🏊 How to Balance Pool Water Step-by-Step (Fix Cloudy & Green Pools Fast)
🏊 How to Balance Pool Water Step-by-Step (Fix Cloudy & Green Pools Fast) If your pool is cloudy, green, or just won’t stay clear no matter how much chlorine you add—you’re not alone. This is one of the most common problems pool owners deal with, especially during warmer months in places like Florida. And here’s […]
When & How to Shock Your Pool: The Ultimate Guide to Crystal Clear Water
Maintaining a swimming pool involves more than just adding chlorine tablets and running the pump. One of the most important—but often misunderstood—steps in pool maintenance is shocking your pool. Many pool owners hear the term “pool shock,” but aren’t always sure what it actually does, when to do it, or how to do it correctly. […]
Why Testing Your Pool’s Fill Water Can Stop Algae Problems for Good
Keeping a swimming pool crystal clear isn’t just about balancing chlorine or brushing the walls. Many pool owners and even some service technicians overlook one critical factor that can cause persistent algae problems and recurring phosphate issues: your fill water. If you’ve ever experienced a pool that constantly develops algae despite proper chemical treatment, the […]
Pollen in Your Pool? Causes, Water Chemistry Effects & How to Remove It
Pollen Season and Your Pool: What Every Pool Owner Needs to Know Spring is a beautiful time of year—warmer temperatures, longer days, and the start of swimming season. Unfortunately, it also brings pollen season, which can quickly turn a crystal-clear swimming pool into a yellow, cloudy mess. If you’ve ever walked outside and noticed a […]
Why You Need A Pool Pro To Check Your Swimming Pool Equipment
One of the most common things I see on estimates is swimming pool equipment either undersized or not working correctly. Both result in a pool that is working less than optimal. A pool pro, a real pool pro that understands circulation (not a pool guy you found on craigslist) will truly help you understand how […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phosphates: What they are, what they do and what to look out for!
Are phosphates causing issues in your pool? Do you know what the signs of phosphates are? More importantly, does you swimming pool cleaning service understand how to treat the issue? If you said “NO” to any of those questions, please read on so you can learn a little bit about it! What are phosphates? Phosphates […]
How to Clean Up a Green Pool
If you are looking for how to clean up a green pool then you are in the right place. This is how Chlorine King cleans out the pools he’s hired to do. Below is a video on how he does it! Here’s some bullet points for how we clean up a green pool. Day 1 Check […]
The million dollar question. Clarifier or flocculant??
This is a great topic to discuss because a lot of people do not understand the difference or don’t do the process correctly for the way they decide to treat their water. Either choice is designed to help with cloudy water (dead algae, etc) and to clear it up. So let’s get started so we […]
How To Clean Your Pool The Simple Way
I’m often asked for the correct procedure for cleaning the pool during my off weeks. This is how I clean pools. There are many ways to do it but this is how I do it to eliminate wasted movements, time or messing something up (i.e. brushing the walls before you vacuum and stirring up the […]
The importance of correctly sized filtration equipment!
In order to keep your pool consistently clean and clear it’s imperative to have the correct size pool equipment. If something is not the correct size it could hinder the ability for the pool to stay clean and clear. Here’s a few examples out on my route. Both of these pool’s have issues. One particular […]