How do copper stains occur? Copper stains in your swimming pool can occur due to copper based algaecides, poor quality pool salt, copper pool heating pipes, bore water, or a chlorine free pool system. These products add invisible copper ions Read More …
Category: How it Works – Swimming Pool
Salt Stains: Causes and Removal
Salt water pools are growing in popularity throughout the United States. Some pool owners may be tempted to opt for the low-cost salts in order to keep their pool running more economically. This can lead to problems such as pool Read More …
Why is My Plaster Pool Losing Color?
Sometimes pool owners with black or blue plaster notice color fading or changing over time. As pools become more sophisticated design-wise, the color of the surface of the pool becomes more and more creative. Most people aren’t choosing the age-old Read More …
Chlorine Vs. Bromine for Pool Sanitization
Chlorine and Bromine are both chemical elements. In their elemental state, as Halogens, they can be dangerous. Bromine is too reactive to exist as a free element in nature and is often found in two different compounds: sodium bromide (naBr) Read More …
My Heater Will Not Heat
If you have a pool heater and you find it’s not working, don’t panic. It could be a quick fix. Follow our troubleshooting guide to help you through the process of discovering the issue. Check these areas first: “Is the Read More …
So Your Pump Stopped Working?
If you ever come home from a long day at work only to realize your pool pump is no longer functioning, here are some basic troubleshooting steps to follow to help diagnose the issue: Has your power gone out, or Read More …
Benefits of Automatic Pool Cleaners
Vacuuming your pool is a hassle. If you lead a busy life, you don’t always have time to do it as often as you should. And sometimes it’s just hard to find the motivation. However, it’s important to keep your Read More …
What Causes Calcium Hardness in Water?
Calcium hardness is defined as the measure of the amount of dissolved calcium in your pool water. It is often referred to as the ability of water to later with soap. Think of water running through a water softener, once Read More …