by Barrie - Eco pools | Apr 3, 2012 | Pool Maintenance Tips
Nitrates can promote the problem growth of algae in swimming pool water and can enter the water from such sources as:- Decaying plant matter, fertilizers, contaminated well water, acid rain, contamination with soil, ground water runoff, bird droppings, bather wastes,...
by Barrie - Eco pools | Mar 24, 2012 | Pool Maintenance Tips
That’s the big question – but if you’re asking me I’ll tell you every time definitely tiled, and mosaics are the best. Let’s look at the pros and cons: Painted Pools: If you read the paint manufacturer’s instructions they will say...
by Barrie - Eco pools | Feb 7, 2012 | Pool Maintenance Tips
NOW IT’S HOT! – “milky” or cloudy water from upswing in temperatures …….. I’ve had several calls just recently from people who have been suffering with “milky” or cloudy water in their pool. The main...
by Barrie - Eco pools | Feb 1, 2012 | Pool Maintenance Tips
Maintaining your pool is the most important thing you need to do (or have done for you ! ) with your second most important investment. Not much point in having a pool that you can’t bear to look at when it’s all green and slimy and full of things swimming...
by Barrie - Eco pools | Jan 4, 2012 | Pool Maintenance Tips
PROBLEM POOLS At Eco-Pools we have been solving problematic pools for over nine years, and in that time have come across just about everything you can imagine AND more, from rabbits stuck in the skimmer basket to broken drain covers, fractured pipe lines and...
by Barrie - Eco pools | Dec 9, 2011 | Pool Maintenance Tips
I was recently called out to a pool that was losing half of the water in a day. It was only losing water when the pump was on. Pool leaks are a process of elimination. And after asking lots of questions and doing various tests we discovered the leak. Here was a...
