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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…
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Can I Vacuum My Pool on Backwash?
Getting your first pool and learning how to clean it yourself can be pretty confusing at first. Learning how to vacuum correctly and efficiently is probably the most essential thing to learn. So a question many people first have when getting a pool is should I vacuum a pool on backwash or waste or filter?…
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Why Are There Two Holes at the Bottom of a Pool Skimmer?
have two skimmers, one has two holes and the other only one. Why are there two holes at the bottom of a pool skimmer was one of the earliest questions I had when I first got my inground pool and started to clean it….
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What Is the Best Time of Day to Run a Pool Pump?
I gave very little thought as to when to run my pool pump when I first had my pool and just let the timer run as it had been set by the previous homeowner. Since then I have investigated the subject further and made some adjustments. There are many points of view as to the…