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Looking for information about pool filters or cleaners? Trying to figure out what tools are best for what job or how each cleaning pool cleaning tool works? With help from the many articles below, you can be sure to find the information you were looking for.

Using a Wall and Floor Brush to get your pool cleaned up!

Vacuum Head and Hose: getting the dirt and debris out of your pool.

Is your pool filling up with those autumn leaves? Clean it up with a leaf vacuum!

Cleaning your spa? Use a spa vacuum to get the dirt out!

Do pumice stones work for your pool cleaning needs?

Using an acid spotter for the pool.

Chemical balance is necessary for keeping your pool safe for you and your visitors. Use a water testing kit weekly to keep your pool healthy for you and your guests!

Having an automatic pool cleaner to clean your pool.

Is a pool self-cleaning system the right kind for you?

Using a booster pump to clean out your pool.

Learn how a pool vacuum works and what you should do to keep the vacuum maintained and in good shape. This article also features how you can fix some troubleshooting problems.

Learn the proper way to clean your spa!

Shopping for a pool? Find out what you need to look for when pool shopping to find the one that's right for you!

What you should consider when you're shopping for swimming pools.

Learn more about above-ground pools and if they're what you're looking for.

Learn more about in-ground pools and if they're what you're looking for.

Learn about concrete in-ground pools.

Learn more about fiber-glass in ground pools.

Learn about swimming pools with vinyl liners.

A backyard sanctuary: Design and landscaping for that new pool you've been dreaming of.

Things to consider when choosing a swimming pool dealer or contractor.

Find out what you need to look for when searching and hiring a pool builder.

Learn how to backwash a Hayward D.E. filter!

Learn how to backwash a sand filter!

Get to know more about pool filtration systems!

How to select and size the pool filter you need for your swimming pool needs!

Your choices of the different valve types in pool filters.

Learn more about swimming pool filter maintenance and how to care for them.

Unsure of installing a pool filter? Get some information on pool filter installation!

Get information about Sand filters, DE filters and Cartridge filters.

Find out about the safety procedures to follow when replacing or repairing a damage pool filter.

Get the basic diagnostics on your pool filter and what functions are making it disfunction.

Find out how to correctly maintain DE filters, Cartridge filters and Sand filters.

Find out more about what backwashing is in a pool filter system.

Learn about the procedure in backwashing of a pool filter system.

Learn how to fill up the sand bed.

Get more information about how DE can get back into the pool and how to fix and check for it!

How to maintain your filter lids and gauges.

How to look for and fix leaks in a pool filter system.

The basis for keeping your filter in proper working order, is to keep the filter clean, which will ensure that you can have a clean pool. The following information are guidelines for each kind of filter: Sand, DE and cartridge.

A Quick Fact:

Minerals and suntan lotions or oils tend to build up along the area of the water level. This not only appears dirty, but it can encourage the growth of algae and bacteria. In order to properly clean this area, and the other tile areas of your swimming pool or spa, you need a special tile brush and tile soap. The tile brush can fit onto your telepole, so that you can avoid stooping and bending while scrubbing your swimming pool/spa tile. The tile brush is approximately 3 x 5 inches and contains a somewhat abrasive foam pad. This pad allows for efficient scrubbing. The tile brush itself is mounted on a plain L-shaped, two-part aluminum tube.

A swimming pool supply store will stock the special tile soap you need to clean your pool or spa. The soap should be mixed as follows: One part of muriatic acid to five parts of soap. When used with your tile brush, this mixture will cut through the persistent stains and oils that build up on the tile in your pool. However, this mixture has the capacity to eat right through the plastic on the tile brush pads and brush handle. Therefore, to prevent this from occurring, you must keep rinsing the brush in the pool water after each application and scrubbing. A word of caution: Do not use other types of soap (besides the tile formula) because they could suds up and enter the filtration system and cause problems.

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