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Fiberglass Pool Stains: Clean & Prevent Stains in Fiberglass Pools
When the general cleanliness of a fiberglass pool, including heavy metal and chemical levels, especially Chlorine, pH, and Calcium Hardness, are not maintained properly, it is easy to find organic and inorganic stains in a fiberglass pool. Learn the causes and how to clean all stains in your fiberglass pool.
Fixing Low or High Free Chlorine Level (FCL) in Saltwater Swimming Pools
Always to avoid FCL issues in your pool, make it a routine to measure free chlorine level in your water at least after a couple of days to weekly and adjust the percentage setting in SWCG to increase or reduce FC level depending on the reading you find.
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...
Calcium Scales: Causes, Clearing and Preventing White Flakes in a Swimming Pool
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...
How to SLAM a Pool to Get Rid of Ammonia or Algae
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...