A pool cover is a heavy fabric or plastic-based material laid over your pool to protect it from weather and its elements. The three most common types of pool cover are solid winter covers, mesh winter covers, and leaf covers….
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Must Have Tools for Advanced Pool DIY-ers
Our previous article talked about the essential tools every beginning or novice DIY should have in their toolkit for a successful pool season. This week’s article will go through a few pool tools that aren’t vital, but you’ll thank goodness you have the one you need. Multimeter A multimeter is the ultimate must-have for any…
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Top 7 Basic Tools for Pool DIY-ers
Whether you’re new to pools or just new to pool DIY, there are a few tools that you should always have. So here’s a quick list of the essential tools to pool DIY, including options to add extensions or custom features to enhance their functionality. Screwdriver Set – Flathead & Phillips Head A solid screwdriver…
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Top 3 Winter Pool Chemical Must-Haves
Besides picking the right pool cover, the most important part of winterizing your pool is balancing its water chemistry and reinforcing it with the right winterizing chemicals for the long off-season. Do the hard work today for an easier tomorrow. – Said by Wise Man (Me) A well-closed pool makes for an easier spring pool…
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Winter Pool Closing Checklist
We’re all pool pals here. Let’s be honest; closing your inground or aboveground pool is not fun. Not only is winterizing your pool a reminder that the summer fun days are over but there’s also much work to be done. And since it’s been almost a year since you last did it, there’s a chance…
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Which Pool Pump Seal Kit Do I Need?
Often referred to as a Seal Kit, Gasket Kit, or an O-ring kit, a GOKIT includes the important gaskets and seals for a specific pool pump model. The common components of a GOKIT are the following Shaft Seal Housing Gasket Lid Gasket Diffuser Gasket (Inground Pool Pump models only) Lube Packet Standard gasket kits come…
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The Top 10 Pool Cleaners for 2024
We can be honest here: most people love their pool, but few of us love pool maintenance. I liken it to having a great dinner; everybody wants to eat it, but who wants to do the dishes? But here’s the thing: maintaining a sparkling clean pool doesn’t have to be a chore if you pick…
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Which Spa Heater is Best?
Pool season might be over, but hot tub season is just beginning. Few things are as soothing as slipping into a warm, bubbling spa after a long day. But one of the frustrations of having a standalone hot tub or built-in spa area with an inground pool is how long it takes to get it…
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Must Have Winterizing Pool Chemicals
It’s the time of year when everyone is scrambling to get pool closing supplies. New and experienced pool owners know the importance of getting the right pool winter cover, solid or mesh. But there can be some confusion around the combination of pool winterizing chemicals needed to keep your pool ship shape until the spring….
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Winterizing an Inground Pool
In today’s video guide, we show you how to close an inground pool for the winter. For areas that experience cooler winter temps and are not suitable for swimming, winterizing your pool is essential to safeguard your pool equipment and plumbing from freezing temperatures, which can cause pipe bursts and cracked filter and pump housings….
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