Swimming with your team is not just about improving at swimming and winning races. It's about friendship, teamwork, and making special memories. Want to show team spirit? Get custom activewear that stands out. This guide will help you design and personalize swim team gear representing your team's identity. Shop Swimming Pool Chemicals and Equipment From Stitch to Splash: Why Opt for Custom Activewear? There are many good things about getting custom activewear for your swim team:● Unleash Team Spirit: Picture all team members happily wearing the team's logo,colors, and mascot. It makes people feel like they belong and makes the team happy,...

Introduction Summertime is synonymous with swimming, and as the temperatures rise, so does the desire to take a refreshing dip in a pool. If you're considering opening a swimming pool, you're in for a rewarding venture. However, starting the process right ensures crystal-clear water and a safe swimming environment. This guide will walk you through the steps, chemicals, and equipment required to open a swimming pool successfully. Before we look into the steps for opening your pool, I would like you to understand the best time to open a swimming pool.  When is the Right Time to Open a Swimming Pool It would be...

Image Via Pexels Introduction A swimming pool is a delightful addition to any home, providing hours of enjoyment and relaxation. However, like any complex system, pools are not immune to issues, and one of the most common problems pool owners face is leaks.  This blog post delves into suction-side pool leaks, their causes, detection methods, repair solutions, and preventive measures to ensure your pool stays watertight and trouble-free. What is a Suction Side Pool Leak? A suction-side pool leak occurs when there is a breach in the system that pulls water into the pool's filtration system. It typically happens on the suction side...

A crystal-clear swimming pool is a true oasis during the hot summer months. Your pool pump and filter system are crucial to maintain that pristine water quality. However, like any mechanical system, they can encounter issues over time. In this guide, we'll walk you through some common pool pump and filter problems and how to troubleshoot them effectively. 1. Insufficient Water Flow: Symptoms: Weak jets, poor water circulation, and inadequate skimming. Troubleshooting: Check the pump strainer basket for debris. Clean or replace it as needed. Verify that the pool skimmer and pump intake are free from leaves and debris. Inspect...

Image Via Pexel A swimming pool is a fantastic addition to any home, offering relaxation and enjoyment for friends and family. However, like any other part of your property, it's crucial to maintain your pool correctly to ensure it remains in excellent condition. One common issue that pool owners may encounter is pool leaks. This comprehensive guide will look into everything you need to know about pool leaks, including the types of leaks, how to detect them, and the telltale signs that your pool might be leaking. Types of Pool Leaks 1. Water Leak: Surface Leaks: These occur when water escapes from...

Introduction Saltwater pools have gained popularity in recent years due to their perceived benefits, including gentler water on the skin and eyes, reduced use of traditional pool chemicals, and a natural, refreshing swimming experience. However, like any pool, saltwater pools require proper maintenance to ensure they remain clean, safe, and enjoyable. This comprehensive guide will delve into the ins and outs of saltwater pool maintenance, including common issues like pH level fluctuations, chlorine imbalances, and calcium scales. Additionally, we will discuss the equipment and chemicals used in saltwater pools and weigh the pros and cons of opting for this type of...

Introduction Whether you're a new pool owner or a seasoned pro, maintaining your swimming pool is crucial for its longevity, water quality, and, most importantly, enjoyment. In this comprehensive guide, we will take you through the ins and outs of pool maintenance, covering everything, including: Understanding your swimming pool Essential pool maintenance tools and equipment Weekly pool maintenance routine Preventive measure Troubleshooting common swimming pool problems Safety and pool regulations Tips for an energy-efficient swimming pool  Pool closing and winter maintenance Pool upgrade and renovations When to hire an expert and how Before we go further, let me introduce a saltwater pool...

  Image Via Unsplash For many, winter means snow tires, heavy coats, and shoveling the driveway. It’s also a time when certain preparatory tasks must be done to ensure your home survives the harsh winter weather. Here, The Summer Pools presents a few things you can do to keep your home in tip-top shape. Work Your Way From the Outside In It's easy to focus on the inside of your house during the colder months, but maintaining the exterior of your house is just as important. One of the first things you should do before the temperature drops is cut back...

Introduction Swimming pools are synonymous with summer fun and relaxation. However, it's crucial to remember that these aquatic playgrounds can pose significant risks to children and pets if safety measures aren't in place. In this blog post, we'll explore essential swimming pool safety tips to help protect your loved ones and ensure a worry-free poolside experience. 1. Supervision Is Non-Negotiable The golden rule of pool safety is to provide constant and vigilant supervision whenever children or pets are near the pool. Never leave them unattended, even for a moment. Designate a responsible adult as the designated "water watcher" to ensure...

