Black Algae and Your Lake Havasu Pool
Black Algae Bloom. Awe. What a wonderful word that brings to mind spring time flowers and blossoms with sweet fragrances and vivid colors. Yes, bloom can be a fantastic word. However, what if a “bloom” could also attack your swimming pool?! Eeek! That is exactly what an algae bloom can do in the matter of […]
Green or Blue? It’s Up To You! – Pool Water Lake Havasu
Green or Blue? It’s Up To You! It’s true that proper pool chemistry does affect the color of your pool water, but did you know that the color of your pool finish has the biggest impact of the color your pool water appears to be? Most people think that first step to determining what color water you want […]
Does Chlorine make your eyes sting?
Chlorine Makes Your Eyes Sting? Many swimmers have emerged from the pool, rubbing their eyes, and exclaiming that they burn, itch or feel irritated. The cause is often attributed to too much chlorine in the pool. However, this is an urban legend. In actuality, irritation of the eyes after swimming in the pool is usually due […]
Keeping Your Pool Clean: Adult Swim Diapers
Adult swim diapers?! Yep! If you read last month’s article about chlorine, you’ll remember we talked about how chlorine actually reacts with urine and feces in the pool to produce irritants and this is one of the reasons why some people’s eyes “sting” after swimming. The article also talks about how babies and toddlers should use swim diapers (changed […]
Air Lock Might Be Why Your Pool Pump’s Not Priming
Air Lock Might Be Why Your Pool Pump’s Not Priming Air lock might be the reason your pool pump is struggling to prime at start up. Air lock happens when the pool plumbing or spa plumbing rises above the horizontal inlet of the pool pump. There is almost always a three-way valve involved in air lock situations. […]
Pool Inspection Basics
Pool Inspection Basics Swimming pools are one of those things that people either really want or absolutely don’t want when buying a home. It’s especially usually a factor when considering a luxury home. If you find yourself on the side of the fence of wanting one, you sure don’t want any surprises…such as code violations, construction flaws […]
How To Repair or Replace the Pool Pump?
Repair or Replace the Pool Pump For Your Lake Havasu Pool? Is your pool pump noisy, leaking, smoking or simply not working? You may need to take care of it right away or risk the pump not working at all. If your pump is not circulating the water, hot weather will make it gross, fast. […]
Welcome to the “ool”
Welcome to the “ool” Have you ever been to a pool and seen a sign posted that says, “Welcome to the Ool. Notice there’s no ‘P’ in it. We’d like to keep it that way”? Well, it’s certainly one of my favorite signs portraying the RULES of the pool in a fun way. However, we’re all yet […]
Have your pool ready for spring break in lake havasu
Spring Break is Coming to Lake Havasu City! Is Your Pool Ready? Lake Havasu City is a hugely busy place for all kinds of people and different activities; and come spring time the place is flooded with university students for spring break. Lake Havasu City IS known as a party community, having been featured twice […]
Is Rain a Bad Thing for the Pool?
In Arizona, rain isn’t a huge problem but when it comes to our pools, it should at least cross our minds. Not only is rain water falling straight into your pool a bad thing, but something even worse than that could happen. If you should have rainwater coming off your landscape or deck into your […]