Category Archives: Pool Maintenance
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All About CYA or Also Known as Stabilizer

CYA, or Cyanuric Acid, is one of those chemicals that really isn't understood like others. Pool stabilizer one of those chemicals that can be good for your pool but also a detriment. So in this blog we're going to be talking about what stabilizer is, what it does, what are the recommended ranges and also…

Calcium Hardness Calcium hardness is really important to make sure it is in check along with every other one. Calcium hardness is essentially the measure of how soft or hard your pool water is. The calcium reading you get when you test is how much calcium is dissolved in your pool water, in parts per…

Alkalinity Alkalinity is one of the major components to balanced swimming pool water. Let's take a closer look to what it is, what it does and how to adjust it. Alkalinity is a close cousin to the pH. Often times you can relate alkalinity to the pH. In other words if the alkalinity is low…

How to Prepare Your Swimming Pool for a Major Storm

With the big hurricane that just came thought I had a lot of clients asking me what for their swimming pool storm preparation. With the inability to predict rainfall it is NOT recommended to drain your pool, regardless of your location. The lower you drain your pool the higher risk you run of your pool popping…