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As if 2020 wasn’t hard enough on everyone, now pool owners are bracing for a shortage of chlorine tabs and pool equipment, some say through 2022. Due to several events, owners should expect limited availability and price increases on trichlor tabs and pool equipment in general as pools open across the US.  The shortages are…

It’s time to breathe life back into your hot tub, giddy-up! Let’s get right to it, here’s what you need to do. As always, read the manufacturer’s instructions prior to beginning. Make sure you have what you need for the job and allocate enough time to finish before you start.  Check all hardware like unions,…

Seeing cloudy water when you pull off your spa’s cover can make your heart sink especially when you thought you did everything right. Luckily, the list of the most common causes of cloudy spa water is small and includes improperly balanced water chemistry, insufficient water filtration, environmental conditions, and the addition of granular or powder…

Sutro has built its entire ethos on attempting to build the best water sensor in the world. Water will (and is already starting to) be a big issue around the world. Everything from our food to the pool you swim in needs to have its chemistry managed. Our partnership with Sani Marc leverages their expertise…

Why Winterize Your Pool Winterizing, or closing your pool, is necessary if you live in a climate that sees temperatures below freezing for any length of time. Water expands when frozen and can result in costly repairs to your pool plumbing and equipment unless you winterize prior to freezing weather. If you do not live…

The other day we released a new app version and posted it to our internal testers on our Facebook Beta Tester Group.  To our dismay, we launched version 1.3 and realized that as we told our users to download the app- it was not showing the latest version.  What happened? Apple is a tad bit…

To many, the Sutro time-stamp was moving around like a phantom. Sometimes it would be in the future, other times it would be in the past. Sometimes it would be within minutes of when you looked at it last. It was frustrating for both us and our beta testers since it made a lot of…

Obviously, we know that quality is a huge concern to the production of any product, but perhaps most importantly for a hardware product. The combination of plastic, metals, electronics, motors, and the sweat of a lot of people tightening, welding, and screwing things together result in a lot of things that could potentially go wrong. …