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The Effects of Putting Too Much Algaecide in a Pool
It is a common mistake to put too much algaecide in a pool. Sometimes, the amount needed is miscalculated, and at other times, it is added incorrectly. Too much algaecide results in water in the pool full of tiny foaming bubbles, which can damage the filtration system and cause eye and skin irritation. It is…
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Say Goodbye to Cloudy Pool Water With This Simple Ingredient
Baking soda has many uses around the house, and many people are surprised that it can also be used to care for pools. But what does baking soda do to a pool? Baking soda is actually sodium bicarbonate, which is alkaline. So, adding it to a too acidic pool will raise the pH and total…
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Putting Chlorine Tablets in a Skimmer Basket – Yes or No?
Where to put chlorine tablets in a swimming pool and whether it is ok to put them in the skimmer’s basket are two often-asked questions pool owners have, particularly with new swimming pool owners. It is perfectly safe to put chlorine tablets in the skimmer basket. It is the obvious place to put them, as…
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Best Pool Cleaning Tools – The Essentials
What swimming pool cleaning tools do you need is an important question asked by most new swimming pool owners. Cleaning a pool is not rocket science but you will need some essential swimming pool cleaning equipment to maintain it properly and keep it clean.
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Top Tips for Cleaning Dirt from Your Pool Floor – Step by Step
Even if the water in your pool is clean and sparkling, dirt on the bottom of the pool just looks awful and is unappealing to swim in, so you need to clean it. How do you get dirt out of a pool? The easiest way to clean dirt from the bottom of a pool is…
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When Is It Safe to Swim in Shocked Pool?
Pool shock treatment is a high chlorine concentration designed to kill micro-organisms and organic waste. The problems you might face from entering a very recently shocked pool depend on how high the free chlorine level is. Everything from your clothes to your body and internal organs could be at risk due to high chlorine levels.…
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Easy Tips on How to Keep Birds Away from Pool Area
Owning a beautiful pool with clean water and a modern design is a blessing, especially during the hot months. But you know how it goes; with good comes with the bad. And the bad ones include bird droppings, feathers, dried leaves, debris, and more. Apart from the awful mess all of this makes in your…
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My Pool Is Green but Chlorine Is High. Why and How to Fix?
You have a pool and keep it nice and sparkling by adding chlorine tablets each week. Then, one day, your pool suddenly turns green, so you add more chlorine, but it stays green. You test the chlorine level, and it is high, so why is it still green? When the chemicals are unbalanced, a pool…
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Vacuuming a Pool with a Sand Filter – Step by Step
Being able to vacuum a pool is probably one of the most important skills to learn when you have a pool built or buy a house with an existing pool. What I mean by vacuum is using a manual pool vacuum, not an automatic or robotic pool cleaner. To vacuum a pool with a sand…
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Is It OK to Pee in the Pool? Is Pee Sterile?
Most people would certainly think that taking a pee in the pool is gross, and who can disagree with them as no one wants to swim in other people’s pee. It does happen though, perhaps more often than you may think, particularly with small children. Peeing in the pool might sound relatively harmless, particularly as…