Swimming pools blog

Hi,
Is there a chemical which is readily available in england (uk) which
can be used a chlorine safer alternative ?
I currently have my pool empty and am also thinking of replacing the
silica sand in the filter for a advance filter media which i beleive
is a fine treated glass compond made in edinburgh.
Thanks for any advice.
Barry

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I have acces to some pipe testing equipment, what pressure should the
pipes be tested to ? and what is the procedure ?
my pipes are mainly 1 1/2 inch diameter plastic
thanks for any answers

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My skimmer was dislodged and my pipes filled up with pine straw. I
used an auger and got a big chunk but the auger won’t make another
turn to pull out the rest. I am trying a drain jet to see if I can
push the clog.. Will this need to run a long time …it does seem […]

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Hi All,
I have an indoor pool in England, The plastic liner is approximatly
15 - 20 years old now and become pourous, is there any way of treating
the liner with a type of paint to reseal it, also taking into
consideration that i am using chlorine in the pool
Or would it be cheaper or better to plater/cement […]

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Folks,
I currently have a round AG pool (basically a splash pool) with a
diameter of 4.5m and a depth of 1.2m. It is a very solid walled pool
(octagonal in shape with interlocking planks of wood). Pool has been
in place for 2 years.
We are re-doing the garden a little and would like […]

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We are in the process of completely draining our pool so we can give it
a good cleaning and checking. It will be the first time since we put it
in 5 years ago. Any recommendations on cleaning it?? Last year, we had
a momma duck (I call her slutducky) and her babies in the pool for a
while, […]

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Hi we have an above ground 18ft Intex Easy Set Pool and the cartridge
filter that came with it is terrible. Can we purchase a sand filter
to use instead? If so, then we could hook up a regular pool vacuum?
Michele

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I was skimming through posts and saw a few that looked like somebody
was seeing a mjor leak and it reminded me of a conversation I had with
my neighbor a while ago. He had winterized and had a cover on his
pool and noticed that the level was dropping.. his fear that his pool
had sprung a leak […]

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This is a little off-topic but I have recently moved into home with a
in-ground pool, now while we are putting in a fence for the protection
of our children 2 and 4 I was wondering what type of liablity
protection people have for others that swim at your home. I have
heard of people having others sign waivers […]

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Hello all, I’m probably not going to like some of your answers to my
questions but I am determined to have my pool functioning again this
summer so it has to be asked. What are the steps to finding a leak
in your pool? We realized it was a leak late last summer just about
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