Image Via Pexels Introduction When most people think of pool parties, they envision long, sunny summer days with friends and family splashing around in the refreshing water. However, who says you can't have a pool party during the winter? With some creativity and planning, you can transform your backyard into a winter wonderland and host an unforgettable pool party to keep your guests or family warm and entertained. In this blog post, we'll walk you through the steps to organize a fun pool party at your home during winter. Step 1: Set the Date and Invitations Start by selecting a date that...

  Electric Pool Heater Introduction As the leaves change color and the air turns crisp, most pool owners reluctantly bid farewell to their beloved swimming pools. But who says you must pack up your swim gear when the temperature drops? With some planning and smart techniques, you can enjoy your pool even during winter. In this blog post, we'll explore how to keep your swimming pool warm during the winter, allowing you to extend your swimming season and make the most of your backyard oasis. Learn How to Winterize Your Swimming  1. Invest in a Pool Heater Installing a pool heater is the...

Introduction As winter approaches and the weather turns crisp, pool owners must take the necessary steps to winterize their swimming pools. This essential process ensures that your pool remains in optimal condition during the colder months and is ready for a splash when summer returns. In this guide, we'll walk you through the detailed process of winterizing both chlorine and saltwater pools. We'll emphasize the importance of maintaining chemical balance, and highlight the key steps. Tips for Winterizing Your Pool 1. Preparation and Essential Supplies Start by gathering all the necessary equipment and chemicals, including liquid chlorine, pH adjusters, calcium...

  Via Pexels Congratulations on becoming a new pool owner! While owning a pool brings joy and relaxation, it also comes with the responsibility of ensuring everyone's safety. This article provides six essential safety tips for new pool owners. By implementing these guidelines, you can create a secure and enjoyable swimming environment that promotes fun while mitigating potential risks. Presented below by Thesummerpools.com, let’s dive in and make your pool ownership journey both exhilarating and safe!  Install a Secure Perimeter  A secure perimeter is crucial for maintaining a safe pool environment. Erect a sturdy and compliant pool fence around its perimeter, ensuring it has...

Are you wondering why the pH keeps rising in your saltwater pool? Saltwater swimming pools use chlorine generators to produce chlorine, which is released automatically into the pool to maintain the recommended (free chlorine) FC levels. A chlorine generator uses salt (Sodium Chloride) and water during the process known as electrolysis, where the two main byproducts are Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide. The byproduct Sodium Hydroxide has a very high pH level and will increase the pH level in your water. It becomes much worse when your free chlorine production level is too high because, for every chlorine produced, there is an equal...

  Why does my Pool Discolor when I Add Chlorine?  Swimming pool fill water sourced from the Well is always full of heavy metals such as Copper, Iron, Silver, Magnesium, or Manganese. These metals can also be found in some untreated municipal water, and to avoid metal stains, it's always advisable to test your fill water for heavy metals before using it in your pool. When chlorine oxidizes heavy metals, it produces metal stains in a swimming pool. If your pool water has been changing color to green, brown, or black, especially after adding chlorine or when pH is high, that is a metal...

Balancing pH and Total Alkalinity (TA) might seem difficult if you're doing it for the first time. However, this is something you can fix within a few hours if you have the right chemicals and follow the steps included in this article. The most common problem is high pH and TA levels in pool or spa water. If you maintain the correct levels of pH and TA in your swimming pool, having low pH and alkalinity levels is not common and can only be caused when any form of a strong acid like muriatic (hydrochloric) acid or sulfuric acid is...

What is Shocking a Swimming Pool or Spa? Shocking, sanitizing, or chlorinating a swimming pool or spa is a regular process of adding chlorine to your pool or spa water, to raise and maintain free chlorine (FC) at the recommended level of 3ppm for a swimming pool and 3-6ppm for a hot tub. Shocking a swimming pool can also mean SLAM (Shock Level and Maintain), which is adding chlorine in your pool and maintaining very high FC levels between 12ppm to 24ppm for a non-salt water pool and 28ppm to 31ppm for a saltwater pool, to kill algae or ammonia that come as a result of...

