How to read a pool pump motor nameplate

10/24/2012 1:52:26 PM

The pool pump motor nameplate - all the information that's fit to print, on a tiny, metallic label. If you can still read yours, it's chock full of necessary information when it comes time to replace your pump motor.

How to Replace a Multiport Valve Spider Gasket

12/20/2011 12:35:15 PM

Like every piece of pool equipment however, some maintenance is to be expected. One of the most common repairs to a Multiport valve is the replacement of the internal gasket, called the Spider Gasket. This type of gasket seals the 4 ports in a Multiport valve, keeping the water from going in directions not intended.

Swimming Pool Lighting: Care & Repair

7/13/2011 12:16:32 PM

Swimming pool lights require very little in the way of maintenance or regular care. There are some best practice in using your pool lights, however. You will usually need a phillips head screwdriver to remove the screw that should be at 12:00 on the face of the bezel, or light ring.

How to Host a Safe July 4th Pool Party

7/13/2011 12:14:16 PM

Having a pool party this summer? It's one of the most fun uses of your swimming pool. Birthday parties, graduation parties or something more adult, everyone loves to gather pooside. In most settings, the swimming pool is a natural draw for people, big and small.

How to Save Money around the Swimming Pool

7/13/2011 12:13:37 PM

Lots of ways to spend money around the pool, no doubt about it. There are also ways to economize around the pool, make better use of resources which also results in a smaller footprint or impact of owning a pool. We think that swimming pools should be affordable to maintain, and fortunately, they are! Here's some tips of reducing the cost of pool maintenance. If you have your own tips, please share below in the comment box! Spammy links and commercial chatter will be removed.

Pool Care & Repair Tips ~ from Twitter

6/7/2011 10:28:22 PM

You've heard of Twitter, I'm sure. I like to describe it as a micro-blog platform. Bloggers were the first to use it, as a means of spreading the word of their new blog posts. I use it that way of course, but we also push out all sorts of pool care and repair information on Twitter, and we answer pool care & repair questions. I often post something like this:

Lifeguard! Put down the Phone and No One Gets Hurt!

6/6/2011 5:59:23 AM

Just as these wonderful devices have created tragedy on the highways and parking lots of America, young swimmers have drowned beneath the diverted eyes of a lifeguard who could not disconnect from their device. In a pool in Ireland last year, a Dublin boy drowned beneath a lifeguard who later admitted texting in a hearing.

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