Basic Supply List: If you’re new to the swimming pool world, you might be wondering what you’ll need to get started with your pool. What chemicals should you have on hand? What equipment will you need? Walking into or clicking around in a pool store, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of products […]
Well, maybe we’ll experience a bit of magic over the winter. This pool that our crew headed out to close obviously had a lack of chlorine going on for a couple of weeks. Our crew dosed the pool pretty heavily with liquid chlorine and algaecide to assist in cleaning up the water. There is a […]
It may seem obvious to some of you, but you’d be surprised how often we get the question. If we close a dirty pool in the fall, guess what you get in the spring? You’ve got it, a dirty pool! Is it a bad thing for the pool to be dirty over the winter, yes […]
You should run a backwash cycle if you have a sand or de filter. Here’s how… We get questions all the time about how to backwash a sand filter system. These instructions are good for a sand filter, with a multi-port valve, and an automation system (we most commonly use the Pentair automation set up […]
If you’re new to the swimming pool world, you might be wondering what you’ll need to get started with your pool. What chemicals should you have on hand? What equipment will you need? Walking into or clicking around in a pool store, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of products you can choose. […]
In Michigan we have a freeze thaw cycle that much of the midwest also experiences. Without getting into a weather lesson (though we could, just ask!), we will tell you that because of the freeze/thaw cycle, and the Michigan winter, there is some discussion to be had about the best type of pool installation. We […]
