Automatic swimming pool cleaners are predominantly used nowadays to clean swimming pools as they are much more time saving compared to the manual pool cleaners. While buying Automatic swimming pool cleaners, you should always opt for a branded one. Although it costs more than one that is locally made, it provides with much better services…
Cleaning pool is important not just for ultimate enjoyment but also to make it look beautiful. Most of the diseases are spread through water. Dirty swimming pool will not just look ugly but can also spread several serious health disorders. You must regularly clean the wall and floor of the pool. Cleaning the filter and…
A high pH, high Total Alkaline or High Calcium Hardness will cause cloudy water. Test the water!! Contaminants Buildup: When swimmer wastes and other contaminants build up, the result is “combined chlorine”. Shock the pool!!! Chemical Residue: Using a calcium hypochlorite shock such as (*Shock *Sock-It *Shock-it *Burn Out *Break Out) can result in a residue build…
Proper water balance is the single most important factor to maximizing the life and appearance of any swimming pool. The following table shows ranges for basic water chemistry. Factor Range Test Frequency pH 7.2-7.6 Daily Free Chlorine 1.0-2.0 Daily Total Alkalinity 80-120 ppm Weekly Calcium Hardness 200-300 ppm Monthly Stabilizer 35-60 ppm Monthly PH Levels…
It is hard to beat the refreshment of jumping into a cool pool on a hot summer day. Cool refreshment is only possible when the pool is properly installed, nice and level. Above-ground pools need to be placed on level ground or you will find yourself with an unnatural shallow end to your pool. Besides…
Opening your backyard swimming pool for the season takes more than filling it up and jumping in. Larry Biscornet, president of LBI Swimming Pools in New Rochelle, N.Y., has been in the swimming pool business for 50 years, and he knows the importance of opening a pool correctly—both for the health of the swimmers and…
Unfortunately, there is no magic way to turn a green or black pool clear overnight ! It usually takes a lot of time, effort and money to clear up a typical “swampy” green pool. It is certainly best if you never let your pool water get this dirty, however most pool owners experience a…
Kathryn Roethel A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created some disturbing headlines when it revealed that 58 percent of public swimming pools contained E. coli bacteria. That’s right. The bacteria found in poop. Forms of E. coli can cause diarrhea, vomiting and, in some cases, hospitalization. But the CDC report revealed only the presence of…
Sipping drinks on a pool lounger in the backyard or splashing with the kids at a waterpark are great ways to cool off in the summertime. But it turns out that all sorts of germs think of warm pools as tropical paradises too. Without proper precautions, those germs can bring on nasty diarrhea…
