Fact #1: what you must know about Salt Chlorinators and pool covers
One of the best inventions for pool owners is the salt chlorinator. When these were invented, they reduced the weekly cost of adding chemicals…
Fact #2: Pool covers save water – but how much?
One of the questions I am often asked is, “How much water does a pool cover save”? We all know that pool covers save…
Fact #3: Wrinkling of Liners in Indoor Heated Pools
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…
Fact #5a: How often we fail, in our cover-up plan
When building a new pool or renovating an old one, there are two key accessories you need to consider during the planning stage. They…
Fact #5b: Week 2 of “How often we fail, in our cover-up plan”
When planning a new pool or refurbishing an existing pool and surround, the question to start with is not “Do I need a pool…
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Fibreglass Pool Resurfacing
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At least once a month we hear from someone who has a fibreglass walled pool, who has made the mistake of resurfacing it with pebbles. This ‘Glascon’ pool in Brisbane is one of them. Glascon pools have a concrete base,…
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If you have a stainless steel frame on your pool fence or pool cover reel, at some point it is likely you will notice…
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If you’re putting a solar pool cover on for the first time, chances are, you’re also putting a reel (roller) together too. So where…
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In Australia, we measure solar pool cover thicknesses by micron – and micron is just a measurement. A micron is very small – one-millionth…
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