Black Algae is really a dark blue/green algae form that forms in cracks and areas on your pool surface, and is especially common in plaster finished pools. Black algae likes to grow in shady areas of the pool, and Read More …
Category: Case Studies
Pentair Pool DE Filter – How much DE Should I add? What is the Sq. ft. of my Filter?
The owners manuals for pool equipment are wonderful things. They contain so much information and specifics about your pool equipment! The good news is if you don’t know where yours are, or if you lost it, or it got wet, Read More …
Why we Love Merlin Safety Covers
When we head out to open a pool with a Merlin Safety Cover, the pools look great, and the pool is full from the winter rain and snow. Especially with the SmartMesh Safety Read More …
How often do I use FerriTabs and if I don’t have a skimmer, where do I put them?
You can actually just toss the ferritabs directly into the pool – they dissolve quickly. In the photos we have a pool that was recently filled mostly with a truck, however the first 3′ were with iron filled well water. Read More …
Orange Spots on my Liner – Lots of Little Specs
Mr. Pool Guy: We have an above ground pool and it was professionally done, surveyed, we keep the chemicals correct and etc. However, after a really bad rain storm two weeks ago, the rim around the pool got some kind Read More …
DE Filter Maintenance, Cleaning the Grids
It is a great idea once per year to clean the grids of your DE filter to clear the compacted DE and debris that become lodged in the grids. A garden hose and solution of muriatic acid can be used Read More …
Leaking Fiberglass Sand Filter
Leaking fiberglass sand filter – if your filter gets to this point, it must be replaced!
Can I add bromine to a Chlorine pool?
http://www.SwimmingPoolSteve.com – If you are thinking of adding bromine into a chlorine pool you should NOT do this. Adding bromine to a chlorine pool with result in now having a bromine pool – and the only way to change back Read More …