Simple Pool and Spa Repair from Harvey at All Parts Pool and Spa

On or about May 22, 2010 I am going to hook but with a representative from the American Red Cross and we are going to do a show on Blog Talk Radio about safety around pools and spas. We are going to talk about things that you can do to insure the safety of your family and friends and particularly all the children you come in contact with. We will talk about getting CPR training and answer any questions you may have about doing things safely for everyone involved.

Tell all your friends and co workers. Do it for them. Do it for yourselves. And do it for the children.

AllPartsPoolandSpa.com is having a big sale on all cartridge filters. The sale is for a limited time. This is a good time to purchase your filters for the up and coming pool season.

Use the handy Filter Finder to locate your filter or scroll through the pictures under replacement cartridge filters to find your filters.

Many people use their spas more during the cooler weather. For your safety and the best spa efficiency, you should make sure you have a good filter.

With the sale going on now, you can afford to buy the alternate set of  filters you should have to make your life easier and your spa the safe.

As I have said before: “It is a good idea to have 2 cartridges for your filter so that they can be rotated. Two filters comes in handy when the family wants to use the pool or hot tub and the filter needs to be cleaned. Just pop in the clean filter and the family can swim in the pool or soak in the hot tub, while you work without interference. ( Or jump in and enjoy with the family and clean the filter later. Just remember to clean the filter!)”

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When checking to see if you have power, DO NOT do as my friend’s instructor says, USE A METER.  Even a cheep meter is better than nothing.

You should use a meter to check your hot lead(s), your neutral, and your ground.  Check before turning the power off at the breaker and then check to make sure that the breaker you turned off really turn off ALL of the power.

Chemical feeders are used to maintain sanitizer levels in your pool or spa. They come in different sizes to hold the different size chemical tablets. Larger ones are used for pools and smaller ones for hot tubs.

If you use a pool floating chemical feeder in your pool over the winter and keep it full, you will find that your pool in the spring will not be very green and will be much easier to bring up.  You will not have to treat for algae and will save the expense of those chemicals. You will not have to be cleaning out the yucky gunk that comes from a green swamp instead of a clear pool.

It is important from a safety standpoint to make sure your chemical floaters are in good condition. Broken tops can allow access by a small child and possible ingestion of the chemical tablets.

If you have a cartridge filter in your spa or on your pool you need to clean the filter at least once per week. Pure and Clean filter cleaner is an excellent choice for cleaning the cartridges. It removes the dirt and debris from the filter.

Pure and Clean is an excellent cleaner for the grids in a DE filter as well.

It is a good idea to have 2 cartridges for your filter so that they can be rotated. Two filters comes in handy when the family wants to use the pool or hot tub and the filter needs to be cleaned. Just pop in the clean filter and the family can swim in the pool or soak in the hot tub, while you work without interference. ( Or jump in and enjoy with the family and clean the filter later. Just remember to clean the filter!)

Pure and Clean has other uses. It is excellent at cleaning the patio furniture, making it like new and saving from buying new. It will take off any scum lines on the pool or spa easily.
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