You walk around your swimming pool and notice small bits of white mucus-looking patches all over the surface of the water and maybe even on the pool walls. It looks like your pool has caught a common cold! Perhaps calling it a cold would be too assertive or sarcastic, but the fact is that your…
Pool Maintenance Articles
How to read a pool test strip
Maintaining the optimal levels of water chemistry in a pool is essential for proper maintenance, eliminating potential safety or health hazards, and informed use of chemical treatments. The most widespread method of doing this is to use a pool test strip (which we’ll be learning about here). By the end of this short guide, we…
Hot Tub Chemicals – All you need to know
The simple answer to knowing what chemicals to add and when can be found is simply by testing your water. One of the biggest challenges for new hot tub owners is keeping their water clear, and that’s mostly related to keeping the water balanced. Let’s look at what chemicals you need, how to add them,…
How to vacuum a pool – Like a Pro
Sure, cleaning the pool is always important, but if you’re looking for ways to help keep your pool clean without having to use as many chemicals or spend as much time on maintenance, then vacuuming is definitely something that should be included in your weekly routine. Now let’s have a closer to why vacuuming your…
How to shock your pool
Let’s talk Pool Shock: what is it, really? “Shock” is a term that is used to describe the sanitization of your pool water by adding chlorine or non-chlorine chemicals in order to do this, one need to raise the “free chlorine” of the water to a point where contaminants are killed. Think getting rid of…
All you need to know about algaecide for your pool
Algaecide can help prevent algae in pools, but it may shock (more on that word later) you to learn that it’s not really needed for everyday pool care. Algaecide is thought of as the secret potion to fix all of our algae problems but it is really more of a preventative than treatment and should…
Chlorine tablets for pools – Becoming the chlorine master of your pool
If you’re looking for a way to keep your pool clean, chlorine tablets are the easiest and most effective way to do it. They’re also affordable, so you can use them daily without breaking the bank. But how many tablets should you use, exactly? How should you use them? How to add them? Let’s find…
How to get rid of algae in your pool – Every tip you should know
Let’s imagine the best summer day you can think of. The sun is shining, the drink in your hand helps you mitigate the thirst you feel, and the suffocating hot temperatures are inviting you to refresh yourself in the swimming pool you’re so proud of. So, you begin to walk, slowly, towards the pool, feeling…
Know the Pool You Are Renting Is Safe – Swimply With Sutro
As a pool owner or renter of a pool, the last thing you want to have happen is for someone to get sick from unsanitary water – and the number one cause for waterborne illness and algae in swimming pools is low chlorine. Swimply is a platform that let’s you rent or list your pool…
Four technology products that are changing the pool industry
…and How Technology Can Help Pool Business Owners It’s 2022, you can watch your Amazon delivery truck progress on your phone, you can track your pizza order from the time it’s submitted to the time it is in the hands of the pizza crew and finally out the door and on the way to your…