Frank and Jacque talk about how to identify leaks in your pool.
Ep 143. Winter Tips For Southern Pools
Frank and Jacque give tips from some of the questions raised in Facebook groups for pool owners in the south.
Ep 142. Leak Detection Training and Winter Water Maintenance
Frank and Jacque discuss leak detection training at Anderson Manufacturing, leaktools.com, and winter water maintenance. Don’t neglect your pool in the winter.
Ep 141. Top 5 Upgrades For Your Swimming Pool
Frank and Jacque answer a listener’s question about recommendations for upgrades to their swimming pool.
Ep 140. The 5 Basics of Pool Maintenance
Frank and Jacque discuss the five basics of pool care in detail: debris removal, brushing, filtration, circulation, and water chemistry.
Ep 139. Black Algae, How Do You Get It, How Do You Get Rid of It
Frank and Jacque discuss black algae and the difficulties it causes with pool maintenance. They also discuss the metal staining issues that can happen from using products to combat algae.
Just Chillin
Running water features do help cool your pool water. The simple explanation is, evaporation is heat loss. Heat energy transfers during the process of transforming liquid into vapor. Water passing through the air and over surfaces increases the rate at which evaporation happens.
Ep 136. Borates, Pump Hydraulics, Hayward Salt System Issues
Frank and Jacque discuss issues Frank has been seeing in the field with Hayward salt systems, pump cavitation, and, once again, the benefits of borates.
Ep 134. Pool Water Testing With Wayne Ivusich
Frank and special guest Wayne Ivusich discuss proper water testing for you swimming pools.
Bucket Test? What Is It And What All Can It Tell You?
A “bucket test” is a test designed to compare evaporation in the pool to the evaporation in a bucket or vessel containing water exposed to the same conditions.