Pool Care Guides
Green water needs treatment; opening day starts with equipment. Choose the guide for the job you’re doing, then use its calculators to work out doses or compare costs. Follow chemical labels and equipment instructions as you work.
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Pool Water Chemistry for Beginners
Make sense of FC (free chlorine), pH, TA (total alkalinity), CYA (cyanuric acid), CH (calcium hardness) and salt. Use your tests to decide what needs adjusting. You’ll find links to all six chemical calculators.
Green or Cloudy Water
Start with tests and a look at the filter before adding more chemicals.
How to Fix a Green Pool
Work out the chlorine target from your CYA test, keep it during treatment and pass the checks before anyone swims.
Includes: Algae-treatment calculator and supply list
How to Fix Cloudy Pool Water
Still hazy after shock? Use your test results and filter condition to find the cause.
Includes: Chlorine and pH calculators; clarifier guidance
Seasonal Guides
Get the equipment ready and deal with the water before swimming or covering.
How to Open a Pool for the Season
Take off the cover, get water circulating and test before choosing the chlorine dose.
Includes: Shock, alkalinity and pH calculators; supply list
How to Close a Pool for Winter
Prepare the water for cold temperatures, then follow your equipment and cover manuals for winter protection.
Includes: Shock calculator and winterizing supplies
Equipment & Cost
Bring your pump measurements and bills to work out costs.
How to Choose a Variable-Speed Pool Pump
Find a pump that delivers the flow your plumbing needs, then check voltage, pad fit, controls and warranty.
Includes: Pump sizing calculator and selection checklist
Variable Speed Pump Savings
Compare schedules that move the same daily volume, then use an installed quote and positive savings to work out payback.
Includes: Pump runtime calculator and electricity comparison
Pool Maintenance Cost Per Month
Use your chemical receipts, electricity measurements, water bills and service quotes to build a budget.
Includes: Pump runtime calculator and cost worksheet
Pool Type Guides
Match treatment to your liner, finish and equipment.
Saltwater Pool Startup Guide
Give new plaster its required curing time, dissolve and test the salt, and keep chlorinating by hand until the cell is ready.
Includes: Salt and CYA calculators; supply list
Above-Ground Pool Chemicals Guide
Calculate doses from your pool’s gallons and follow the chemical label and liner instructions when applying them.
Includes: Chemical calculators and testing guidance
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