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Top Pool Safety Tips for Families
A swimming pool offers one of the best ways to have fun, get fit, and enjoy the water with family and friends. In order to ensure everyone has a good time, it’s good to review and follow a few safety tips. These tips help you Look, Lock, and Learn how to keep children...
Detect Pool Leaks with the Bucket Test
Is My Pool Leaking? Use the Bucket Test Loss of pool water is normal, but if your water bill has gone up, your pool might have a leak. Normal water loss includes splash-out and evaporation, which varies with water temperature, humidity, wind and barometric pressure....
Understanding Pool Water Chemistry
The chemicals that go into your pool are, first and foremost, a means of maintaining water balance. With improper water balance, the tendency of the water to be either scale forming or corrosive can be detrimental to a pool. Maintaining the pH, total alkalinity levels...
Tips for Balancing Pool Chemicals
It’s time to think about your pool! Bring in your water samples and ask questions—we are here to help you maintain your water. Our expert staff at Pool Tech love a product called Pool Complete. Pool Complete is a 3-in-1 additive that helps your pool water look just...
Maximize Pool Lifespan with Professional Installation
The internet is an amazing tool, one can access all sorts of information and products. You might be tempted to purchase an item required for your pool’s operation from a website touting BIG SAVINGS! Are the savings real, or really worth it? Your pool or spa, just like...
Custom Pool Water Features & Add-Ons
Adding a water feature or two or more is a great way to add personality to your poolscape. Beautiful to look at and to listen to, moving water creates sound, an auditory delight that masks the noise of traffic and helps you to fully relax and enjoy your outdoor oasis....
Iowa Winters & Pool Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Maybe not our best “Iowa Brag” but it is what it is! Freeze/thaw climates create a special circumstance for construction. If not built properly, the repetitive freezing and thawing of our winters can cause soils and structures to move and become damaged and/or uneven....
Waterline Tile for Swimming Pools
The waterline tile surrounding your pool is an expression of your style and an attractive addition to your outdoor space. It also serves some very useful functions. As your pool loses water through evaporation and splashing and gains water through rainfall and...
Swimming Pool Cleaning Chemicals
It pays to use quality pool chemicals At Pool Tech we advocate using quality chemicals for your pool. We are a BioGuard dealer, and we carry other specialty products too. Why should you use better quality chemicals instead of what you can get at the big box stores? •...
Pool Liner Use & Replacement Guide
The vinyl liner in your above-ground pool or vinyl liner pool will not last forever. The recommended lifetime for this important pool component is usually set given optimal conditions for chemical use, activity, sun damage, and weather damage. We find that in general,...
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