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Tips on Operating, Care, Installation & Maintenance
Tips for Opening Your Pool
It’s that time again, pool owners! Time to open your pool for the season and get ready for swimming. I always look forward to this time of year. To make opening your pool easier, I have compiled this list of steps that you will need to follow to ensure that you are swimming in no time!
- Remove your winter cover, dry, and store away for next season.
- Remove all expansion pillows, plugs from the skimmer and wall returns, etc.
- Next, you will want to check your filter and pump to make sure that they have not sustained any damage during the winter months. Replace any damaged or worn out parts, including replacing pool filter cartridges. If your filter… Continue reading
Critter Friendly Pools
Have you ever woken up and peeked outside toward your backyard swimming pool only to see that some poor critter had its final “swim” during the night? Do you ever worry that your family pet might accidentally meet the same fate? Even if your pet is no stranger to being in the pool, getting out of a pool is not always easy for animals — even if they have been shown where the pool’s stairs are located. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of pets and other animals drown in backyard swimming pools every year in the U.S. alone. Ensuring their safety is easy, though, thanks to the Skamper-Ramp… Continue reading