What is a salt water pool? With a salt pool, you add salt to your pool water. This amount is below the taste threshold meaning you don’t taste a strong salt taste like associated with the ocean. Ocean water is at 50,000 parts per million (PPM) of salt. A salt pool is a mere fraction […]

Filter Maintenance Proper pool maintenance is a must to keep your pool water sparkling and clean. One of the most important pieces of equipment to maintain is the filter. There are two basic types of filtration systems – Cartridge and DE. Whichever system you have, you will need to be sure to clean and care […]

What is an acid wash and how is it done? An acid wash is a procedure done on a plaster or pebble tec pool to remove a very thin layer of the surface in order to remove calcium deposits and stubborn stains. A pool is first drained and the sides are scrubbed. Then a muriatic […]