Solar Pool Heating in Winter: Tips and Tricks for Optimal Performance
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Solar Pool Heating in Winter: Tips and Tricks for Optimal Performance

As a pool owner, you know the joy of a refreshing dip on a warm day. But what if you could stretch those pool days well into the cooler months?

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Keeping Bees and Bugs from Your Pool

Many find there are more creepy crawlies and flying insects around in summer, and that can create a problem for pool owners. Bees, wasps and other flying insects are attracted to your pool because they see it as a ready supply of water, but many falls in and struggle to escape before drowning. You’re likely to encounter them while you’re swimming, and many people are stung by angry bees and...
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Keeping Your Pool Temperature Level all Day

The reason you had a pool installed in the first place was so you and your family could swim any time without travelling to the beach or a public pool. However, night swimming is no fun if the water temperature is too low to be comfortable, and once the sun goes down, it’s often time to get out of the pool. (Valium) What you need is a way to keep...
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Getting Your Pool Ready For Summer

How much work you’ll have to do to get your pool ready for summer will depend on how well you maintained it over winter. It’s tempting to let pool maintenance lapse if you’re not using it in winter, but a little maintenance goes a long way, and you’ll be glad you keep it up once pool season is in full swing. The Pool Cover Your job will be much easier...
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Protecting Your Children from the Summer Heat

Summer is the time for fun, holidays, swimming and being outdoors for most people, including your children. Children are especially at risk of sunburn and heatstroke since they’re often having too much fun to notice symptoms until it’s too late. Making your child aware of the dangers of too much sun is the first step toward protecting them, as is teaching them how to keep themselves safe in extreme summer...
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Check Your Pool Safety Barriers Regularly

Installing a good quality fence is the best way to ensure your little ones can’t access your pool without supervision. Over time, your fence might require upkeep and maintenance to ensure the complete safety of your children. It’s important to inspect your safety barrier for any gaps or other entry points. Swimming is becoming a year-round activity with more pool heating options available, so it’s important you refresh your safety...
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What Does a Pool Cover Actually Do?

You might have seen your local public pool rolling out their enormous pool covers at the end of the day, but have you ever wondered what they actually do? There are a huge range of benefits to installing a pool cover that even backyard pool owners can take advantage of. Read our handy guide to learn whether a pool cover is right for you. Reduce Your Pool Heating Costs Pool...
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How Solar Energy Is Changing Our Relationship with Electricity

If you could make use of an energy source that’s clean, quiet, environmental-friendly, renewable, sustainable, and free, would you think it was too good to be true? Or would you make the switch like thousands of Australians already have? Solar power is all those things and more, and it’s changing the way we think about our relationship with energy. Abundant and Free Energy from the sun is free and plentiful,...
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Gas or Solar – How Should I Heat My Pool?

Gas and solar technologies have their merits and downsides and there is no single option that is appropriate for everyone. In this article, we will briefly describe the operational principles of both pool heating options and explain their suitability for different situations. Gas Pool Heating Gas pool heating works in a very similar way to boiling a pot on a gas-powered stove and emptying the water into your pool. It...
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What Thickness Do I Need for My Pool Cover?

Every pool should have a pool cover to reduce evaporation, increase the longevity of pool chemicals and encourage heating efficiency. In this article, we will describe the principle variation between different pool covers, their thickness, and how it effects the functionality and longevity. Application Pool covers are useful for a range of different reasons, and depending on your needs, the thickness you require may differ. All pool covers will reduce...
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Buying a Commercial Pool Heat Pump

Commercial pools have vastly different usage and maintenance requirements than residential pools. Every pool is unique, and commercial pools are no exception. Pool heat pumps are one of the most energy efficient pool heating options for consistent and long-term performance, and in this article, we will explain why. Keeps Your Pool Warm All Year Home pools may be inactive for weeks or months at a time, so they don’t usually...