During opening season, it is o.k to use liquid chlorine to infiltrate the pool’s cold water, to start killing and sanitizing the microorganisms that are in the water. After opening switch back to your normal regimen, load tablets into your chlorinator or floater and shock weekly with the proper amount of granular chlorine per your  Read More

Since Spring is finally here, there are some issues us pool owners can run into. Above normal rains can cause problems for pools, with equipment and chemically. Pool owners should never let their pools overflow due to heavy rains. Use a submersible sump pump or other means to drain the excess water from your pool  Read More

Emergency Procedures for spas and hot tubs in freezing conditions There are a few tricks that a homeowner can do to keep a spa from freezing until help arrives. First and most importantly: Do not drain the spa!!! Unless you are capable of blowing out all of the plumbing lines and equipment with a very  Read More

It is time to start closing down the pools! Unfortunately summer is over with until next year. It is important when closing down your pool to stop in at least a few days prior and get a water test to help balance your pool’s chemistry. The cleaner you close the cleaner the pool will be  Read More

It’s about that time… End of the summertime pool season. It is important to get your water checked, not only to be properly balanced before closing but to see if your CYA levels might be too high. So what is CYA? CYA stands for Cyanuric Acid or also known as Stabilizer. It helps hold chlorine  Read More

It’s getting to those lovely hot spikes with the August weather ahead, it is extremely important to have your pump running at the bare-minimum at 12 hours daily. On hotter days increase the pump time to 24 hours daily. This will of course increase water circulation which will help avoid stagnant water, which is one  Read More

Through these weird weather changes, pool chemistry can be altered in as little as a few hours, depending on what mother nature brings us. Rain is naturally acidic, so that means that it naturally drops the pH. That can also mean that the pool’s balance can become acidic and harmful to the swimmers as well  Read More

While the heat is just starting to take effect, keeping a close eye on chlorine levels is crucial to the health of your pools water. While using liquid chlorine when opening is great, which is useful for initially getting chlorine into the water to kill and start sanitizing the water quickly.. It is non-stabilized so  Read More

Since opening season is here, come have your water tested about two days after your opening so we can help balance chemicals. Then when it is warm enough to use the pool you are ready to go. Pool pumps and filters are best ran for at least 12 hours a day but longer for hot  Read More