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We will also be using Facebook to post updates on new industry products, regulations, photos of current projects and extreme weather events in the valley that may affect your pool. Feel free to say hi! We like new friends.

Variable Speed Pumps

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Did you know that as of January 1, 2012, it will be state law to install variable speed pumps when replacing older motors.

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Chlorine Floaters

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Why chlorine floaters matter.

That blue and white piece of plastic that floats around your pool is more important than you may realize. If you don't have a chlorine floater in your pool, the only other places you can put chlorine tablets is directly on the bottom of your pool or in the skimmer basket. When left on the bottom of the pool, they will etch your interior surface away in patches and cause staining issues. When left in your skimmer basket, highly concentrated chlorine is sucked directly into your pool pump, which destroys pump seals (causing leaks) and pump baskets (causing jammed impellers). When the pump is not running, the chlorine tablet will slowly release chlorine directly onto the skimmer basket it is sitting in. This will deteriorate the plastic and cause it to crack and break apart.

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My pool pump motor is really loud - help!

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Is your pool pump keeping you up at night?

Noisy motors can almost always be attributed to 1 of 2 scenarios – poor prime and worn bearings. Here are the causes and solutions for obnoxiously loud pool pumps:

POOR PRIME- associated with a low pitched (but loud) growling sound
You can tell if your pump is not priming well by looking through the top of your pump lid. If the water is filled all the way up to the lid, you have a solid prime. Oftentimes, it will appear as if there is no water moving inside the strainer pot at all. In this case, as long as you can verify the water IS flowing into the pool, you have an excellent prime. If there is a lot of water turbulence, air bubbles or you can see that the pump strainer pot is less than ¾ of the way full, you have a weak prime or no prime.

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