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 [...]

Mary Asks The Pool Guy: Last year, we replaced our chlorinator with a Hayward CL 100. It is very difficult to remove the cap to add chlorine tablets. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks! Mary Murphy The Pool Guys Response: Hi, If you have already started the filter system this year what you will need [...]

Micheal Asks The Pool Guy: When I tried to replace the light fixtures in my pool I found that there was only about 6 (six) inches of extra wire left in the niche. I attempted to pull on the nub of a wire that was left and I tied a nylon cord at the other [...]