Heat Pump vs. Gas Pool Heater: Cost, Climate, and ROI
A heat pump costs more to buy and less to run. A gas heater costs less to buy, heats the pool much faster, and works in any weather, but burns through fuel at a higher…
Equipment & Systems
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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Sand vs Cartridge Pool Filter: Which Suits Which Pool
Sand and cartridge filters both pull suspended particles out of pool water, and they filter in a similar size range. The differences that matter day to day are how you clean them, how much water…
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How to Heat an Inground Pool Efficiently
Walk up to enough equipment pads and the pattern repeats itself. Oversized gas heater, cycling hard, a gas bill that looks like a car payment. The owner is convinced the unit is defective. Then look…
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How to Change a Pool Light Without Draining the Water
The first time someone tells you that you can swap a pool light with the water still in the pool, it sounds like a trick. It isn’t. It’s just a design decision that’s been standard…
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How to Heat an Above-Ground Pool: What Actually Works
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 then applied here without adjustment. The same pattern holds at the…
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How to Measure Pool Depth
Pool depth is measured vertically from the surface of the water straight down to the pool floor at that point — not from the top of the coping or deck, and not the wall height…
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How Often to Change Sand in a Pool Filter
Standard silica sand filter media needs replacing roughly every 3 to 5 years, sooner if you notice cloudy water despite balanced chemistry, backwash cycles needed more often than before, or pressure that climbs faster than…
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What Speed Should You Run Your Pool Pump?
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 cube of speed, so cutting speed in half can cut power…
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Best Sand for a Pool Filter
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 — generic play sand or mason sand is the wrong grain size…
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How to Quiet a Noisy Pool Pump
A pool pump that’s suddenly noisier than usual is almost always one of three things: cavitation from restricted water flow, a worn motor bearing, or vibration being transmitted through the equipment pad — and each…
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How to Clean a Pool Pump Impeller (Step by Step)
A pressure drop is usually the first thing owners notice, and it leaves most of them unsure whether pulling the pump apart is really necessary or if there’s a simpler fix. Often it is the…
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Pool Return Jet Direction: Where to Aim Them for Best Circulation
Algae that keeps coming back in the same spot no matter how much the pool gets shocked is rarely a chemistry problem — it’s a jet-direction problem, and the fix is usually just angling each…
