From filtration and pump diagnostics to heating efficiency and the latest in robotic cleaning technology, we provide the technical blueprints for a smarter, more efficient pool system."
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The pool pump is the biggest electricity draw most houses have that nobody thinks about. It’s not the air conditioning, which at least switches…
Most residential pool lights can be changed from the deck without draining the pool. The fixture is built to lift out of its wall…
Electric pool heaters cover two very different machines. A heat pump uses electricity to pull warmth from the air and is one of the…
A heat pump costs more to buy and less to run. A gas heater costs less to buy, heats the pool much faster, and…
Sand and cartridge filters both pull suspended particles out of pool water, and they filter in a similar size range. The differences that matter…
Walk up to enough equipment pads and the pattern repeats itself. Oversized gas heater, cycling hard, a gas bill that looks like a car…
The first time someone tells you that you can swap a pool light with the water still in the pool, it sounds like a…
Above-ground pools lose heat differently than inground pools, and almost every piece of advice you’ll find online was written for the inground case and…
Pool depth is measured vertically from the surface of the water straight down to the pool floor at that point — not from the…
Standard silica sand filter media needs replacing roughly every 3 to 5 years, sooner if you notice cloudy water despite balanced chemistry, backwash cycles…
Low-to-medium speed, run for a longer daily cycle, is the efficient standard for routine pool filtration — pump energy use scales roughly with the…
Pool-specific filter sand, commonly labeled #20 silica sand at a 0.45 to 0.55mm effective size, is the correct media for a sand filter —…
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