Tag Archives: green
Snowbirds take flight
Now is the time of year snowbirds take flight. If you’re not familiar with snowbirds, they’re the lucky people that live in warmer climates in the winter and migrate north for the summer. If you’ve never experienced a northern winter, this lifestyle may be tough to comprehend.
Snowbirds – who’s watching your pools? Do you have [...]
Everything you wanted to know about algae – especially how to destroy them!
You may recall from science class that algae are one-celled plants. There are more than 20,000 species. Yuck!
Algae that grows in swimming pools and spas, can be green, brown, yellow, black or pinkish. Most often they’re a slimy substances that resembles fur and typically grow on the steps and in corners – places where circulation [...]
Is Solar Right for you? How to Evaluate your Solar Resource
You want to go green and save money, and solar pool heating is a great way to get you there. But…before you commit, you first need to consider your property’s solar resource. The efficiency, effectiveness and ROI of a solar pool heating system, depends on how much of the sun’s energy reaches your property.
Solar pool [...]
Top 10 reasons you NEED remote pool management
You need remote pool management – you may just not know it yet. Here are 10 reasons why you should ask your Pool Pro about Aqua Connect remote pool management – the innovative solution that will allow you and your pool guy to monitor, adjust and maintain your pool from anywhere. Really!
Peace of mind that [...]
Alkalinity and its Power over pH
The secret to controlling pH lies in controlling the alkalinity. It acts like a ceiling over pH it can only rise so high. It’s important to control the alkalinity first because it makes balancing pH easier. When alkalinity is within range, it prevents rapid pH changes and stabilizes the pH level. Alkalinity needs to stay [...]
How to Avoid a Green Pool
Pool catastrophes happen, usually just before company comes over. Remote pool management can help you avoid most bad water and equipment disasters.
Has your pool ever turned green or cloudy overnight? Has pool equipment ever gone down right before a party or a nice weekend? Ever had to look your guests in the face and explain [...]
Why does my Blond Hair Turn Green?
When your pool’s water is not properly balanced and the pH, Total Alkalinity and Calcium Hardness fall below recommended levels, the water becomes corrosive and can etch plaster, stain and wrinkle vinyl liners, irritate eyes and skin and worst of all corrode pool equipment. Corrosive water can eat at the copper in your equipment – [...]
Now, Everyone Can Afford to Relax
If you still think an automated pool is a luxury reserved for the wealthy, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. OnCommand by Hayward was designed to bring affordable automation to anyone who believes in less work and more play. A whole new generation of pool owners can now enjoy significant energy savings and take the [...]
