Yep! Or more likely, probably. Typically if if you think you are losing water you probably are. There are a few exceptions to this rule of course. You could be losing water to evaporation in a hot and sunny summer, or maybe you spotted water by your heat pump which gives off water as part of the condensation […]
Well not like you need chlorine but a swimming pool solar cover still has its perks. Whether you are using a heat pump, electric, propane or solar panels, it costs money to get that heat; don’t you want to keep it? If your heat is all “au naturel”, then your increase in temperature could be considered […]
Determine if your water loss is caused by evaporation or a leak with this instruction list and video from the American Leak Detection Company! Use the following steps to determine if your pool is leaking. Bring the pool water to normal level. Fill a 5-gallon bucket with pool water to about five inches from the top. […]
Have you had a chance to check out our store this year? Posted by The Team at R&R Pools on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 @ 17:01 PM To all our customers, new and old, we have had a few changes over the last few years. We revived a new exterior look last year and interior look […]
At the beginning or end of each pool season you should chemically clean the media in your swimming pools filter. By doing this you will reduce your chemical consumption, improve filter filtration and lengthen the life of your filter media. Filter Brite removes grease and oils from sand and filter cartridges. Promotes greater filter efficiency […]
It’s time for a vacation, but before you go… We have all done it. Went and left the pool to its own devices while the family enjoys their two week camping trip. And every time we say to ourselves, never again, next time I will ask the pool store, I will not come back to […]
Our Mission In Water Safety 2013 Posted by The Team at R&R Pools on Wed, Jul 17, 2013 @ 30:03 PM Our Mission in Water Safety I recently had the opportunity to meet one of the wonderful teachers at St Margaret’s Bay Elementary. She is a grade 3 teacher. I met her at centennial […]
And it rained and rained and rained… Posted by Kara Redden on Tue, Jul 02, 2013 @ 05:04 PM What’s a pool owner to do? All this rain puts such a damper on summer. And it seems right now us Nova Scotians just can’t catch a break. Other than reducing our swimming time it also […]
How to Change the Sand in your Filter The silica sand in your filter should be changed every 3 to 5 years. When the sand is new it’s very rough but smoothes over time from the particles in the water. When the sand becomes smooth your filter is no longer efficient. An inefficient filter will […]
The sand filter is the only filter media that can be truly backwashed, making it the most user friendly filter. When backwashing, the water flow is reversed pushing up on the sand and releasing the dirt from its jagged surface. TIP – never gauge how long to backwash on the site glass (clear glass/plastic jar on the side […]
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