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Things to Consider Before Buying a Pool Pump
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...
What Causes White Flakes in Saltwater Pools?
Calcium Scales: Causes, Clearing and Preventing White Flakes in a Saltwater Pool Developing white flakes or calcium buildup in non-saltwater pool is not common, unless you are using a pool heater or you have not been monitoring and balancing Calcium Hardness (CH), pH, TA and other minerals levels, and these levels have gone extremely high forming calcium scales in your pool. By nature, Calcium white flakes are common in saltwater swimming pools because of the high temperature and pH in electrolytic chlorine generators and the use of calcium in the production of chlorine that is introduced in the pool. White...
How to SLAM (Shock Level and Maintain) a Pool to Get Rid of Ammonia or Algae
To SLAM a swimming pool or spa is the process of adding chlorine in your pool or spa to reach and maintain high free chlorine (FC) shock levels, to get rid of either algae or ammonia in a swimming pool or spa... so you know SLAM is not a pool chemical. There are no shortcuts to getting rid of algae or ammonia, SLAM process needs patience and you cannot achieve results in a single day. You will need to 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 in your...
How to Select the Right Filter Type and Size for Inground and Above Ground Pool
When do I Backwash DE or Sand Pool Filter?
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 filter, in order to free the filter of dirt and debris it has collected while filtering your pool water.