So you have a salt water pool and use a chlorine generator. Now what? If you haven’t already figured out, you’re going to need to purchase salt. The pool operators require salt in order to create the salt water. Your Read More …
To be able to swim safely, chlorine is used to kill off the bacteria and to control the algae in your pool water. It also chemically destroys other inorganic materials. When any type of chlorine is added to water, an Read More …
How to Winterize an In-Ground Pool With a Sand Filter — powered by ehow In This How-To Video, Dan Harrison goes through the steps necessary to winterize or close an inground swimming pool. Host Dan Harrison from PoolAndSpa.com answers common Read More …
We have experienced a plethora of rain this season. Summer is known for high heat, humidity, and in our case, a lot of rain. This can cause serious problems for swimming pool owners. No need to worry, if you upkeep Read More …
Every pool owner has encountered a battle with algae at one time or another. If you keep your chlorine levels stable, this will not tend to be a problem. Storms, power outages, or forgetting to add salt to your salt Read More …
We all know that testing your pool’s water is one of the basic maintenance routines. Take some time to read over this article and make sure you are testing for the right things! What chemicals to test for: There are Read More …
Brief History of Chlorine Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by a chemist from Sweeden named Carl Scheele. He mixed the element Chlorine with a powdered pryslusite into muriatic acid. Chlorine was then named ‘chlorine’ because of its greenish color- stemming Read More …
Sometimes when Ask the Pool Guy’s Legendary Escapes gets to busy we will referee some of our customers to Bob Bender with Trident Pools for service. Website: http://tridentpools.net/ Phone Number: 734-525-6768 Location: Livonia, Michigan We offer our services to all pool Read More …