staining, scaling, or discoloration. This can be done anytime, though it is common to perform an Read More …
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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.
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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.
How To Go From Green To Less Green
As safety covers age, the mesh can thin out, allowing more sun to penetrate the cover. Add in an early spring thaw and warm up followed by interesting weather and a lot of rain, and what we have here is Read More …
Corrosion And The Metals
Rust is the natural state of iron (ferrous oxide). Rust will occur when an iron containing metal alloy, such as steel, drops below a pH of 8.2 or 8.3. There are rust inhibitors that can combat the pH drop on Read More …
Water Chemistry And More
How do you design your pool maintenance regime? How do you turn theory in good practices? Al discusses all this, plus an option of painting a pool. In short, NO! Talk with our experts about refinishing.
Ever Wonder Where Your Pool Equipment Parts Are?
Wondering where the parts are for your swimming pool equipment during the winter? Check your pump basket. There is a good chance that’s where they are.
Conversion Process To A Salt Pool
Al shares some information about the process of converting a pool to a “salt pool” or one that generates it’s own chlorine, as well as something that absolutely MUST be installed with a salt system that is sometimes overlooked. If Read More …
Learn About FLOLight
Product Innovation: Watch this video to learn more about the FLOLight by MunTech – the pool light with no wires!
Watch This Before Painting Your Pool
Ask the Pool Guy gives advice on how to paint your pool in the quickest and safest way possible. When spring approaches here in Michigan, we start getting calls from people who want their pools “painted.” They’re not sure what Read More …