pH levels refer to how ‘acidic’ or ‘basic’ your water chemistry is. Maintaining the correct pH levels (or amount of dissolved minerals in your pool water) will mean that the water is no longer seeking to absorb minerals. It also Read More …
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Water Chemistry
You hear it over and over, balance your pool water. We get questions all the time at Ask the Pool Guy, what are the proper water chemistry levels? How do I know if my water is balanced? Here is a Read More …
Common Water Chemistry Problems
A large contributor to your water chemistry issues could be algae in the water. There are many different types of algae: mustard, green, and black (and every color in between). Some algae can give water a greenish tint and black Read More …
ecoFinish and water chemistry: what type of pool do I have?
How Do I Know Proper Water Chemistry for my Pool?
This is definitely one of the most common questions at Ask the Pool Guy, “What is the proper water chemistry for my pool?” Many builders offer training lessons for new owners, and we suggest you take them up on that Read More …
Safety Covers: Which brand should I choose?
We received a question from our website with a customer trying to choose between Merlin and Latham for their safety cover choice. Here is our response: Thanks for your question about safety covers. We have been using Merlin exclusively for Read More …
Discussing Chlorine Chemistry
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 …
Natural Chemistry
Natural Chemistry Natural Chemistry is proud to release a new line of products exclusively formulated for the pool professional. Whether you are a service company, HMAC manager or take care of larger water, this line of products is for you. Read More …