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Category: Everyday Guide to Swimming Pools
Black Algae- How to remove Black Algae from your Swimming Pool
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 …
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 …
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 …
What should I do if DE blows back into my pool?
If you have de blowing back into your pool, that most likely means your de grids need to be cleaned, or replaced. Open up the filter, clean the grids and check for tears and damage. If they are, replace them! Read More …
Green Algae – How to treat and remove algae from your swimming pool
There are different forms and colors of algae. Some forms of algae are aquatic, and some are not. Algae uses the sun to perform photosynthesis to manufacture it’s own food. Algae varies in color and in form – which makes Read More …
Pool Opening Steps
Step 1: Start pumping water off the cover with a trash pump with 3″ hoses. Step 2, When the cover is clear remove the pump and the waterbags, remove the cover from the pool. Fold the cover and waterbags to Read More …
Safety Cover Storage Tips from the Pros
If you invest in a safety cover, especially a cool, crazy or higher dollar cover be sure it doesn’t get left sitting on the patio or under a deck for any length of time. The cover will attract critters and Read More …