Why Does My Pool Water Feel Slippery Even Though It Looks Clean?
Your swimming pool looks clear, yet slippery pool surfaces can still develop. You can see the bottom, the water has no obvious green tint and everything appears normal. But when you walk down the steps or touch the pool wall, the surface feels unusually slippery. It may feel like a thin film has developed over […]
Why Is My Pool Skimmer Not Pulling in Leaves and Debris?
You look across your swimming pool and notice leaves, bugs and dust floating on the surface instead of going into the pool skimmer. The pump is running, but the debris doesn’t seem to move toward the skimmer. Maybe the skimmer basket stays nearly empty even though the pool surface is covered with material. A pool […]
Why Does My Pool Need So Much Acid in Arizona?
You test the pool and the pH is high. You add acid and bring it back down. A few days later, you’re doing it again. After a while, it’s reasonable to wonder whether something is wrong with the pool. Some Arizona pools do require regular acid additions because their pH has a tendency to rise. […]
Why Does My Arizona Pool Keep Turning Cloudy Even When the Chemicals Test Fine?
You test the pool. Chlorine is there. The pH doesn’t look wildly out of range. You clean the baskets, maybe add whatever the test kit recommends, and wait. The water is still hazy. This is where pool owners can get frustrated because the test results seem to say one thing while the pool is saying […]
Why Does My Pool Keep Getting a Ring Around the Waterline?
You clean the tile. It looks good for a while. Then that familiar white, gray or slightly greasy-looking line starts appearing around the pool again. For Lake Havasu and Mohave County pool owners, a pool waterline ring can come from more than one source. Sunscreen and body oils collect at the surface. Dust and debris […]
Can You Use Too Much Chlorine in an Arizona Pool?
Lake Havasu is brutally hard on pool water. Strong sunlight, high temperatures, dust, heavy swimming and a long pool season can all increase the attention an Arizona pool needs. So when the water starts looking questionable, there’s an understandable reaction: add more chlorine. But more isn’t automatically better. Chlorine is an essential sanitizer, but it […]
The Best Time of Day to Run Your Pool Equipment During Arizona Summers
The time of day a pool pump runs in Arizona’s summer affects three things simultaneously: water quality, pool equipment lifespan, and the electricity bill. Most pool owners set the pump schedule once and leave it, often inheriting the schedule from the previous owner or setting it based on general guidance that wasn’t specific to Arizona’s […]
Why Pool Water Can Look Clean but Still Be Unhealthy
Clear pool water is the standard most pool owners use to evaluate whether their pool is safe to swim in. It’s an understandable standard and an unreliable one. The appearance of pool water communicates one thing about the pool’s condition, and the chemistry of that water communicates something else, and the two don’t always agree. […]
How Much Time Does DIY Pool Maintenance Actually Take Each Month?
The time estimate most homeowners start with for DIY pool maintenance is optimistic in a specific way. The tasks that come to mind first — testing, adding chemicals, and emptying the baskets, are the quick ones. The tasks that take the most time are the ones that don’t come to mind until they’re happening: the […]
What Does Professional Pool Service Include That Homeowners Usually Miss?
A homeowner who maintains their own pool and the professional pool technician providing profession pool service to the same size pool in the same neighborhood are doing some of the same tasks and not doing the same job. The vacuuming, the chemical testing, the basket emptying — these are the visible tasks that DIY pool […]