March 28th, 2010 in Hot Tub, Installation tips, Maintenance Tips | No Comments »
The truth about spa filters…you may be shocked!
In reality this is more accurate for a ‘Pleated Cartridge’ POOL filter, but the statement has just ‘carried-over’ to include spas & hot tubs as well. The filters are made of the same material but there are some significant differences between a Pool & Spa environment:-
The volume of water ‘per person’ in a small domestic pool is significantly larger than in a hot tub – a small family pool with say 20,000 litres of water ’shared amongst’ a family of 6 gives more than 3,300 litres per person, an average six seat hot tub with 1,300 litres of water gives just over 200 litres per person – in other words you would need 100 people in the small family pool to be equivalent to having 6 in the hot tub! The temperature that a hot tub/spa operates at is significantly higher than that of a swimming pool
How to Take Care of Your Hot Tub, Spa & Swim Spa Filters
Nothing is as important for hot tub water quality as your filtering system. You should clean your filters every couple of weeks and soak clean them in Filter Cartridge Cleaner
Rotate your spa filters
Use this filter rotation method: while cleaning your dirty filter, swap it with a previously cleaned and dried spare. Allowing filters to dry completely after soak-cleaning will increase filter effectiveness and extend the life of the filter.
Invest in a Pre Filter for your hose pipe. Only use a product like our Filter Cartridge Cleaner which is designed for cleaning pleated filter cartridges.
When cleaning, always rotate out your filters with a clean, dry spare.
The high water pressure will damage the REEMAY filter media.
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July 31st, 2009 in Installation tips, Maintenance Tips, Swimming Pool | No Comments »
Why Not Build A Natural Swimming Pool?

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It is unconfirmed as to whether swimming pools cause mass amounts of CO2 emmissions or now but it is now understood that one can build their very own natural swimming pool for exactly the same cost as a traditional one.
Contrary to popular opinion, swimming pools do not have to be ‘natural’ in order to be eco friendly what so ever. Pools with solar panels, pool filters, or heat pumps have been available o decades. eco friendly swimming pools solutions are very much in demand at the moment and people are far more conscious of the fact that they don’t want to hurt the plant by building something as vein as their own swimming pool.
swimming pool chemicals are probably the main cause of un-friendly emissions into the o-zone layer. Chlorine is a major concern for swimming pool makers and they are constantly trying to find cheaper and more eco friendly alternatives.
So, how are natural swimming pools so eco friendly? One of the most intensive CO2 building materials that you can use is concrete so it would make more sense to use eco friendly materials. Instead of implementing an electric pump you should simply let plants do all the dirty work for you. In natural pools, aquatic plants are used to primarily clean the water instead of chlorine and electrically powered pool filters. The fact that using plants is free is more than enough to tempt anyone out of using traditional pool filters! In my opinion there is only one option and that is to produce your own swimming pool by using natural products. What is more you are using less energy – and create far less CO2. You are filtering, constructing and filtering your own pool which is a far better solution in getting the amount of CO2 gases reduced across the planet.
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July 25th, 2009 in Buyer's Guide, Maintenance Tips | No Comments »
Pool Vacuums-Swimming Pool Equipment Kit
Executive summary about Pool Vacuums By: David Faulkner

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- Swimming pool A latest Trend
Gigantic integer of people seizes swimming pools. To prevent this from taking place, you should use a swimming pool cover. There are also special swimming pool toys and floats available for toddlers. Swim aids such as swimming pool floats, swim belts, and water wings, are also considered as safe swimming pool toys. Popular routine cleaning provisions are pool vacuums. Pool vacuums that can exertion without your help are referred to as robotic pool vacuums.
The preponderance of airborne pool owners uses automatic cleaning supplies. Many people opt for cheerful pool paints to keep the pool tidy and fun. Pool paints are usually water- or rubber based, or epoxy. When used regularly, pool paints will greatly prolong the life of the swimming pool protecting its surfaces from sun, harsh elements and chemically superior pool water.
Although automatic pool cleaners are nice, they do take some time to clean the pool. A pool with a reprehensible balance can impinge on water clarity, damage pool equipment, and cause wearing down and even affect pool chemistry.
Executive summary about Pool Vacuums By: Dirk Blurd
Even if you manage to clean your aboveground pool regularly or when it needs cleaning, you must secure the basic pool cleaning essentials.
When you buy an aboveground pool, cleaning supplies are usually not included. One of the best way to clean your pool is by using a pool vacuum. Basically there are two types of pool vacuums; the manual type and the automatic type of pool vacuums. The automatic types of pool vacuums are popularly known as the robotic pool vacuums.
Remember, if the pool is not cleaned for a long period of time; the harder it will be to clean.
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