If you have a pool in your backyard, you’re probably already the hit of your friends and family. There truly aren’t many things in this world that could make a backyard more fun than a sparkling pool. Spending hours and hours in a pool on any given summer day truly makes you feel like you’re [...]

If you’re owner of a pool or hot spa at home, you would need to get familiar yourself with the basic aspect of water maintenance, routine cleaning and servicing, during or after the season.  No two technicians will approach a job in the same manner, so there is no right or wrong. At your regular [...]

Whether it is a pool and spa that is newly constructed or an older vessel that is being replastered, the break-in (or start-up) of a new plaster job is very important, and you should hire the technician and the service contract if you don’t know what you’re doing. Most builders subcontract the plastering and …

Question) My neighbor had asked me to help on her pool cleaning last week, and I gave her hands out to go out there and start pool cleaning routine. As usual, I connected the one end of pool hose to the skimmer and then began vacuuming to waste. Once I was done, I put the [...]

If you have a Hayward Super Pump or a Super Pump II and also have an A.O smith electric motor that is powering that pump, then this guide will explain to you how to rebuild your electric pool pump motor. You will need a motor bearing puller, a Flathead screw driver, a nut driver set [...]

If you have an in-ground swimming pool that you need to close with a set of center steps at the end of the pool there is something you should know if you are planning to close the pool with a standard solid pool winter cover. If you have the center step at the end of [...]

When the time comes to close your swimming pool you will have either one of two types of swimming pool covers. You will either have a standard solid cover that uses water bags or you will have a Safety Cover that is held on top of the pool with brass anchors. Before you can lay [...]

Many times when swimming pool owners close their pool they do not realize that the pool water chemistry needs to be adjusted with in the proper ranges. Not only should the pool water chemistry be within range, but the swimming pool water should also be blue. So if you take a look at this custom [...]

Sometimes on custom shaped oval in-ground swimming pools you will find that one or more of the returns piped underneath the waterfall. In order to open or close the pool properly you will have to climb on the rocks to remove and replace the wall return fittings, In this picture you can see the swimming [...]

The Hayward Perflex D.E. Pool Filter operates in a different way then most D.E. pool filters. This type of filter cannot only be back washed but the filter also has an option called “regeneration” which allows you to get the most from your D.E. powder. The Perflex filter also has something called a “bump handle” [...]

Owning a sand pool filter is great when everything is working 100% correctly. But when your filter breaks down and needs repair not only will you need to spend time repairing the problem but you also will be spending money. Once way to get the most out of your pool sand filter and to also [...]

Whether its the beginning, mid or end of the swimming pool season your pool pump could wind up having some mechanic problems that could prevent you from using the pools filter system. But most of the time the pump will stop working and can be generally fixed within a few hours or days. Sometimes you [...]

When the winter season comes around you will need to close your pool to prevent any damage from occurring from the harsh elements of the cold. One of the most important steps in properly closing the swimming pool is to make sure that the skimmer or skimmers on your above ground or in ground pool [...]

Pool Shock can be added to the swimming pool in a number of ways. One of the ways pool shock can be added to the swimming pool is through the pool skimmer, but the filter system needs to be running and working properly. Before adding shock to the pool skimmer you will first want to [...]

When your pool pump starts to make more noise then normal this usually means something on the pump is failing and will need repair. Pool pumps make a bunch of different noises as the internals parts start to fail. When the motor bearings go bad in a pool pump they can make the pump scream, [...]

One of the most popular swimming pool closing questions is “how can I blow out my pool lines” and the question that usually comes next is “can I use my shop vacuum to inflate the air pillow, blow the water out the pool plumbing and also remove the water from the skimmers?” The answer to [...]