Did you know those jets on the side walls of your swimming pool can be used for cleaning you pool? Most pools I start weekly pool service on need the jets adjusted and in doing so pools are much easier to care for. It’s simple, using a small set of channel locks carefully loosen the . . . → Read More: Making use of pool jets
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When is the best time to acid wash a pool in Phoenix, Arizona? No better time than the present. The best time of year for acid washing pools in Phoenix is winter of course, or anytime the temperature outside is under 90 degrees. One reason to acid wash your pool in under 90 degree . . . → Read More: Acid Wash Phoenix…Beat The Heat I’m in Tempe right now waiting for a pool to drain down low enough for me to start blasting the tiles. So thought I’d blog about how I go about getting pool tile clean.
I macgyverd a pool pump to run on 110. I use this to drain the pool down a . . . → Read More: Pool Tile Cleaning: Glass Bead Blasting Removing Scale From Pool Tiles Let me start by saying your pool tile will not last forever. The purpose of pool tile, aside from aesthetics, is to give the water a surface to deposit it’s waste such as minerals and oils. Pool tiles will chip, crack, fall off and fade over time. And, there will . . . → Read More: Swimming Pool Tile Cleaning Your swimming pool is probably the last thing you think of when it comes to going green, environmentally that is. But that sparkling oasis in your backyard can be more damaging to our environment than you might think. In our effort to keep pools clean and comfortable we create hazardous waste, pollute our air and . . . → Read More: Simple Ways Your Pool Can Help Save Our Environment A customer called me because his pool in Phoenix had been green, even after taking a water sample to a pool store and following their recommendations. When I showed up to his pool he handed me the water test results from the pool store, to my surprise some of their results were inaccurate, furthermore, . . . → Read More: Phosphates: The Phantom Menace You may or may not be aware but on December 19, 2007, the President signed into law the Virginia Graham Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Act requires that all public swimming pools and spas be equipped with anti-entrapment drain covers that comply with the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-2007 Standard by December 19, 2008. As of . . . → Read More: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Swimming season is here and with the summer heat comes algae growth in swimming pools. This is because sunlight and heat speeds algae growth, which appears green, brown, yellow or black and can look furry, spotted, slimy or worm like. Often growing on walls and in shallow areas such as steps and benches where circulation . . . → Read More: Forms Of Algae And Elimination Tips For Swimming Pools In the Phoenix area, as well as surrounding cities, it is recommended to have your pool drained every 2-3 years. This is due to mineral build up. As the Arizona heat evaporates your pool water, which can be an entire swimming pool worth each year, all the minerals stay behind and “build-up”, causing water . . . → Read More: Why You Need To Drain Your Swimming Pool! |
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