Pool care guides
Practical guides for pool chemistry, pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, automation, and water problems.
Heavy rain can wreck a pool faster than most people expect. One storm dumps in dirt, leaves, pollen, phosphates, and a bunch of extra water. Then it.
Read guideIf your pool pH keeps bouncing around or your alkalinity is low, baking soda can absolutely help. But it isn’t magic, and it isn’t the fix for every.
Read guideYour pool’s pH just tested high, and that usually means cloudy water, scale buildup, and chlorine that stops pulling its weight. Muriatic acid is one of.
Read guideWhy Mixing Pool Chemicals Is So Dangerous Pool chemicals are designed to react. Chlorine oxidizes contaminants. Acid lowers pH. Soda ash raises pH.
Read guideYou tested your water, and now you’re staring at a number that doesn’t look right. Your cyanuric acid level is reading 100 ppm. Or 150. Maybe the test.
Read guideYou shocked your pool expecting crystal-clear water. Instead, you woke up to something that looks like iced tea, or worse, chocolate milk. When pool.
Read guideWhy your pool smells so strong The real culprit is chloramines Free chlorine, the part actively sanitizing your water, has almost no smell. But when free.
Read guideYou head out for a relaxing swim, and instead of crystal-clear water, you’re greeted by what looks like a bubble bath. Pool water foamy enough to rival.
Read guideRunning your pool pump at random times is like watering your lawn at noon in July. Technically it works, but you’re throwing money away. The best time to.
Read guideYour pool pump is the heart of your entire system. Run it too little, and you’ll wake up to cloudy green water. Run it too much, and you’ll…
Read guideThere’s nothing worse than planning a relaxing evening swim, cranking up the heater, and… nothing. Cold water. No heat. Your pool heater not working is.
Read guideYour pool skimmer does one job — pull debris off the water’s surface before it sinks and becomes a bigger problem. But when it stops working right.
Read guideUse the Pool Chemical Calculator app for chlorine, pH, alkalinity, stabilizer, salt, calcium, borates, and more.