Pool Research

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Equipment

The Best Solar Pool Covers

Best Pool Cover Pumps

The Best Suction-Side Pool Cleaners

The Best Pressure-Side Pool Cleaners

The Best Robotic Pool Cleaners

The Best Pool Pumps

The Best Pool Skimmers

The Best Pool Cleaners

Sizing Your Pool Heater

Types of Pool Cleaners: What’s the Difference?

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Calculators

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Maintenance

How to Kill Black Algae in Your Pool

Total and Free Chlorine: What’s the Difference?

Understanding Phosphates in Your Pool Water and When to Use a Phosphate Remover

How to Balance and Maintain the Calcium Hardness Level in Your Pool

How to Get Rid of Mustard Algae in Your Pool

Calcium Hypochlorite: What Is It and How it is Used

A Guide to Using Algaecide in Your Pool

Pool Clarifier vs. Flocculant

How to Shock a Swimming Pool

How to Prime a Pool Pump

All Maintenance Research

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Latest Research

Pool Bubblers Design Guide

How to Kill Black Algae in Your Pool

Total and Free Chlorine: What’s the Difference?

Understanding Phosphates in Your Pool Water and When to Use a Phosphate Remover

How to Balance and Maintain the Calcium Hardness Level in Your Pool

How to Get Rid of Mustard Algae in Your Pool

Calcium Hypochlorite: What Is It and How it is Used

Pool Scuppers Design Guide

A Guide to Using Algaecide in Your Pool

Pool Clarifier vs. Flocculant

How to Shock a Swimming Pool

Vinyl Liner Pool Cost Breakdown

Vinyl Liner Pools 101

Fiberglass Pool Cost Breakdown

Fiberglass Pools 101

How to Prime a Pool Pump

Understanding Your Pool Filter Pressure Gauge

How to Use the Multiport Valve on Your Pool Filter

How to Clean Your Pool Filter

How to Backwash a Pool Filter

How to Change Pool Filter Sand