A swimming pool skimmer is designed to pull water into the system from the pool’s surface with a skimming action, pulling in floating objects like leaves and dirt before they sink to the pool’s bottom. Skimmers also are used to vacuum the pool with...

If your dog is anything like our English Bull Dog, Toby, our once beautiful backyard has turned into a wasteland over the Fall & Winter seasons. Now that Spring is here and Summer is fast approaching we want to get our backyard into "party hosting"...

Tennessee passed a state law requiring pool alarms on all new residential swimming pools.

The law is known as "Katie Beth's Law" after Tennessee State Senator Charlotte Burks 17 month old great-grandaughter Katie Beth Maynard drowned in an...

There is a special non-toxic anti-freeze made specifically for swimming pools. It is made especially for the protection of your plumbing lines for your swimming pool and helps protect the lines from freezing. Usually swimming pool owners in the...

Both Ceramic heaters and Carbon heaters have there pros and cons. Ceramic cost less, can be used for spot treatment because the heat is concentrated close to heaters, and the ceramic heats up quickly with the most intense heat closer to the heaters.

Biofilm is a bacteria film that can grow in aspa, skimmer basket, or even a filter. This bacteria likes areas that are warm and damp.

Biofilms can become resistant to chlorine and bromine. Your spa water quality will decline, you may notice your...

1. Be sure to buy the right size cover for your pool. You should not stretch your cover across the pool in an attempt to make it fit. Refer to the diagram 2.
2. Covers from Royal Swimming Pools are made to have rain water accumulate on top of them. This...

You have your inground swimming pool. You have your pool cover. But now you need to figure out how to install your cover on your pool. The good news is this is a fairly simple process. But following these recommended steps will help ensure your pool...