How to Level Ground for an Above Ground Pool
The cheapest and easiest way to level ground for a pool is one of the most common questions people run into before the pool goes up, and it’s a step that gets rushed or skipped…
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Can You Put Shock in a Saltwater Pool?
What shock is safe to use on a salt pool is a question that comes up constantly despite salt systems generating their own chlorine. The short answer: yes, use non-chlorine shock for routine maintenance, or…
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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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Can You Spray Weed Killer on Wet Grass?
How long to wait before spraying weed killer after rain is a timing question almost every homeowner runs into eventually: the weeds are visible, the forecast isn’t cooperating, and spraying now versus waiting a day…
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Can You Add Algaecide and Shock at the Same Time?
Whether it’s fine to dump algaecide and shock into a pool together while opening it for the season is a common point of confusion for new pool owners, and the advice out there is often…
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How Long Does Chlorine Stay in Your Hair After Swimming?
Hair that still feels chlorinated after it’s already been washed twice, with damage that seems worse than expected, isn’t really about whether chlorine damages hair. The honest answer starts with a distinction most swimmers never…
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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…
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How to Get Rid of Worms in Your Pool (and Stop Them Coming Back)
Heavy rain, then a pool floor suddenly covered in worms that weren’t there the day before, is one of the most unsettling surprises for a new pool owner. The short answer: worms aren’t a health…
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Why Does My Pool Vacuum Keep Flipping Over? (And How to Fix It)
A pool vacuum that runs fine for a few minutes, then tips onto its side or back and stalls out until someone wades in to flip it upright again, is one of the most common…
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The BBB Pool Method Explained: Bleach, Baking Soda, and Borax
The BBB pool method’s biggest point of confusion isn’t what the acronym stands for — it’s how much of each ingredient to actually add. That confusion over quantities is the single biggest reason first-time BBB…
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The Pool Stain Diagnosis Guide: How to Identify What You’re Looking at Before Treating
Pool stains get misdiagnosed constantly, and the misdiagnosis is expensive in a very specific way: the treatments contradict each other. Shock an iron stain, and you’ll set it deeper into the plaster — deep-set stains…
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How to Get Rid of Tree Saplings in a Lawn
The first mistake almost everyone makes with tree saplings is treating them like a mowing problem. You see little trees coming up in the grass, you run the mower over them, they disappear, and three…
