When I first started working in the pool industry, one of the areas I always tried to avoid was helping customers size their pool heaters. I’m not sure what made me uncomfortable about sizing heaters but I avoided it like the plague. One thing I did know was that when it came down to heaters…
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5 Areas To Check Before Opening Your Pool
So here we are together again, embarking on another pool season. To us, a new pool season means another year of enjoying the good weather while barbecuing with friends and family around the pool. In fact, I can almost taste the barbecue now. Are you ready for it? Better yet, is your pool ready? Believe it…
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Poolside Repair: How to install an energy efficient pool pump motor
Hello and welcome to Poolside Repair. We’re in lovely Orlando, Florida. Matt and Rob are helping out Dennis who wants to install a new Century V-Green with V-Link control on his daughter’s pool.She currently has a single speed motor that’s not cost-efficient. By upgrading to a V-green motor we hope to cut utility cost by…
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Are Saltwater Pools Salty?
Are saltwater pools actually salty? Most people, pool owners included, assume that having a salt water generator makes their swimming pool water salty. I think that they are expecting to swim in water that you find at the beach. I mean, who doesn’t love going to the beach, right? Unfortunately, though, this is a common…
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PSC Ep. 51: Can I use a standard liner in a dish-bottom pool?
In today’s episode of Poolside Chat, Rob and Matt tackle another common swimming pool question: Can a regular (non-expandable) liner be installed in a dish-bottom pool?…
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How To: Find a Replacement Pool Pump Motor
At the moment I’m writing this, Spring is blooming around me. Depending on where you live in US that means lawnmowers are roaring, grasshoppers are chirping, and old pool motors are screeching. That’s right, that old pool motor you were hoping to limp through the season, has lost its last leg and now you have…
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PSC Ep. 50: Can I use an expandable liner with my oval pool?
In today’s episode of Poolside Chat, Rob and Matt tackle another common swimming pool question: Can I add a deep end to an oval above ground pool?…
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Pool Filter Sand Alternatives
By now, I think most pool owners are familiar with traditional sand filters. Sand filters have been around since forever. Okay, technically not forever, but they have been around for a very long time. In fact, the first documented use of a sand filter dates back to 1804. Although sand is the most traditional type…
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