Heat loss is likely the most frustrating aspect of pool ownership. You can spend hours balancing chemicals, skimming leaves, and cleaning out your filter, but there's little you can do to prevent the ...  Read More

​It has recently been brought to my attention that many commercial aquatics facilities may be hesitate to try Heatsavr, the liquid pool cover, at their center because they are worried that the circula...  Read More

There are a lot of pool chemicals and additives available to pool owners and operators ​that are entirely optional. Some use them, others don't. Some folks don't even know that many of them exist! Fl...  Read More

Over the past 8 to 10 years, the pool industry has been trending towards sustainable design. This move has been encouraged by a booming economy and a busted economy - both which seem to be adequate in...  Read More

​The last thing any community wants to hear as the weather starts to warm up again for Spring and Summer is that their local public pool will not be opening for the season - due to water shortage caus...  Read More

​When was the last time you walked into a building or facility that had a swimming pool and you COULDN'T smell it? Has that ever happened to you? Generally speaking, when there is a swimming pool ind...  Read More

Backwashing is a part of life for pool owners. Sand and DE filters need to be backwashed on a somewhat regular schedule, and this requires pushing a great deal of water from your pool backwards throu...  Read More

With the start of the opening season for swimming pool this year, I have decided to commit to a challenge: the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Essentially, I have agreed to write a blog post each day...  Read More

Every year when spring rolls around it amazes me how many cliches about renewal, new beginnings and fresh starts actually feel right. The flowers start poking through, trees bloom and walking down the...  Read More

​The apartment I live in is relatively modern. I say relatively because before I moved in the building owners did a fair amount of renovation to my suite so that it no longer looks like what you'd exp...  Read More

​California is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in recorded history, and a dedication to water conservation is required by every person and business in the state. We all need to make c...  Read More

Have you overdosed your swimming pool with a liquid pool cover? Don't worry! Perhaps it was your first time using Ecosavr and, in your excitement you didn't quite "snip" the right fin, or you snipped...  Read More