Water Care Articles
Learn about types of swimming pool sanitizers and chemicals, and discover easy maintenance tips and products to keep your pool clean and safe. Find information about chlorine, as well as non-chlorine sanitizers such as bromine and biguanide. Learn how to follow a maintenance routine to test the water in your swimming pool to make sure it's at the proper level. Read the articles below to determine the best water care method for your pool.
If you live in an area with a seasonal climate, the early fall typically marks the end of your swimming season, and you will soon need to close your pool for the winter. Here are the key steps and important tips to follow when closing your pool for the winter. Read More
Maintaining your swimming pool can become a simple routine when you have the proper set of equipment on hand. See options in pool cleaners, sweepers, and vacuums; filters and pumps; sanitizers and test kits; and pool covers. Read More
Explore your options in pool and spa maintenance systems and how they keep your water crystal clear. Read More
A comprehensive guide to maintaining your swimming pool. Learn how pool covers, cleaners, filters, testing systems, and sanitizers all help keep your pool water crystal clear. Read More
Measure Your Options
Determine the water care method that fits your lifestyle. Read More
Test Kits for Treating Your Pool Water
There's a variety of test kits on the market today—learn how each one works and get tips for more accurate readings. Read More
Sanitizer Selection and Routine Testing
Learn how chlorine and non-chlorine products keep pools and spas looking and feeling great. Read More
Clean & Easy
Pool and spa water care, done well, should require as much concentration and expertise as washing your hair or brushing your teeth (so, hopefully, not much). You should be able to get the products you need, establish a routine, follow the routine, and enjoy the clean, healthy results. Read More
Chemicals: Better Choices
Walk into a pool or spa store, or visit a virtual one online, and, if you do not already know exactly what swimming pool chemicals or water care products you are looking for, the choices can be overwhelming. Read More
Easy Water Care for Pools & Spas
Caring for a pool or hot tub can be intimidating. But keeping its water clean, shimmering and inviting can be a cinch. The key is regular testing to ensure water is properly sanitized and balanced. Read More
Pool & Spa Water Care Glossary
Terms to help you understand the lingo of pool and spa water care and technology. Read More
Worry-Free Chemistry: Best Treatment Combinations
Chlorine, bromine, and biguanide are considered primary sanitizers because they maintain a residual for effectuve sanitization. They can also be used with certain supplemental sanitizers. Read More
Biguanide: A Chlorine-Free Method
Products with polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), better known as biguanide, offer a complete alternative to chlorine. In fact, chlorine and biguanide are incompatible and cannot be mixed. Read More
pH Basics for Pool Water
Pool and spa water should be tested at least once week for its pH -- the measure of its acid / alkaline level. The range should be between 7.2 and 7.8, ideally 7.4 to 7.6. But why? Read More
Water Care Glossary
Acid: A pH below neutral; also refers to a liquid or dry chemical to lower the pH. For more terms pool owners need to know, read on. Read More
Expert Advice on Water Care
Question: My new pool is designed with a narrow patio on one end, with the lawn just a few feet from the water's edge. Do I need to be concerned about chlorine harming the grass? Read More