Pool maintenance might sound like a major downside to owning a pool, but we will show you how to keep your pool water clear and balanced and equipment running smooth all season long. Once you know the basics, it’s less complicated than you think, and more rewarding knowing you know how everything works and interacts.
Managing Alkalinity
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Raising Pool Alkalinity
Complete instructions and explanations on raising pool alkalinity in your swimming pool water, why alkalinity is important, and why pool water may have low alkalinity in the first place.
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Lowering Pool Alkalinity
A complete explanation and how-to guide to lowering swimming pool total alkalinity, and a discussion of why alkalinity is important and why it might be high.
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Testing Pool Alkalinity
This article instructs how to test total alkalinity in swimming pool water, plus I explain why it is important to test and monitor the pool alkalinity level.
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Maintaining Swimming Pool Alkalinity
This article explains how to maintain total alkalinity in swimming pools, why alkalinity is important to your pool, and how to raise or lower alkalinity.
Managing pH
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Raising Swimming Pool pH
A thorough discussion on how to raise your swimming pool water pH, plus an explanation of why increasing your pH is important for your swimming pool.
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Lowering Swimming Pool pH
The complete guide on lowering swimming pool pH water level and why lowering pool pH is important and go through each chemical used to decrease the pH.
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Testing Swimming Pool pH
How to test your swimming pool water pH level, discussing the different ways to test, along with tips and suggestions on how to manage your pool pH.
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Maintaining Swimming Pool pH
A complete discussion and guide on how to maintain your swimming pool pH and why it is important to keep the pH level balanced.
Managing Chlorine
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Lowering Swimming Pool Chlorine
This article explains how to decrease the chlorine level in swimming pool water, and why it is important to avoid high and low chlorine levels in the pool water.
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Raising Swimming Pool Chlorine
We explain why raising swimming pool chlorine to safe levels is important to keep your pool water safe both for your friends and family swimming in the water plus prevent potential pool equipment issues.
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Maintaining Swimming Pool Chlorine
This article explains how to maintain the chlorine level in swimming pools, why keeping an adequate chlorine level is important to healthy swimming.
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Testing Pool Chlorine
This article instructs how to test the chlorine level in swimming pool water, plus I explain why it is important to test and monitor the pool chlorine level.
Managing Total Hardness
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Remove and Prevent Swimming Pool Algae
We discuss removal and prevention of swimming pool algae, and explain the types of algae commonly found, plus clean-up steps and prevention measures.
Managing Copper
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Lowering Swimming Pool Copper
This article explains how to lower or decrease the copper level in swimming pool water, which products to use, and what can happen if the copper is too high.
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Testing Swimming Pool Copper
Here we explain why testing the copper level in your pool is important, plus describe how to test the copper level in swimming pool water.
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Pool Water Copper – Causes and Concerns
This article discusses causes and problems that copper in swimming pool water. There are numerous ways copper can find its way into a swimming pool.
Managing Algae
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Remove and Prevent Swimming Pool Algae
We discuss removal and prevention of swimming pool algae, and explain the types of algae commonly found, plus clean-up steps and prevention measures.