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- The Art of Good Swimming Pool Plaster Color
- The History of Pool Plaster Problems: Pool Builders, Service Techs, Pool Owners Undermined
- How will SMUD’s 2019 rate change affect my pool pump operating costs?
- Pool light bulb replacement (and why you cant find anyone to replace a bulb)
- NEWS FLASH: SMUD to reduce variable speed pool pump rebate from $350 to $250 effective September 1, 2018
- Pool Care Tips – Secrets & Tips from a Pool Pro, part 2
- Pool Service Help- Secrets & Tips (from a Pool Pro), part 1
- Contractors State License Board “Pool Rules”
- PG&E ends pool pump rebate program December 31, 2017
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- The Bicarb Pool Start-up
- Rain? How to drain excess water from your pool
- Swimming pool care & maintenance basics
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- Salt water pool, is it right for you?
- One Week Left- Pentair $100 rebate ends September 30, 2017
- 5 Reasons String Lights over your Swimming Pool are a Bad Idea
- Burnt Relay from Pool Controller
- NEWS FLASH: Pentair announces $100 pump Rebate on variable speed pump installation
- SunTouch Controller Replacement?
- Pressure Side vs. Suction Side pool cleaners
- Beware of high Cyanuric Acid when using Trichlor tablets in your swimming pool
- Does your Pool Service show up when it Rains?
- How to Protect Your Swimming Pool from the Top Step Pool Stain
- SMUD pool pump rebate increased to $350 on January 3, 2017
- Chlorine tablets are terrible for your pool and (California) if they are the sole source of chlorine
- The Role of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in Swimming Pool Water, part 2
- The Role of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in Swimming Pool Water, part 1
- Does Zinc Anode reduce corrosion in swimming pools?
- Swimming Pool Service Position
- Lowering PH in swimming pool water with various products
- Is it time to turn on pool solar?
- Gluten Free Pool Service !
- Swimming pool construction help – suggestions when building a pool
- Pool Service Techs: Don’t Get Conned (about bad plaster)
- SMUD pool pump rebate increases to $150 for remainder of 2015
- Colored Pool Plaster Defects
- What pool owners can do about the drought
- Homemade pool solar rings, part II
- Swimming Pool Water Balance. No, its not as easy as you think
- Homemade pool solar rings/ squares for to slow water evaporation
- Swimming pool salt generator cell- Pentair IC40 with calcium buildup
- The Sta-Rite Modular DE Filter is awesome!
- Pool water conservation
- Another pool rebar stain (with video)
- Video: Cleaning a DE Filter (The Sta-Rite Modular DE)
- Lawsuits Closing Public Swimming Pools Forever
- Pool Filter Crack & Rupture
- National Plasterers Council’s start-up certification program raises questions
- Cracked Sta-Rite135TXR Pool Filter Base
- Dedicated cleaner line pipe on swimming pool in-floor system is a must !
- Clogged Pool Cleaner Line- I found the cat!
- What happens in the California legislature when the association is absent
- High Cyanuric Acid (CYA) issues with plaster
- Pool pump not priming? It might be Air Lock…
- Horizontal cracks on gunite pool & spa steps- aka Rebound Cracks (with photos & video)
- Is your pool water TOO hot? Here are a couple tricks to cool it off…
- Cracked Sta-Rite System 3 Pool Filter (w video)
- Swimming pool cartridge filter cleaning
- News Flash- March 29, 2013: SMUD to offer $100 rebates for variable speed pump installations (while funds last)
- Epoxy Pool Painting and Repair as alternative to replaster
- The Zero Alkalinity Acid Treatment
- The gas cost (per hour) to run a pool / spa heater
- Free expert swimming pool advice… read on…
- Another Hayward H400 pool heater issue
- Warm pool water?
- Why the BiCarb Pool Start-up is Best
- Identifying Plastering Defects on New Pool Plaster
- Pool and Spa Drain Cover Recall
- Mud in the Pool
- How Variable Speed Pool Pumps Save Energy
- Brushing your pool is important!
- Plastering- Science vs. Pointing Fingers
- Ten Steps to Quality Chemical Service
- Plaster Dust Should Be and Can Be Prevented
- Pool pump lids: Do NOT overtighten when water squirts out!
- 7 Costly Mistakes People Make When Caring For Their Swimming Pool
- Clogged Pool pump impeller
- Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law for public pools
