Have you shocked your pool and are itching to dive back in? I know the feeling. The sun is shining, the water is sparkling, and all you want to do is take a refreshing plunge. But before you jump in, it’s essential to know how long after shocking a pool can you swim. Shock treatments…
As a first-time hot tub owner, you undoubtedly have many questions, and you are not alone! While most people know how to use a hot tub, very few understand what owning a hot tub entails. Among the questions most frequently asked by new hot tub owners is should I keep my hot tub on all…
Just picture this – it’s been a long, stressful day, and all you want to do is sink into your hot tub and let the warm water work its magic. But as you dip your toes in, you realize that the temperature is all wrong – too hot, too cold, just not quite right. We’ve…
Shocking your pool at regular intervals is important but it will not be very effective if you do not run your pool pump long enough to allow it to do its work. So how long should you run the filter after shocking the pool? You should run your pool pump for a minimum of 6…
Up to 8 million pool noodles are sold each year in the US alone, making the inventor, Steve Hartman, a very rich man. But what are they? A pool noodle is a long cylinder of flexible foam, usually made of polyethylene, which is up to 6 feet in length and 3 inches in diameter. They…
It is surprising just how quickly a pool can become full, and even overflow, after a heavy downpour of rain. We get virtually no rain for much of the year where I live but when we do it really rains and my pool overflows. To drain water from a pool after rain you will either…
Pool safety is of course very important and new pool owners will naturally have many questions initially, not least of which is whether it is safe to swim when the pool pump is running (or without). It is safe to swim while the pool pump is running and, in fact, having the filter working while…
When a pool starts losing water it is not unreasonable to start panicking and imagine the thousands of dollars that you may need to spend to dig up pipework, replace the liner or do other major works. All pools lose water and it is easy to jump to the conclusion that you must have a…
Whether you have an above ground pool or an in ground pool, having debris and bugs floating around on the pool surface is not nice for swimmers. If you constantly have this, then it is likely that you will find that the pool’s skimmer is not working properly, so you need to investigate. There are…
What length pool vacuum hose is going to be best for your pool when vacuuming is a pretty easy question to answer. A pool vacuum hose should be long enough to reach the farthest corner of your pool from your skimmer or vacuum port plus an allowance for the depth at that point. So if…