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Pool Cleaning Basics: The Essential Guide to Pool Care
If you want a swimming pool that is clean and well maintained, consistent pool maintenance is key. But in order to properly maintain your pool, you’ll first need to create a pool cleaning schedule. This may seem daunting, especially for new pool owners, but in reality, it’s quite simple and the best place to start is by learning the Three C’s of Pool Care.
What To Expect From Your Pool Cleaning Service
As most pool owners already know, it takes more than just removing debris from your pool to keep it clean. Keeping the chemical levels of your pool in balance and regularly making sure that your pool equipment is in good working order all play an important role in the overall cleanliness of your swimming pool. These weekly tasks can seem daunting to new pool owners and repetitive and time-consuming to seasoned pool owners but luckily pool service companies like Clean My Pool exist to remove the stress and tedious chores of weekly pool maintenance.
Why Is My Pool Green and How do I fix it?
Having a pool can be a fantastic addition to your home, A swimming pool can add far more than just recreational value to your family but what happens when your pool turns green? And what causes a swimming pool to turn green? We troubleshoot how to identify the most common causes of a green pool and which pool products and techniques to use to get your pool from green to blue again.
7 Reasons to Hire a Pool Maintenance Service
On the face of it, maintaining a swimming pool seems relatively easy. Skim a net across the water, add some chemicals and the job is done. It seems so simple that new pool owners are often tempted to save a little money and do it themselves before realising that this DIY approach is almost always a false economy.
Pool Volume Calculator
Knowing the volume of your swimming pool will not only help you make accurate adjustments to the chemistry of your pool water but is essential to know when purchasing pool equipment such as pumps, chlorinators and other pools accessories.
The DIY Guide to Automatic Pool Cleaner troubleshooting
Automatic pool cleaners are an integral part of pool maintenance. Disaster strikes and time comes to a standstill if your pool cleaner stops working. No matter what the manufacturers may say, there will come a time when your pool cleaner will develope some of problems discussed below.
How to Detect Leaks and Cracks in your Swimming Pool
It’s just natural that your pool will lose some water through evaporation, splash-out and wastewater from backwashing and then gain water from rainfall, but if you find that you’re having to add more than 6cm of water to your pool each week, then your pool probably has a leak that needs some immediate attention.
What loadshedding is doing to your pool equipment?
With loadshedding back yet again, many pool owners are asking themselves, What effect will this have on their pools? And how they can best prepare their pools for when the power goes out.
How to Winter-Proof your Pool
As the weather gets colder, and the days become shorter. It’s time to start preparing for the colder months ahead. You might have already unpacked your winter clothes and stocked up on firewood, but have you given any thought to getting your pool ready for winter?
The Users Guide to Pool Safety Equipment
Pool safety equipment is anything that can be used to prevent or aid in the event of a drowning. This can range from the very basic to the essential…
The Complete Guide to Pool Chemical Usage
Owning a pool is like managing your own private tiny ecosystem, but with the added complexity that you want it to be clean, clear, safe, and most importantly, pleasant to swim in for humans….
Everything you need to know about Chlorinators
There's a simpler way - it's called a saltwater chlorinator. In this article we’ll explain how it works, the type of pool it’s suitable for, some of the advantages and some things to be aware of before you make the leap to a saltwater chlorinated pool.
How do I know when it’s time for a sand change?
It is the sand in your pool filter that traps and collects grease and oils, minerals, organic material (such as algae) and other particles. Sand is an excellent filtration medium, and trapping these contaminants and particles keeps your pool crystal clear and free from pathogens.
Safety tips for around your pool
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