Here is everything you need to know about the swimming pool in backyard.
From types of pool (inground or above-ground pool) and what’s involved for them (ladder, alarm, cover) to how to check water quality with test kits, even how to clean and maintenance with best equipments (pool cleaner, filter, skimmer).
Besides the obvious cost that comes with installing a swimming pool, you will also need to maintain it to keep it safe and protect your investment. Maintaining a pool often requires the use of different chemicals like chlorine and cyanuric acid (CYA). Adding cyanuric acid ensures the chlorine will not … Read more
Photo: Getty Images Maintaining your pool is often relatively straightforward once you get used to the job. However, the challenges often arise when you have to deal with things like algae, which is quite a common occurrence if you do not take precautions to prevent it. While it is still … Read more
Photo: poolcalculator.com Pool vacuuming significantly simplifies the task of cleaning your pool’s floor, walls, steps, and ladders. By keeping the water clean, this process helps to balance the pool chemicals while keeping algae and other microorganisms in check. That said, in this article, we will look at the procedures for … Read more
Photo: ssgpools.com Swimming is a fun, refreshing, and therapeutic experience, but when the pool is cloudy, the fun in this activity can be degraded significantly. If your pool is persistently cloudy and you’re wondering what causes it and how to eliminate it for good, you’re in the right place. Here, … Read more
Sand filters don’t trap sand. Instead, they use sand to trap large particles as water is pumped through them. This simple filtration mechanism is very easy to maintain but needs to be thoroughly washed every once in a while, to get rid of residue from the sand. That said, in … Read more
Photo: impressionscape.com If you are a pool owner, then you know that managing its pH is a never-ending cycle. Sometimes it is high and at times it goes lower than the required level (7.2-7.6). That said, if the pH is too high, there are two procedures that you can use … Read more
Just like how you find your pool to be very attractive, so do the bugs that roam around your compound. As such, you should expect them to join in the party, especially when no one is swimming. Most of these water bugs are not harmful, but they can be very … Read more
Photo: GettyImages Clean pools usually have a clear or blue color. However, if not properly maintained, a green color might start to form, making the water cloudy. This is not fun to swim in. Well, if this happens to your pool, all is not lost. You can still restore it … Read more
Photo: pool-coping.net.au Most people mistakenly use high pH in place of alkalinity but these two are a bit different. Alkalinity does affect pH by causing it to rise but alkalinity can be defined as a measure of how much acid the water can neutralize. That said, a pool’s alkalinity is … Read more
Pools are fun to have at home but to enjoy swimming, you must maintain the water for healthy use. Keeping it clean/filtered is one of the ways to do this but you should also keep the pH balanced. In this regard, the pH can be acidic (low), neutral, or alkaline … Read more