Pool tile and coping will wear, chip, or discolor over time. Even if that doesn’t happen, you may still want to remodel or redesign the look of your backyard space. Tile and coping renovation can transform the look of your Read More …
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Make Life Simple With Updated Pool Controls
Two huge objections to owning a pool are cost and maintenance. The cost of owning a swimming pool depends entirely on the type/design of pool you choose. Before you nix the idea, talk with a pool design company (like Legendary Read More …
When My Saltwater Pool Is Green And Cloudy
Q: This year, we installed a Hayward SwimPure Plus (t-15 cell) for our 21,000 gallon pool. A whole new world for me, it seems. Here is my question….my salt reading is 3000 according to the display. I did tests this Read More …
Glass Instead Of Sand In Pool Filter Activate by Dr. Dryden
Find a local dealer of activate media on the Maytronics Website Recycled glass filtration was first introduced in the 1990’s and has grown in popularity since then. Ask the Pool Guy pros highly recommend using a recycled glass media in Read More …
Washing Gunite Pools With Acid
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 …
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.