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    How Do I Prepare My Florida Pool for an Oncoming Hurricane? Essential Steps Every Pool Owner Should Know Before the Storm Hits How Do I Prepare My Florida Pool for an Oncoming Hurricane? Essential Steps Every Pool Owner Should Know Before the Storm Hits A good pool setup can handle everyday weather, but Florida hurricanes are a completely different challenge. High winds, torrential rain, flying debris, and sudden pressure changes can all put your pool and its equipment at risk in a matter of hours. Preparing your pool before a storm is not just about preventing damage, it is about protecting your investment and...
    Pool Filter Clamp Leak Safety: When to Stop the System Immediately Pool Filter Clamp Leak Safety: When to Stop the System Immediately Ready to begin? If you see water spraying, bubbling, or seeping from the clamp area of your pool filter, this is not the kind of leak to casually watch for a few days. A pool filter clamp holds together parts of a pressurized vessel, and when that seal is compromised while the pump is running, the safest first move is...
    How to Check a Pool Builder's References: Questions You Must Ask How to Check a Pool Builder's References: Questions You Must Ask There is more to checking a pool builder's references than asking, "Were you happy with the job?" A pool can be one of the biggest upgrades you ever make to your home, and the wrong builder can leave you dealing with delays, surprise costs, drainage problems, cracked decking, equipment confusion, or a finished pool that does not match what you...
    How to Choose Between Sand, Cartridge, and DE Filters for Your Pool How to Choose Between Sand, Cartridge, and DE Filters for Your Pool Let's re-examine the fundamentals before you choose a pool filter, because the right answer is not always the most expensive one or the one your neighbor happens to use. Sand, cartridge, and DE filters all do the same basic job: they remove suspended debris from the water as your pump circulates the pool. The difference is how fine they filter,...
    Robotic Pool Cleaner Not Climbing Walls: Causes and Fixes That Actually Help Robotic Pool Cleaner Not Climbing Walls: Causes and Fixes That Actually Help We can agree that a robotic pool cleaner is only truly helpful when it does the whole job, not just the easy part on the floor. When your robotic pool cleaner is not climbing walls, the waterline gets dirty, algae can hang on longer, and the pool starts looking neglected even after a full cleaning cycle. The frustrating part is...
    How to Build a Simple Pool Care Calendar for the Whole Season How to Build a Simple Pool Care Calendar for the Whole Season In a world of busy weekends, surprise storms, hot afternoons, and last-minute pool parties, pool care can get pushed to whatever day you remember it. That is how small issues turn into cloudy water, algae, equipment strain, and chemical swings that cost more time than a simple routine ever would. How to Build a Simple Pool Care Calendar for the...
    Cartridge Pool Filter Pleats Collapsing: Causes and Prevention for Longer Filter Life Cartridge Pool Filter Pleats Collapsing: Causes and Prevention for Longer Filter Life The myth is that collapsed cartridge pool filter pleats are just a cosmetic problem, something you can ignore as long as the water still looks clear. In reality, pleats that fold in, flatten, tear, or stick together usually mean the cartridge has been under stress for a while. Once the pleated media loses its shape, the filter has less usable...
    Pool Cover Pump Not Working? Do Not Make This Costly Cover Mistake Pool Cover Pump Not Working? Do Not Make This Costly Cover Mistake Do not make this mistake: assuming a pool cover pump is broken before checking the simple things that stop it from moving water. When a pool cover pump is not working, the problem may be electrical, mechanical, weather-related, or as basic as a blocked intake or kinked hose. A little calm troubleshooting can often tell you whether you have a...
    Pool Ant Infestation Around PoolHide, and How to Get Rid of Them for Good Pool Ant Infestation Around PoolHide, and How to Get Rid of Them for Good We can agree that finding ants swarming around your pool is one of those problems that feels small at first and annoying very quickly. One day it is a few scattered ants on the deck, and the next it is a steady trail disappearing into a crack, a planter, or the pool equipment pad. Pool ant infestation around pool areas...
    How To Prepare Pool For Vacation: Smart Steps to Keeile You Are Away How To Prepare Pool For Vacation: Smart Steps to Keeile You Are Away This is not just about coming home to a clean pool. How To Prepare Pool For Vacation is really about preventing the kind of small problems that turn into expensive, frustrating messes while nobody is there to notice them. A little planning before you leave can help you avoid algae growth, low water levels, clogged skimmers, stressed equipment, and that...
    How Long Does an Inground Pool Last? What Homeowners Can Realistically Expect How Long Does an Inground Pool Last? What Homeowners Can Realistically Expect The secret lies in understanding what part of the pool you are really asking about. An inground pool does not usually wear out all at once like an appliance. The shell, the interior surface, the liner, the plumbing, and the equipment all age on different timelines, which is why one pool can still be structurally solid after decades while another...
    Why Drain Covers Matter: Understanding Entrapment Prevention for Safer, Smarter Pool Ownership Why Drain Covers Matter: Understanding Entrapment Prevention for Safer, Smarter Pool Ownership This is crucial because a pool drain cover is easy to overlook until something goes wrong. Most pool owners spend more time thinking about water chemistry, cleaning, and pumps than they do about the fittings at the bottom of the pool or spa. But drain covers play a major safety role, and understanding how they help prevent entrapment can make...