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It should not raise the chlorine level. High levels of sodium bicarbonate can impact chlorine readings however, as is often referred to as “masking” the level if it’s too high you won’t get an accurate reading. Algae also is inhibited Read More …

If you can change the sand, then yes, we advise it when going from baquacil to chlorine. It gives your pool an additional clean slate for best results during your switch!

Without knowing how you closed your pool and what your water chemistry levels were I’m making a few assumptions in answering your question, as every pool is different. It depends on when you close and open your pool and the Read More …

  You would still benefit from the Liquid Solar Cover  in your instance. The newer formulations of liquid solar cover allow for water movement (the cover is actually creating a surface tension) that helps inhibit the evaporation and moving/spilling water Read More …

Typically we wrap any plugs with teflon tape to prevent leaks when opening. We also use a water based lube (magic lube – available on amazon for any plugs with orings – helps them create a better seal as orings Read More …

We do love ecoFinish – and are well aware of the issues they have had. As long as it is installed correctly, there are not issues. If they attempt to install on a wet/windy day sometimes the layers don’t adhere Read More …

I believe it would be unlikely you could get the trutile system in Australia. I don’t believe Latham (the company that makes it) is taking on new installers – and they stopped selling the product to all but an approved Read More …

The install of quartzite is like mixing concrete, applying to pool then smoothing and polishing. It can be messy in all the steps and create residual and dust, so I’d wait until it is installed to do fence painting and Read More …