Author: John Parker
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How Long to Wait After Shocking Pool: Is 12 Hours Enough?
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…
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Should a Hot Tub Run All the Time?
As a first-time hot tub owner, you undoubtedly have many questions and are not alone! While most people know how to use a hot tub, very few understand what owning one entails. Among the questions most frequently asked by new hot tub owners is whether they should keep their hot tubs on all the time.…
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Ideal Hot Tub Temperature for Summer, Winter, Kids, Pregnancy
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 all been there…
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How Long Should I Run My Pool Pump After Shocking?
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…
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What is a Pool Noodle? What is a pool noodle made of?
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…
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How to Drain Water from Pool After Rain
It is surprising just how quickly a pool can become full and even overflow after a heavy downpour. Where I live, we get virtually no rain for much of the year, but when we do, it really rains, and my pool overflows. To drain water from a pool after rain, you will either have to:…
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Should you turn off pool pump while swimming?
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 not). It is safe to swim while the pool pump is running, and the best option is to have the…
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No Suction in Pool Skimmer? This Is What to Check
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…
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What Length Pool Vacuum Hose Do I Need?
It’s easy to answer the question of what length pool vacuum hose is best for your pool when vacuuming. 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. So if the furthest point away from the…
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Vacuuming a Pool to Waste – Cleaning a Dirty Pool
If you have a very dirty pool, particularly when you open it in the spring, it is likely that the only way to clean it properly will be to vacuum the pool to waste. This means using the waste setting on a sand filter multiport valve in conjunction with your pool vacuum. Vacuuming pool to…