Whether you’ve just had your dream pool installed in time for summer 2017 or whether it’s been part of your lives for years, there are certain basic safety precautions that you need to take to keep your family safe. The rule is simple – if a child who is not an extremely experienced swimmer isRead more
Why is having your pool built in winter a great idea? Only when summer is around the corner do lots of people suddenly spring into action and decide to engage a pool company to build a swimming pool. There are plenty of good reasons to HAVE a swimming pool in summer, but hardly any reasonsRead more
Best Time to Build a Pool Winter is the best time to build a pool in Kzn because summer is our rainfall season. We love the rain in the summer; It’s what makes our province so beautiful and green. The disadvantage of a rainy season is that if you are building onto your home orRead more
Resurfacing your swimming pool is necessary from time to time. There are several swimming pool surfaces one can choose from: Pool Surface Options: Tiling Fibreglass Lining Marble Plaster Bead Crete These are the more popular finishes for swimming pools. There have been other options come and go, such as paint, epoxy paint, vinyl lining. (VinylRead more
SWIMMING POOL SALTWATER CHLORINATION Saltwater pools are famous for numerous reasons: It saves money on chlorine More comfortable for bathers to swim in No need to store large quantities of dangerous chemicals Continuous chlorination helps eliminate harmful bacteria and algae infestation. Crystal Clear Economy Chlor – Salt Water Chlorinators Saltwater chlorination is the solution toRead more
Cloudy Water We often get customers in Durban North who have cloudy swimming pool water. It can be very frustrating if the customer seems to be doing everything correctly, but the pool just isn’t playing ball! There are a number of different reasons that this could happen, and below are some of the checks youRead more
June 2016 Hi Jason We would like to commend you, Sherwyn and your team for your professionalism and reliability. We appreciated the efforts in trying to solve the problem of the pool leaking. We are currently bringing the water level up to operational level. C AllenGlenashley Read more
Some of the most basic things are overlooked when building a swimming pool. For example, where to position the weir, where to position the aimflow jet and the filter and pump. Having a badly positioned weir could render the pool a nightmare to maintain. The best place to place the weir is in the middleRead more
Do I need plans to build a pool? We regularly get asked if plans are needed to build a swimming pool in Durban, South Africa. Daily, I receive calls from want-to-be swimming pool owners for a quote on a new swimming pool. I always ask them if they have had the pool approved by theRead more
The most common type of filtration system in a swimming pool in South Africa is a sand filter. In the “old days” before sand filter was so popular, the diatomaceous earth filter (DE filter) was the standard type fitted to swimming pools. These were extremely effective as it could clean the pool water to smallerRead more
