Department of Energy’s “Countdown to Conserve” hits your backyard pool. In case you have not heard, the standards are changing for your backyard pool equipment whether you want it to or not. We are here to explain the Department of Energy’s new pool pump mandates that will go into effect this July! By July 19,…
A sand filter rates at approximately 20-40 microns while cartridge filters are rated at approximately 10-20 microns. D.E. filters are rated at approximately 1-3 microns. So, you will get better filtration with the D.E. filter. YES, it’s really that simple. Better filtration equals better water. When the filter pulls out nearly 90% of the impurities,…
FYI- Salt water pools ARE STILL chlorine pools. When installing a salt water generator, you do not eliminate chlorine – it makes natural chlorine in the pool through the electrolysis process. Salt is a compound made up of chlorine and sodium. So when pool owners are adding salt to the pool, they are actually adding…
Sometime soon, cyaruric acid, also known as stabilizer or conditioner will be permanently removed from the market. It is already being “outlawed” in some coastal states and word is, it will be completely removed from production in and for the U.S. gradually over the next few years. That said, we will need to find ways…
