As a pool owner, the times of year for opening and closing your pool are entirely up to you. However the “pool season” as defined by the industry is typically between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Many pool use this definition as their way of knowing when to open and close their pools. This...
This is something that almost every pool owner will ask themselves at some point. Does the pool have a leak or is the water just evaporating? Just like every body of water, over time the water will begin to evaporate. Typically you can expect about a quarter inch of water or less to evaporate...
Properly maintaining water chemistry is a very important aspect of owning a swimming pool. The water quality in your pool can not only affect your health but it can also affect the swimming pool itself and the equipment which circulates the water. That being said you can begin to understand the importance of properly...
Is it okay to allow rain water to get into your pool, or is it better to cover it? This is a question that many new pool owners ask themselves the first time it rains after their pool is installed. After all rain water is supposed to be fairly clean right? So how could...
In today’s fast pace lifestyles, people always seem to be looking for the quickest or easiest ways to do something. This is apparent by the way we live our daily lives. For example, when my wife and I are sitting at home in the midst of a discussion that our opinions differ on, the...
In life we all face those somewhat tough decisions when we have to chose between spending more now to save money later. It may be a choice between a car that costs less but gets poor gas milage or a car that costs more but gets great milage. In the world of in ground...
There are more and more people buying in ground swimming pools these days. There are several ideas as to why this is. Some say that it is due to the economy beginning to bounce back. Some say that more and more people are buying into the whole staycation idea and investing in their own...
Why so sad? Is it because pool season is coming to a close? Or is it because you didn’t want to pay a company to close your pool and now you are concerned that you may not be closing your pool properly? You may have thought that it can’t be that difficult, or maybe...
Summer time is almost over 🙁 … I know that there wasn’t much of one anyway. On the other hand we did have some good days for swimming. Here in the northern states people will be thinking about closing their pools in the next few weeks. I know it seems like this summer has...
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...
