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Why Is My Pool Cloudy?
Why Is My Pool Cloudy?
When you’re ready for a fun, refreshing dip in your pool, the last thing you want to see is cloudy water. Many things may contribute to cloudy pool water. But don’t worry! Cloudy pool water is common and is often usually easy to
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Why Salt Pools Still Need Shock: What Every Pool Owner Should Know
Why Salt Pools Still Need Shock: What Every Pool Owner Should Know
A salt pool owner asks: "But why does a salt pool need shock at all when the chlorine level never dips too low in the first place?" It's a great question, especially since a well-sized and
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How You Can Completely Modernize You Current Pool System In 2025
How You Can Completely Modernize You Current Pool System In 2025
Raise your expectations for what is possible with your pool. Get serious savings, while automating much of pool ownership...
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Why You Should Add Borates To Your Pool - Right Away
Why You Should Add Borates To Your Pool - Right Away
Why You Should Add Borates To Your Pool - Right Away Borates, including Borax, are naturally-occurring forms of the element Boron and I’m already veering dangerously close to “boring.” Long talked about,
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Alternatives to Chlorine in Pools: How They Work (and Compare to Chlorine)
Alternatives to Chlorine in Pools: How They Work (and Compare to Chlorine)
Compare chlorine alternatives that save you money and reduce maintenance time. From saltwater to ozone systems, find the perfect solution for a cleaner, healthier & gentler pool experience!
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Is a Saltwater Pool Easier To Maintain?
Is a Saltwater Pool Easier To Maintain?
How Does Salt Pool Maintenance Differ? Short answer? Yes, it is easier to maintain a saltwater pool. This guide will clearly demonstrate why. The range of stories told about saltwater pools by pool owners and people
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How To Shock A Saltwater Swimming Pool
How To Shock A Saltwater Swimming Pool
The Ultimate Guide to Shocking Saltwater Pools As a saltwater swimming pool owner, you have probably heard about the procedure of shocking a pool. And while it might sound like a dramatic process, shocking your
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The Top-3 Mistakes Salt Pool Owners Make According To The Experts
The Top-3 Mistakes Salt Pool Owners Make According To The Experts
Maintaining a saltwater pool is typically very straightforward and convenient... unless you make one of these mistakes. Linked is a great article based on lots of expert experience.
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The 5 Must-Have Upgrades For Your Swimming Pool System
The 5 Must-Have Upgrades For Your Swimming Pool System
The 5 items are MUST-HAVE for almost any pool if you want the water to stay looking good with minimal work, not to mention providing giant savings on electricity, chemicals, and more...
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What You Need to Know About Your Pool’s pH
What You Need to Know About Your Pool’s pH

If you’re a pool owner, there’s no doubt you’ve been told how keeping your pool’s pH balanced is one of the most important aspects of pool maintenance. But what is pH, and why is it so important?

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Taking your pool water to the next level
Taking your pool water to the next level
People with salt pools say they can never go back to a traditional chlorine pool, but did you know you that it can get even better? Here's how to take your water quality to the next level...
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3 Ways to Modernize Your Swimming Pool Equipment
3 Ways to Modernize Your Swimming Pool Equipment
Once you've upgraded the pool to a salt chlorinator system, you might wonder why anyone goes through all the work and expense of using traditional chlorination. The benefits...
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How and When to Test the Water of Your Saltwater Pool
How and When to Test the Water of Your Saltwater Pool

If you’re already a salt pool owner, make sure that you’re familiar with the basics of how to maintain your saltwater pool. One regular part of any pool’s maintenance is to ...

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The Essential Salt Water Pool Maintenance Guide For Beginners
The Essential Salt Water Pool Maintenance Guide For Beginners
The four pillars of pool maintenance and what to expect with a saltwater pool. This guide goes over the essentials to make upkeep easy.
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Why is My Pool Green
Why is My Pool Green

If you’re a pool owner, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded sight of greenish cloudy pool water before.

It can happen to the best of us- things get busy, life gets in the way, impurities can get introduced into the pool, and maintaining the right chemical balances...

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Saltwater Vs Chlorine Pools
Saltwater Vs Chlorine Pools
New and veteran pool owners alike often wonder if the grass is greener on the other side, but what’s the other side? In this case...
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Adding Salt to your Swimming Pool
Adding Salt to your Swimming Pool

So, you are converting your pool to salt and have purchased a saltwater chlorine generator. You know you have to add salt, but what kind should you get? How much salt should you add? This guide will tell you what you need to know, as well as some tips and tricks to help along the way.

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The Basics of What To Expect After Converting To A Salt Pool
The Basics of What To Expect After Converting To A Salt Pool
We'll go over the basics of saltwater pools: what to look after, how to maintain a salt pool, and what to expect...
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How to Close Your Pool in 7 Easy Steps
How to Close Your Pool in 7 Easy Steps

The colder months are upon those of us who live in climates where pools are closed in Fall or Winter, so if you haven’t closed your pool yet here’s a quick “how to” get it done that will help you keep your pool and equipment in good shape. If you live where it just gets a little cool, remember: even if there are no swimmers, if the pool stays filled with water it's good practice to keep the water circulating as normal, and to keep the water chemistry balanced.

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Putting An End to pH Hassles, For Good!
Putting An End to pH Hassles, For Good!
Maintaining a proper level of PH in your pool is a real issue and a very common problem. There are modern solutions to keep the pool balanced automatically.
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Saltwater Pool Chemistry (What is different?)
Saltwater Pool Chemistry (What is different?)

A common questions we get is how do you maintain a salt water pool? Or, what is the ideal water chemistry for saltwater pools? We'll talk about the most important things to know about salt pool maintenance and the top ten most important chemistry levels for pools with saltwater chlorine generators .

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