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Innovative Solutions Pool and Spa Chemicals Pool and Spa Maintenance Pool Closing and Winterizing

Winterizing Chemical Kits Make Pool Closing a Cinch!

Winterizing Chemical Kit

 

Sometimes, owning a pool can be confusing! Like many pool owners, you are probably looking for easy solutions to answer your pool related questions. One question that many pool owners have been asking lately is “what chemicals do I need to add to my pool to close it for winter?”, and I have the perfect solution to share with you. You can now buy winterizing chemical kits that come premeasured for your pool size! They are the ultimate in hassle free pool closing. Available in chlorine and chlorine-free varieties, you can get them for any pool size. They even come with pool closing instructions. These are so handy that you will wonder why you ever worried with buying individual products.

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Innovative Solutions Pool and Spa Equipment Pool Closing and Winterizing

Can a Winter Cover Siphon Drain Replace a Cover Pump?

Pool Cover Siphon Drain

You’ve covered your above ground swimming pool with a winter cover and secured it in place, but what do you do about the water that inevitably accumulates on top of the cover over the fall and winter months?  Many people use Automatic Cover Pumps or Manual Cover Pumps to remove that water when it reaches a certain level.  These cover pumps are fast, powerful, and often expensive to purchase.  There is an alternative, though, that uses absolutely no electricity and costs a fraction of what standard cover pumps cost.

The Winter Cover Siphon Drain is a simple device that costs very little and uses human power to pump the water off of your pool cover. Squeeze the device to create a siphoning action; this pulls the excess water away from the pool cover, and the pump stops automatically when the cover is drained.  The Siphon Drain saves money and electricity, but it also requires more monitoring of the water levels on your pool cover and more time to drain that excess water.  If you, as the pool owner, feel that the extra time spent is worth the money saved, then the Winter Cover Siphon Drain is an excellent choice.  But, if monitoring the pool cover regularly is not desirable or possible, a standard Automatic or Manual Cover Pump would be most suitable.

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Innovative Solutions Pool and Spa Equipment Pool Closing and Winterizing Pool Opening

Think Ahead to Spring: Now Is the Time for Leaf Nets

Leaf Nets

Now that it’s time to close the backyard swimming pool for the season, it’s also time to think ahead to next season.  Doing a quick job of winterizing and cutting corners will save you time now, but when spring rolls around and you see the damp and decaying layer of dead leaves that has accumulated on your winter pool cover for months, you’ll wish you had spent a little more time preparing the pool for an easy spring clean up.

One fast and simple way to prevent that disgusting layer of slimy, decomposing leaves and debris from building up on your winter cover is to use a leaf net.  A leaf net is a mesh cover that goes over your winter cover or safety cover.  Set it up before the leaves begin to fall this autumn, and remove it before your first snow.  The time and effort saved by collecting autumn leaves in a leaf net will go a long way in the spring when you are ready to prepare the pool for a new season of swimming.

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Hot Tubs and Saunas Innovative Solutions

Portable Hot Tubs: For Comfort and Relaxation Anywhere You Go!

Aero Spa Hot Tub

 

I love relaxing in a hot tub when the weather starts to turn cool. It is the perfect way to relax and ease sore achy muscles from daily stress. Some people do not have the space and resources for a permanent spa/hot tub. If you are one of these people, you have got to check out the Aero Spa Hot Tub. This hot tub is inflatable, portable, and simply amazing! It can be placed almost anywhere: in your backyard, on your patio or deck, in your car port, or even on the family camping site! Installation is quick, easy, and requires no additional costs. You simply remove the spa from the box, plug it in, and watch it inflate in minutes. It will comfortably hold four adults and heats up to 104 degrees. You will be able to enjoy a hot tub experience anytime and anywhere.

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Hot Tubs and Saunas Innovative Solutions Pool and Spa Safety

Spa Steps Reduce Slipping Dangers

Spa Steps

The pool may be closing soon, but the hot tub is always ready to go — no matter the weather.  Stepping in or out of the hot tub, though, can be a challenge.  Straddling the side of the hot tub as you enter or exit is not only awkward, it is hard to keep your balance.  Slips and injuries are a real possibility when one foot is in the hot tub and the other is on the surface surrounding it.   If the surrounding surface area is wet, the danger is much greater.  Spa Steps offer an inexpensive solution for stepping safely in and out of the hot tub.  Made of a super strong and rugged polymer, Spa Steps have a non-skid surface and can be assembled without tools.