One of Australia’s most iconic brand names, Nylex, has recently gone into receivership and parts of the business have been sold off or liquidated. The “Films & Fabrics” division which manufactured Pool Liner material and many industrial and domestic fabrics was liquidated, and has now stopped manufacturing. One of the saddest aspects of this is [...]
Spring is here and, as the warmer weather coaxes us into the outdoors more, it’s time to get your pool ready to swim. Is your pool too cold? Green and neglected? Full of leaves and debris? Or, all of the above? The solution is easy… A cold pool is easily transformed into an oasis with [...]
Have you noticed in recent years the trend here in Australia and New Zealand toward an increased life span of (locally made) inground and above ground pool liners? Does it make you also wonder, “How long should they last”? In the past few years, large numbers of medium and large sized above ground liners have been [...]
Q. “You don’t need a pool cover with a heated pool.” A. False. Yes, you do. More than one third of the heat you put into your pool can be wasted if you don’t cover it up. We as a society can’t afford to waste that much energy these days, particularly if your pool is [...]
When planning a new pool or refurbishing an existing pool and surround, the question to start with is not “Do I need a pool cover?” but rather, “What type of pool cover do I need?” Pool covers are an environmentally responsible part of owning a pool these days, but they are generally purchased after the [...]
When building a new pool or renovating an old one, there are two key accessories you need to consider during the planning stage. They are often overlooked… What are they? Your pool cover and shade sail. Pool covers and shade sails function best when they’ve been incorporated into your plans for the pool surround, from [...]
The strangest phenomenon I’ve seen in my thirty-something years in the liner business is “wrinkling liner material caused by indoor heated pools”. If you read my recent blog about chemical levels you would conclude that this problem relates specifically to imbalanced pool chemicals, but this is not the case from my experience. It first started [...]
One of the questions I am often asked is, “How much water does a pool cover save”? We all know that pool covers save water by virtually eliminating evaporation when they’re on the pool, but how much evaporation does your pool have? It’s a valid question and one that, in the past may have been [...]
One of the best inventions for pool owners is the salt chlorinator. When these were invented, they reduced the weekly cost of adding chemicals to the pool and, most importantly, they were an automatic dosing system which meant less time spent maintaining the pool. Fact #1: These units are not fully automatic. When running, they are [...]
Recently, one of my colleagues suggested I review an article about water chemistry and testing which focused on the effect of un-balanced pool water on vinyl liners. It concluded that balanced pool water has a major effect on the longevity of a vinyl liner in a swimming pool. I thought it important to pass on a summary [...]
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