  Pool Vacuum cleaners come in two types; manual and automatic pool cleaners. Manual pool cleaners attach to the pool skimmer or garden hose and are handheld since they must be moved manually around the pool to collect debris. This article is about automatic pool cleaners that include both electric automatic pool cleaners and cordless automatic pool cleaners. Types of Automatic Pool Cleaners  1. Robotic Pool Cleaners  A robotic pool cleaner uses power source for it to move around a pool and you don't have to be there for the pool robot cleaner to clean the pool, you can drop...

Winterization or closing a swimming pool during the winter is a very important pool maintenance activity and should be done correctly to avoid the hustle of cleaning debris, algae, and ammonia when opening the pool during the summer. Pool covers come in two types; winter covers and safety covers. A winter cover plays very vital roles in ensuring that debris, snow, and leaves do not enter into the pool when not in use, and prevents the chlorine lose due to UV light. On the other hand, safety covers are used both as winter covers during the winter season to prevent...

  Hot Tub or Spa has a water heating system and comes in handy during winter and fall when the temperature is cool and snow falling, making swimming pools without pool heaters a no-go zone due to freezing cool water and ice. While Hot Tub chemicals are the same chemicals used to maintain swimming pools, its maintenance routine and how hot tub works is different from that of a pool; for example hot tub maintenance and cleaning, monitoring and maintaining chemical levels, and water circulation.  A. Hot Tub/Spa Maintenance and Cleaning There are a few hot tub maintenance measures you need to take on...

Image Source (Pinch A Penny) A fiberglass swimming pool is the easiest to maintain due to its smooth surface, which is easy to clean and highly resistant to algae.  However, when general cleanliness and chemical levels, especially Chlorine, pH, and Calcium Hardness, are not appropriately maintained, it is easy to find organic and inorganic stains in a fiberglass pool.  Causes of Organic Stains in a Fiberglass Pool 1. Leaves and Pollen Organic stains are caused mainly by leaves and pollen and appear green, yellow, and sometimes brown. Organic stains are easy to clean and can be brushed off using a standard...

One advantage of a saltwater swimming pool over non-saltwater is that you don't need to measure free chlorine level (FCL) frequently and manually adjust it by adding harsh chlorine. Saltwater Chlorine Generator (SWCG) produces chlorine and adds the right amount to your water to maintain recommend FCL. However, one potential issue of a saltwater pool is low or high free chlorine levels, especially for new users of saltwater chlorine generators. Since chlorine demand in the saltwater pool or any other pool depends on several factors like water temperature, room temperature, seasons, and how busy your pool is, it's essential to be aware...

The brand, size, speed, voltage and horsepower of a pool pump will determine your choice when it comes to selecting the best pump for your swimming pool. Of cause, price is another important factor but if you need the best pool pump that will work best for your pool, has a low maintenance cost and saves you energy, price should come last. Having said that, lets jump into the most important things you need to consider before finally settling with the best pool pump whether for inground or above ground pool, saltwater or non-saltwater pool.  1. Speed    Speed of...

Developing white flakes or calcium buildup in a non-saltwater pool is uncommon unless you use a pool heater. Or you have not been monitoring and balancing Calcium Hardness (CH), pH, TA, and other mineral levels, which have become incredibly high, forming calcium scales in your pool. By nature, Calcium white flakes are common in saltwater swimming pools. This is because of the high temperature and pH in electrolytic chlorine generators and the use of calcium in the production of chlorine introduced in the pool. White flakes or calcium buildups do not just come in saltwater pools overnight but due to the gradual accumulation of calcium...

      SLAM means 'Shock Level and Maintain.' SLAMing a pool is adding chlorine to your pool or spa to reach and maintain certain free chlorine (FC) shock levels to eliminate algae or ammonia. So you know SLAM is not a pool chemical.    There are no shortcuts to getting rid of algae or ammonia; the SLAM process requires patience, and results cannot be achieved in a single day.   You must add non-stabilized chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite) in your pool at least twice a day for a couple of days or even longer to kill all algae.   Even worse, if you are fighting ammonia in...

  Swimming pool filter cleans your water by removing debris and dead bacteria that might get into your pool and make your water dirty and cloudy. Wether for residential or commercial pool, inground or above ground pool, there are three types of swimming pool filters and to know which is best for you, you have to know a few things including right size pool filter, how they work, how to maintain each, how efficient they are and their prices. To set-up a filter in above ground swimming pool, you will use special strong hose pipes to connect filter to the...

