Pool Water Chemistry

Every pool owner needs to know how to maintain the pH and chlorine levels. But, do you know what the optimal levels are? How often should you test your pool water? What is a shock treatment and how often should it be performed? We’ll cover all this and more!

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Pool Volume Calculator: How Much Water Is In Your Pool?

Before you can add chemicals to your pool, you have to know how much water it holds. A pool calculator, or a few simple equations, will give you the answer.

How to Use Pool Shock

Been a while since you shocked your pool? You're laying out a doormat for algae and other contaminants. Put up a keep out sign with a dose of pool shock.

How to Add Chlorine Tablets to Your Pool

Should you switch from granules to chlorine tablets? Yes, if you're looking for an easier, more effective way to sanitize your pool. Find out why.

How To Raise Your Pool’s Alkalinity with Baking Soda

Some brands of alkalinity increaser are just sodium bicarbonate which is baking soda. Learn when and how much baking soda to add to your pool.

How To Raise The pH Level In Your Pool: The Easy Way

A step-by-step guide on how to raise ph in your pool with three inexpensive solutions: Soda ash, baking soda, or pH increaser.

How to Balance the Calcium Hardness Level in Your Pool

Learning how to manage and control the calcium hardness in your pool is a big step toward keeping it clean, clear, and swimmable all season long.

How to Protect Your Chlorine Level with Pool Stabilizer

Does adding a pool chemical once a year sound too good to be true? Welcome to pool stabilizer! Learn how important it is to your pool's cleanliness.

How to Cure Chlorine Lock and Chlorine Demand

How do you know if your pool suffers from chlorine lock or demand? Hint: Only one of them is a valid problem. Find out which one and how to fix it.

How to Lower The Chlorine in Your Pool

Is your chlorine too high? We’ll show you how to reduce your chlorine levels and usage in your swimming pool.

The Best Pool Chemical Calculator Apps

We’ve put together a list of exceptional spa and pool chemical calculator apps you can use for water balancing and maintenance.

Basic Pool Chemistry 101

If you know which pool chemicals to use and when, and how to balance your pool chemistry, you're well on your way to being an expert pool owner.

The Complete Guide to Pool Water Testing

Are you leaving some important substances out of your pool water testing? Learn what you might be missing, how it can affect your pool, and how to fix it.

9 Common Salt Water Pool Maintenance Mistakes

Salt water pools are different than traditional pools. So here are the common salt water pool maintenance mistakes and how to avoid them.

How to Convert Your Pool to Salt Water

Considering salt water pool conversion? Learn why it’s a good idea, and how a salt chlorinator makes it easier than you might imagine.

The Definitive Guide to Salt Chlorine Generators

Been dreaming about a salt water pool? Dream no more! You can get softer water and less maintenance with a salt chlorine generator.

The Complete Guide to Pool Mineral Systems

Tired of dry skin, brittle hair, and stinky "chlorine" smell? Want to spend less time balancing the water? Might be time to try a pool mineral system.

How to Get a Chlorine Free Pool

A chlorine free pool? How is that even possible? With one of the many alternatives available to sanitize your pool.

The Complete Guide to Pool Ionizers

Are you sensitive to harsh chlorine? Just want a gentler sanitizer? A pool ionizer that uses mineral ions to clean the water may be the way to go.

The Truth about Nitrates in Your Pool

Nitrates in your pool? Only one solution: Get every bit of nitrate out! Or, do the logical thing, and educate yourself first. You’ll be glad you did.

The Truth About Phosphates in Pool Water

You've probably heard phosphate remover is essential to pool care. We did some research and the truth is, it's not. Learn why you should save your money.

Pool Clarifier vs. Pool Flocculant: What’s the Difference?

Pool clarifier or pool flocculant. Which one do you need? The real questions are, how much time do you have, and how much work do you want to do?