Posts Tagged “pool water testing blog”

There’s a Scumball in the Pool!

By | May 1, 2012

Ordinarily the title of this article would mean a dirty individual has decided to take a dip in the water but not this time. Today it means a SMART pool or spa owner dropped a product called a Scumball into the water. Scumball simply float around on the surface of the water soaking up body [...]

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How Does Pool Clarifier Work?

By | April 30, 2012

Each time when you go to the pool store to get chemicals — or floaties for the kids’ arms — one of the men or women at the counter probably suggests that you add some sort of pool water clarifier (sometimes called a pool water polisher) to give it that perfectly clear appearance… but do [...]

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Reagents for Pool Test Kits

By | April 27, 2012

Each year Gremlins sneak into people’s sheds, garages and pool cabanas with one goal in mind: To steal pool test kit reagents! If you, like thousands of other innocent pool owners, have fallen victim to those evil little bastards, the links below will certainly come in handy: Replacement Pool Test Kit Reagents, Rainbow Replacement Reagents, [...]

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Save Money on Pool Chemicals This Year

By | April 26, 2012

Pool Check 5-in-1 Test Strips We often get asked for advice on how to save money on pool chemicals — especially since gas prices won’t go down and more people have to keep a closer watch on their finances. Thus far we have found two main ways that pool owners can save money on pool [...]

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What to Test When Opening Your Pool

By | April 26, 2012

When opening a swimming pool too many people forget to TEST THE WATER before adding chemicals… Whether you choose to test the water yourself w/ test kits like the eXact Micro 7+ Pool Testing Meter or Pool Check Test Strips, or visit your local pool supply store and have them test your water at the [...]

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What is a Pool Tree?

By | September 1, 2010

In recent years pool accessory manufacturers have come up with all sort of interesting gadgets designed to make opening pools in the Spring easier, less time-consuming, and less painful in terms of manual labor. Devices include mesh covers which allow rain and snow water to pass through, winter cover clips which hold above ground cover [...]

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Swimming Pool Covers w/ 10-Year Warranties — In the Swim

By | August 31, 2010

12 ft Round Pool Winter Cover 12 x 24 Oval Pool Winter Cover 15 ft Round Pool Winter Cover 15 x 30 Oval Pool Winter Cover 16 x 25 Oval Pool Winter Cover 16 x 32 Oval Pool Winter Cover 18 ft Round Pool Winter Cover 18 x 33 Oval Pool Winter Cover 21 ft [...]

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Water Tubes for Winter Covers

By | August 31, 2010

So let’s assume your winter cover survived last year’s blizzards and the squirrels didn’t get to it over the Summer. Did the water tubes (sometimes called water bags) survive as well? If not, then the following links will definitely c…

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Safety Covers Can Make a World of Difference

By | August 30, 2010

Whether you believe it or not, hundreds of people of all ages drown each year after falling into uncovered swimming pools. Seems like an insane statistic, but never-the-less a very real — and very scary — statistic. Some folks fall in by accident and others wind up drowning while trespassing. In either case, a swimming [...]

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Winter Covers for Above Gound Swimming Pools — Cantar

By | August 30, 2010

Looking for an affordable winter cover that will… cover your pool and keep bugs, leaves, dirt and devris out of the water? If so, then the Cantar line of above gound winter pool covers has everything you seek — and more. Constructed with durable, tough polyethylene material fashioned from DOW Resin. Designed not to split, [...]

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