Every pool filter has a backwash setting among other multiport valve settings, which is important in cleaning your filter at least once a week for sand filter and after 3 - 4 weeks for DE filters in order to free the filter of dirt and debris it has collected while filtering your pool water. If you don't backwash your pool filter frequently, your filtering media especially Sand and DE agents will be clogged with dirt and debris and will not filter your water turning pool water dirty or cloudy. How do I Know my Pool Filter Needs Backwashing? There are...

Swimming pool algae come in three different colors that are green, black, and yellow. Green algae are the most common but not quit a task to get rid of since it floats freely on your water or hung loosely on pool walls and floor, unlike black or mustard(yellow) algae that come with strong roots making them hold firmly on the walls and floor of a swimming pool. Green and black algae also have a strong coating that protects them from harsh chlorine and you may need to brush your swimming pool thoroughly using a steel brush to expose most of...

  During cold seasons like winters, swimming pools are always ice cold and most of them go under winterization, which means they are closed for the whole periods of the winter and fall. However, Winterization is not always an option for most of us who like swimming and warm baths. You can enjoy your winters and any cold weather days in a spa without worrying about ice cold water, thanks to pool heaters.  There are 3 main types of spa heaters; gas heaters, heat pumps, and solar heaters. Before you make your decision to buy one, you have to know...

    Cloudy swimming pool water is caused by low Free Chlorine, debris, ammonia, poor filtration system, and wrong chemical levels. 1. Low Free Chlorine(FC) Low FC is the most common cause of cloudy/milky/murky/dull pool water. To clear a cloudy pool caused by low FC levels, you need to shock your pool by adding liquid chlorine to raise your FC to recommended level depending on the Cyanuric acid(chlorine stabilizer) level in your water. The recommended level of FC is 3ppm and should never go below 3ppm otherwise your water will turn cloudy, which means you have chloramine or combined chlorine in your...

What Causes Ammonia in a Swimming Pool? Ammonia is caused by bacteria, which form in a swimming pool that is not well sanitized. It is common in pools that close during winter and open in summer, but proper pool winterization measures were not taken.   Ammonia is one of the causes of severely cloudy swimming pool water, which is challenging to clear and needs a lot of chlorine to kill ammonia and clear cloudy water.   To avoid ammonia in your pool, always ensure you shock your swimming pool so that the free chlorine level (FCL) is within the recommended range for a standard swimming pool,...

Swimming is a great way to stay in shape and improve your overall health, but it's important to take precautions to ensure that you don't become tired or ill while enjoying this activity. Swimming also has many benefits for seniors, including improved heart health, better joint mobility and increased bone density. However, it is important to maintain a stable oxygen level while swimming to avoid any negative health effects. That's why bathing services for seniors can be the best idea for those who want to do swimming at an elderly age. One of the most important things to keep in...

  Everyone deserves to have fun with their loved ones during the Summer. To have fun in style and with comfort, you need a patio furniture set that can accommodate your guests and or family. Besides, outdoor dining table adds beauty to your home especially during the Summer when everyone just want to chill in the backyard, balcony, garden or around the swimming pool while snacking or sipping.    However, there are a few things to consider when purchasing a patio set for your home, to use in the beach, or to use indoors in a business setup like bistro....

Image Via Pexels   Reaching a healthy level of personal fitness can change your life tremendously. Meeting your fitness goals inspires confidence and can make you feel more energetic daily. However, it can sometimes feel like people with disabilities do not have many options for pursuing personal fitness. The truth is that everyone works toward their goals in unique ways, which means you can become healthier by following a path just for you. We invite you to learn about accessible fitness options and the tools available to understand how you want to achieve a healthy lifestyle. 1. Easy At-Home Exercises Experts explain that home...

If you're a swimmer, you know the importance of having a good towel. Not just any old towel will do – you need something that's going to soak up all the water and sweat quickly so that you can get on with your day. Now that the swimming season has rolled around, you should look into getting some best microfiber towels. These are fantastic to keep around at home and work great for gym workouts, surfing sessions, and even camping trips! They are lightweight, dry quickly, and are highly absorbent. You can use them on your hair or body and...

Image Via Pexels Wellness and self-care often end up on the back burner when you’re a busy professional. But creating and meeting wellness goals is possible if you committo take action and dedicate time toward achieving them. We have some tips on how you can take a step closer toward yourwellness and self-care goals. Click here to shop for swimming pool chemicals. Map Out Your Wellness Goals The first step is deciding what those goals will be. Next, you need to determine what lifestyle changes or activities you want to incorporate. What do you want to achieve? What kind of habits do...