Via Ask the Pool Guy on Facebook For those of you that have a salt pool. Here is the reason why you need a zinc anode. It becomes the sacrifice for trade electrical charges in the water. Without it trace Read More …
Category: Service Guides & How -To
Debris Floating Tip
Field-Tested Tips Quick Cleanup Tip When you encounter a pool with a lot of debris floating on the surface, squirt some slightly diluted dish detergent down the middle of the pool, from both sides. The debris will part like the Red Read More …
The Ultimate Tech Manual, published by Pool & Spa News, is filled with step-by-step troubleshooting tips, installation techniques, hands-on repair procedures and more.
Ultimate Tech Manual Product Description The Ultimate Tech Manual, published by Pool & Spa News, is filled with step-by-step troubleshooting tips, installation techniques, hands-on repair procedures and more. Regularly updated, the technical manual is used in the National Swimming Pool Read More …
Safety cover swimming pool care
If you have a safety cover on your swimming pool, you really only have 2 options for spring. The first is to open it early so that the water doesn’t have time to warm up and turn green, or the Read More …
How long should I run my swimming pool pump?
This is a great question and not always an easy one to answer. All pools are not equal; each swimming pool is a unique vessel. Size, shape, volume, construction type, water source, sanitizer being used, filter type, pump type, distance Read More …
Pool and Spa Equipment and the lifecycle of the product
Short-Lived Many say that pool and spa equipment is wearing out more quickly than it used to, and warranties are only getting shorter. What’s to blame? The past few decades have seen significant improvements in manufactured goods across a number Read More …
Tip to make your swimming pool easy to maintain
If your swimming pool was designed properly, you should not need to spend any more than 1 hour per week to maintain. The goal should be to filter the water once per day (turn over rate) which is usually an Read More …
What is pH, and why should I care?
pH measures how basic or acidic a substance is, on a scale from 0-14. If a liquid is under the measurement of 7, it is acidic; over, and it is basic. At seven, a substance is considered neutral. The average Read More …