Pool Filters and upgrading to Glass Media

Pool Filters and upgrading to Glass Media

Today we estimate 90% of our client's pools are filtered by media filters, or as many of you know them as, sand filters. Over the years sand was replaced by volcanic rock (Zelbrite or Zeolite) and now glass is the premier media. Glass offers swimmers a finer water filter which relates directly to clearer water.

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Pool Scale & Stain Reduction

Pool Scale & Stain Reduction

Metals and Calcium in the pool water are invisible to the naked eye, though, in high enough quantities, they can form into visible (and unsightly) stains and scaling on the pool walls and floor. There are 4 ways metals and calcium can physically affect your pool….

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How Rain Affects your Pool

How Rain Affects your Pool

Rain can definitely have an adverse effect on your swimming pool water, though it may come as a surprise that the problems caused by rain are not a result of the 'dilution' of the chemicals in your pool. One inch of rainwater added to a typical 50,000 litre pool increases the amount of water by only about 1.5%, meaning dilution is not usually an issue.

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