Algae is a single celled plant life that reproduces rapidly. It has adapted over billions of years to changing environments. Algae species commonly found in swimming pool water are identified by their colour groups: * green * black * mustard * pink When treating algae, it is important to know the characteristics of the algaeRead more
Do I need plans to build a swimming pool in Durban, South Africa? Everyday I receive telephone calls from prospective swimming pool owners wanting a quote on a new swimming pool. I always ask them if they have had the pool approved by town planning, and 70% of the time, the response I get is:Read more
Calcium Hardness is an essential aspect of your swimming pool water balance and should be checked regularly. (At least three to four times a year, after heavy rains and especially after draining and filling up your pool.) A high calcium level can cause scale (staining the pool surface) and if it’s very high,it could affectRead more
Pool Dirty After the Rain? Pool dirty after the rain? After heavy rainfall, your swimming pool may go brown from surrounding garden sand being washed into the pool. This could take days to clear by running the water through the sand filter. Sometimes the sand filter clogs up within hours, and the circulation is thenRead more
Gunite or fibreglass, which one is better? One of the most asked questions by prospective pool owners is when making a decision on which pool to build: “Which is better, fibreglass or gunite (concrete)?” If the customer asks this question in front of enough pool ‘professionals’, they’ll get a barrage of answers. All different, forRead more
Pool Water Testing There are certain guidelines we should follow when maintaining our swimming pool. For the health of bathers, we should be testing our pool water at least once a week. Especially during the busy, hot and rainy summer periods. In South Africa’s Durban KwaZulu Natal, anyway. Keep the chlorine residual between 1 &Read more
Back-Up® Algaecide is a unique form of liquid concentrate available in 500ml bottles. Pool chemicals work better when the water is properly balanced, and even though Back-Up® works in high or low pH conditions, your water will still need to be balanced in order for chlorine to work effectively. When using Back-Up®, an initial doseRead more
Clogged filter sand will affect the performance of your Kreepy. Does your Kreepy work for 10 minutes after a backwash and then get sluggish until it stops? The swimming pool filter is the most underrated yet important piece of equipment your pool has. The filter is the kidney of the swimming pool because it clearsRead more
This swimming pool in Westbrook on the KwaZulu Natal North Coast is leaking very badly through cracks in the structure. The ground that the pool was built in has moved substantially over the years, causing the structure to open up like a shell. By looking at the water level on the left compared to theRead more
Does your Pool Water Look Clean? Going for a swim? It turns out that people aren’t the only ones who find water inviting when the Durban temperatures soar. Microbes, like bacteria that live on our skin and in our noses, get into the pool whenever we swim. Not all of them make us sick, andRead more
