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Does your pool cleaner (pool sweep) get stuck in dead spots?

July 30, 2012

Lets talk about pressure side pool cleaners. First, some people refer to them as “pool cleaners”, others call them “pool […]

Why the BiCarb Pool Start-up is Best

Why the BiCarb Pool Start-up is Best

December 5, 2011

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of On Balance: The following information on chemical start-ups is applicable to all newly […]

Identifying Plastering Defects on New Pool Plaster

Identifying Plastering Defects on New Pool Plaster

June 23, 2011

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of On Balance: Identifying Plastering Defects on New Pool Plaster Discolorations – New pool […]

Pool and Spa Drain Cover Recall

Pool and Spa Drain Cover Recall

June 2, 2011

The following manufacturers, in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), have announced a voluntary recall of the […]

Mud in the Pool

Mud in the Pool

March 18, 2011

4:15pm Friday afternoon, March 18, 2011: It has been raining hard and steady for hours now in Folsom. If mud […]

How Variable Speed Pool Pumps Save Energy

How Variable Speed Pool Pumps Save Energy

February 27, 2011

  When we talk about pool renovations, repairs and retrofits that reduce a pool’s energy consumption, the focus typically turns […]

Plastering- Science vs. Pointing Fingers

Plastering- Science vs. Pointing Fingers

February 5, 2011

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: If you aren’t aware, Mitch Brooks, the Executive Director of the National […]

Ten Steps to Quality Chemical Service

Ten Steps to Quality Chemical Service

February 3, 2011

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: onBalance – Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner We recently authored […]

Plaster Dust Should Be and Can Be Prevented

Plaster Dust Should Be and Can Be Prevented

January 11, 2011

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: Plaster Dust Should Be and Can Be Prevented For over fifty years, […]

Pool pump lids: Do NOT overtighten when water squirts out!

Pool pump lids: Do NOT overtighten when water squirts out!

January 9, 2011

One of my biggest pet peeves is an over-tightened pool pump lid! I think the biggest reason people do this […]

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