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Why Choose a Sand Filter?

February 10, 2014 Ask the Pool Guy

When it comes to swimming pool filters, you have several options to choose from. There are diatomaceous earth (DE) filters, cartridge filters, and sand filters.  Each of these types have many good qualities that set them apart from one another. Read More …

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Safety Cover: Is this normal?

December 2, 2013 Ask the Pool Guy

We love our safety covers! Sometimes safety cover owners (especially new owners) have questions about what is normal or what is not. In this case, the pool cover was draining well when it rained in the early fall, but now Read More …

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Case Study: What safety cover does the pool guy recommend? Mesh or Solid?

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 Ask the Pool Guy

We just got an online inquiry about safety covers, and there were some great questions so we thought we’d share them here: Q: I was wondering if you can tell me which is a better safety cover for an in Read More …

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Case Study: Help – my pool turned brown!

July 16, 2013February 7, 2014 Ask the Pool Guy

If you have well water what probably happened was the chlorine caused the pH to increase just enough to cause the water to change color (high pH = flourescent/lime green) – and then additional shock pushed any dissolved metals out Read More …

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Product Review: Silky Swim Goodbye DRY!

July 8, 2013June 25, 2019 Ask the Pool Guy

For a new product that will give you a similar experience to Good Bye Dry, try Optimizer from the same company that brought you Good Bye Dry! https://www.bioguard.com/pool-products/water-enhancers A few weeks back, we received a package from our friends at Silky Read More …

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Causes and Cures for Cloudy Water

June 17, 2013May 18, 2016 Ask the Pool Guy

We get calls, emails, and comments about cloudy water all the time. It’s one of the most common problems in a swimming pool, and the reasons for cloudy water are almost endless. Here, we’ll walk you through the most common Read More …

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AmerBrite White LED Lamp offers a plug-in replacement

May 8, 2013April 23, 2017 Ask the Pool Guy

The AmerBrite White LED Lamp offers a plug-in replacement for the best-selling Pentair Amerlite luminaire. The AmerBrite White LED lamp brings the luminous splendor of LED technology to the best-selling Amerlite light series. With its convenient Edison screw base, the Read More …

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Pentair New Product: IntelliFloXF High Performance Variable Speed Pump

August 24, 2012April 23, 2017 Ask the Pool Guy

IntelliFloXF combines the superior internal geometry of the Pentair® new-generation XF pumps with the greenest, most energy-saving variable speed pump available!  The new IntelliFloXF variable speed pool pump was developed using the most advanced engineering tools available – CFD (Computational Read More …

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