It seems that more and more people are requesting salt water pools these days, but what is a salt water pool and how does it benefit you? First and foremost I think that it is important to understand that the salt in a saltwater pool is there to create chlorine. But wait a minute,...
How to Get the Most out of Your Swimming Pool Season
Here in northern Indiana and most northern states I’m sure, we have a relatively short period of time in which we can use our swimming pools. Typically our season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day. So we really have about 3 months in which we use our pools the most. Many people aim...
Trust Your Pool Builder – Many ways to build a pool
There are many ways and different techniques that are used to build a vinyl liner in ground swimming pool. The basic process is for the most part the same from builder to builder but each builder has different things they do that are specific to them. Today I want to talk about the building...
Who can I trust to build my pool
In the most recent copy of Pool and Spa News there was an article about an installer up in Michigan who has received a bad review by the BBB. This has sparked a concern from other builders in the area. At this point you might be wondering why these other builders have a problem...
Vinyl Liner Inground Pools – Step Options
Today I am going to discuss the different types of steps that you can get in your vinyl liner inground swimming pool. If my memory serves me correctly I may have discussed this a bit in a previous post. Today I will go into more detail about each particular type of step. There are...
Replacing a Liner – How a Pool Professional Does it
I was recently asked how easy it is to replace a vinyl liner for an in ground pool by yourself. I replied the best I could given the amount of space I was allotted for my reply. I feel as though if given more space I could give a little more detail about the...
Pool Pumps – How To
I have written about a lot of different topics relating to swimming pools. Mainly due to the fact that the purpose of this blog is to inform you, the reader of all things related to swimming pools. I have geared the posts toward the pool owner rather than the pool professional. This is due...