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Calcium In Your Pool – Does It Matter!

If you’ve had your pool for some time now, doubtless you understand the importance of some key chemicals in your pool – mainly pH and chlorine (or whatever other choice of sanitizing chemical you use). Although these two readings may be at the top of the list to maintain, there […]

PH Levels

One of the most important steps of swimming pool maintenance is learning to maintain your pool water’s chemical balance. Getting it right can help ensure that your pool water stays fresh and clean, and you can avoid common pool maintenance pitfalls. Not a chemistry buff? No worries. You don’t have […]

Pool Chemistry Terms to Know

Total Alkalinity. Alkalinity is what neutralizes the acids in your swimming pool water, and alkalinity that’s too high or too low can lead to a wide range of issues, from minor skin irritation to algae growth and cloudy water. Alkalinity also directly affects your pool water’s pH: If your pool’s […]

Alkalinity in Pools – Why It’s So Important and How to Control

Alkalinity in pools is an extremely important topic as it’s what helps  prevent sudden pH changes. Total alkalinity is a measure of alkaline substances  in this case, ionic compounds, that act as buffers that resist pH change. Don’t worry, this is just a bunch of chemistry and scientific mumbo jumbo […]

Pool Stabilizer and The Benefits of Using Stabilized Chlorine

We all know that chemicals are added to pool water in order to keep them clean and maintained. Chlorine is the most known and obvious chemical used in pools. But, what many people don’t know is that if chlorine is not used with a pool stabilizer, you could be wasting […]