Swimming Pool Tips and Reviews

The first option would be to replace the motor with a Century V-Green stands-alone VS motor. They are compatible with most pumps and have a round or square flange. It is the most affordable option, and if the existing pump is less than five years old, I suggest going that route. But if you need to replace the entire pump, here are some brands to look at.  The pool pump can be the highest energy hog in your house, passing your Air Conditioner and Refrigerator just by the sheer number of hours it runs each day. If you have a 1 ½ or 2 HP pump installed and you run it 8 hours per day, not to get into complicated conversions of kWh (Kilowatt Hours) and how your Electric Company charges you each month, imagine it as having 20-100 watt light bulbs on every hour. That is a lot of electricity each day, and if your bill is tiered by usage, the more you use, the more you are charged, and your account can get very high very quickly. On average, a pool pump in the Summer will be about 40% of your t

Important: Algae must be treated before testing and lowering phosphates. Chlorine must be under 5ppm before testing phosphates. Directions for the use of PHOSfree: This product is designed for use in properly balanced pool water. 1. Clean or backwash filter. 2. Determine the appropriate dose. * See chart below. 3. Shake the bottle well before application. With the circulation pump running, add a dose to the skimmer. 4. filter for 48 hours continuously without backwashing or cleaning. 5. After 48 hours of filtering, clean/backwash filter. Retest phosphate levels, and if necessary, repeat steps 1-5. Note: If DE filter pressure rises to 10psi above start-up pressure, turn the pump off for 1 minute and then turn it back on. If the pressure remains high, backwash or rinse for 30 seconds. Dosage Chart: Dose per 10,000 gallons (38,000L) Phosphate Level PHOSfree Dosage 300ppb or less 0.5L or 16oz 600ppb 1L or 32oz 900ppb 1.5L or 48oz 1200ppb 2L or 67.6oz For DE & Cartridge Filters: Do not

Borates: The Borate in the water at 50 ppm helps reduce chlorine usage by eliminating Carbon Dioxide and keeping the pH stable. Chlorine lasts longer when the pH is right at 7.6-7.8. When the chlorine is in the ideal range, the killing element in chlorine, the HOCI, is at the most balanced percentage, so the chlorine in a pool with a pH of 7.4 is 30% more effective than in a pool with a pH of 8.0. This is a significant factor in creating the safest swim environment, and the borates will keep the pH much more stable and, in turn, make the chlorine much more effective. The pH won't change much in a pool with Borate in it. So, this is a must if you have a Salt Water Pool since the pH tends to rise dramatically. In fact, the pH can rise to over 8.4 in a Salt Water Pool very rapidly. You will find yourself putting tons of acid in each week to keep the pH below 7.8. Borates in the pool will make the pH stable and easy to control.  A pool with a saltwater generator is a must. It also will

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 It has been one year since HASA, Inc. acquired Orenda Technologies, and I sat down with Terry Arko of HASA to see how the deal is going at the present time. Terry Arko was recently inducted into the “Pool Nation Hall of Fame” for his contributions to the pool service industry.  The merger means that two industry education powerhouses have now joined forces. Bob Lowry’s teachings and the Orenda Academy are an unusual mix. Bob Lowry has his target ranges, and Orenda teaches exacting math based on the LSI numbers. But they have made things work and Orenda has even added a new Commercial Pool Service course to their Orenda academy.  SAUGUS, Calif., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hasa, Inc. ("Hasa"), supported by Wind Point Partners ("Wind Point"), is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Orenda Technologies ("Orenda"), a leader in the production and distribution of eco-friendly, professional-grade pool chemicals. This acquisition broadened Hasa's

No matter how long you run your swimming pool pump, you will not get all the water from the pool through the filter and back out again. So does run time matter? Yes and no. Technically speaking you should try to get at least one cycle of water through the pool, 2-3 cycles all the better as you can see from the study I am referencing below. You usually need a flow meter attached to your pool equipment to calculate a water cycle. As a rule of thumb, 50 GPM is the average, with a single-speed pump running at 3450 RPM. You can get a ballpark and use this formula if you do not have a flow meter on your equipment.  Pool size/ 50 Gallons Per Minute/ 60 minutes. Here is an example with a 20,000-gallon pool: 20,000 Gal / 50 GPM /60 minutes = 6 hours and 30 minutes So, a water cycle will go through the pool once every 6.5 hours. But how much pool water will go through the filter and back into the pool? Here is the study abstract for you. "The primary objective of this study was to conduct a