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Acrylic Swimming Pool Step Cracks

Over time acrylic / fiberglass swimming pool steps can get small hairline cracks in the step’s coating. This doesn’t cause leaking however overtime the pool water can breakdown the resin or fiberglass which can cause problems if not fixed.
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How a Swimming Pool Skimmer Works

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...

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Is Your Dog Ruining Your Beautiful Backyard?

By Christi

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"...

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New Tennessee Law Regarding Pool Alarms

By Debbie

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...

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Can you Use Anti-Freeze in your Swimming Pool Plumbing Lines?

By Debbie

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...

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What is Biofilm?

By Debbie

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...

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Inground Pool Cover Installation Instructions

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...

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How Many Gallons of Water Does My Swimming Pool Hold?

By Debbie

How Many Gallons is My Pool?

There are several reasons you might need to know how many gallons of water your swimming pool holds. And those reasons differ based on if you are installing a new pool or are working out the maintenance plan of your...

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Will a Salt System Void My Pool Warranty?

By Scott

If you add a salt system to an above ground or inground pool it should not void the warranty however some pool manufacturers may elect to not cover damage caused by misuse of a salt system by excluding its use in their written warranty.

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What do the settings on my Sand Filter do?

By Debbie

A sand filter uses a multi-port valve to operate the filter which removes dirt, algae and visible contaminants that enter a swimming pool. You must operate the filter system at least eight to twelve hours per day in order to remove wastes...

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