Pools & Hot Tubs

Efficient filtration is crucial if you want to get the most out of your swimming pool. If you get this decision right, you’ll notice a huge difference in the amount of time you need to spend cleaning your pool. Get it wrong, on the other hand, and you’ll be spending more time fussing around than … Read more

If you buy an above-ground swimming pool, there’s every chance you’ll benefit from a ladder of some sort in the package. Unfortunately, many of these ladders are rather flimsy and rickety for sustained use, meaning there’s a robust market segment dedicated to providing a superior and more stable alternative. In today’s comprehensive guide to the … Read more

If you’re looking to light your pool at home, you’ll stumble across a wide array of choices. From surrounding lights to floating lights, much of your buying decision will center on your intended purpose… Do you need to see the pool steps at night? Are you looking to prevent your kids or anyone who can’t … Read more

If you’re lucky enough to have a yard and enough space to accommodate a pool, you’ll be faced with a battery of buying decisions. An in-ground pool might be an attractive proposition in many ways, but not all yards are large enough for landscaped pools. Also, if you’re renting your home, it’s not practical to … Read more

If you’re fortunate enough to have a yard at home with space for a swimming pool, you’ll soon discover you need plenty of equipment to keep that pool running optimally. One of the most crucial pieces of kit is a heater to keep the water at the right temperature year-round and regardless of climate. Today, … Read more

If you’re lucky enough to have a pool in your yard, chances are you don’t want to spend your valuable time constantly cleaning it. To avoid the requirement for a pool cleaning crew, taking the time to find the best automatic pool cleaner will streamline things. Any new pool owners might feel that a pump, … Read more

Adding a swimming pool to your home is not a project you should undertake lightly. We’re not here to put you off installing a pool, we’re here to help you get this right, and that starts with close and careful planning before launching in and ending up with unsuitable or unsustainable pool. So, rather than … Read more

Even though the swimming season is coming to a close for another year, it won’t be long until you reopen the pool. You’ll need to think about what you’re going to do when it comes to storing your pool floats and toys over the winter. If you take care of stashing all your equipment correctly, … Read more

Adding a swimming pool to your home gives you more than just luxury. The right pool can add value to your home, too. Before you whip out the credit card, you need to give due consideration to your intended use with so many different types of pool up for grabs. By taking the time to … Read more

Keeping your swimming pool clean and hygienic year-round is a vital part of pool ownership. With proper pool maintenance, you’ll keep algae and mosquitoes at bay, and you’ll ensure that the water in your above-ground pool or in-ground pool stays fresh and inviting throughout the swimming season. As an inbuilt bonus, using the right pool … Read more

First seen back in upscale Hollywood Hills mansions in the 1930s, a pool house is a building dedicated to the swimming pool lifestyle. Somewhere between a shed and a guest house, the term pool house is used to describe a variety of poolside structure, some nice than many homes, and other simple but basic shed-like … Read more

If you’re looking for a complete body workout, swimming has many proven health benefits. Not only does swimming burn lots of calories and strengthen your muscles, but it achieves this without putting any undue stress on your joints. Even swimming at a modest pace can burn over 600 calories per hour, making swimming an excellent … Read more

If you have a hot tub or a Coleman tub at home, maybe you need an additional cover. We say additional cover since you should have a hard cover supplied with your tub. You then add a supplementary cover to the hard cover for extra protection. Now, we appreciate that buying a cover seems on … Read more

With most of us spending more time at home over the past year, maybe you’ve been considering adding a hot tub, Coleman SaluSpa, or Jacuzzi to your back yard. While some people refer to all hot tubs as jacuzzis, this is actually a brand name rather than a catch-all term. Jacuzzi is a company that’s … Read more

If you’re new to pool ownership, it’s almost inevitable you’ll encounter the issue of cloudy or turbid water at some point. By the end of today, though, you’ll know how to clear cloudy pool water, and you’ll also have an understanding of why your water becomes contaminated in the first place. The good news is, … Read more

Whether you have an inground swimming pool or a more affordable above-ground pool, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with some simple maintenance if you want the pool and the pool water looking their best throughout the season. Now, in order to formulate an effective cleaning strategy, it pays to have a thorough understanding about how … Read more

Now the summer months are well underway, you need to make sure you stay on top of the water quality in your home swimming pool. If you’re new to pool ownership, you’ll soon discover you need to monitor the following metrics regularly: pH levels Chlorine levels Total alkalinity Acid demand With most standard pool test … Read more

One of the most frustrating things for pool owners is seeing the water inside that precious investment, whether an upscale in-ground swimming pool or a more restrained above-ground pool, turning green. First thing’s first, then, why does pool water turn green in the first place? Well, typically, this is triggered by algae overgrowth. The reasons … Read more

If you have an above-ground swimming pool at home, you shouldn’t need to drain it on a regular basis. Indeed, draining the pool over water is usually inadvisable. This can lead to the pool liner drying out and cracking when it’s exposed to the elements. That said, there are a handful of situations when you … Read more

If you’ve started thinking about installing an in-ground swimming pool, you have a large project on your hands. This is absolutely not the sort of decision you should undertake lightly. That said, with the proper planning before breaking ground, there’s no reason that the construction of your in-ground pool shouldn’t go swimmingly. While above-ground swimming … Read more