November 2nd, 2009

Build Your Own Pool And Enjoy It The Whole Year Round

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Build Your Own Pool And Enjoy It The Whole Year Round

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If you build your own pool, you will have a place of relaxation, fun and exercise. It will be a meeting point for your family and your friends. During the hottest time of the year your own pool will be the place where you can take refuge. Your own pool is a place, where you spend much time. You have to do some work to feel comfortable. Swimming pools require some maintenance, depending on the type of pool you choose. It’s possible to automate some of it, but you will have to perform some regular maintenance.

Build Your Own Pool: Regular maintenance is important.

If you know, what you have to do if you want to build your own pool, maintaining your pool is not hard and doesn’t consume much time. But if you have your own pool, you most certainly want it to be clean and safe as you and your family want to swim in the pool. You don’t want germs making trouble. So follow the cleaning guidelines of your pool and keep it a healthy and save place. To build your own pool was hard enough.

Basically you should check the PH – value and chemical balance in the water on a regular basis. Especially after some rainy days the water tends to break, if you don’t take care of your pool – that’s something you do anyway if you build your own pool. You have to keep debris out of the water. Leaves and other organic waste is a source of germs and at the same time it’s a good food source for bacteria, which are already in the water. You should filter the water on a regular basis according to the operation guide of your pool to keep the water clean and healthy. Filtering also prevents the chemicals from settling out and so the water will remain safe for you and your family to swim.

Build Your Own Pool: Work smarter, not harder!

How much work you will have to do with your pool, depends on the type of the pool and on additional swimming pool parts as an automatic ph regulator. But the main source for work is the weather and how often your pool is used. If the chemicals are not well – balanced, your water can turn to a green, musty mud in a few days. There are two reasons for this to happen. One reason is the sun. The sun will warm up the water and warm water supports the growing of algae and bacteria. The other reason is rain. Rain cleans the air. But the dust and other debris are washed into your pool and are a good food source for algae and germs.

Leaves, insects, dust, hair and many other forms of debris will fall into your pool all the time and you have no chance to keep them out of the water. If you don’t clean your pool, the pollution will quickly destroy the water in your pool, so that you don’t want to swim in your pool any more. You build your own pool to swim in it  so you should clean it on a regular basis. How often you have to clean it, depends on your location and if you have a coping. Generally, you have to clean it once a week, but if you have a coping, you may have to clean it just once a month.

Build Your Own Pool: Having one is really fun

So if you want to build your own pool, you have to do some maintenance to enjoy it the whole year round. If you don’t have time to do it yourself, team up with a neighbor or hire a professional pool cleaner. This way you can go on vacation and keep the water in your pool clean, healthy and safe.

You can see: To build your own pool is not easy but it really delivers.

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October 3rd, 2009

Build Your Own Pool: Swimming Pool Heaters

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If you want to build your own pool and use it before anyone else in the year and if you want to extend your swimming season after the summer has gone, you have to install a swimming pool heater. Especially at cold days a heater is a great thing to have. If you are thinking of getting a swimming pool heater, there are a lot of interesting things to know about.

Swimming pool vendors recommend a temperature of around 25 degrees Celsius. This is around 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Most people prefer to have it a little bit warmer. It’s up to you and if you are using a pool heater, you can adjust the temperature of the water in your pool to nearly any level you like.

There is only a short period of time in the year, where the sun can heat the pool to this level. If you want to have it comfortable when the swimming pool period starts or ends, a swimming pool heater can help you. If you live in warmer areas of the world, you may be able to swim in your pool the whole year round. If you live in the north, you may be able to double your swimming pool season.

There are some different types of heaters for you to choose from. Some run off electricity. Heating your pool with an electric heater can be quite expensive, but it is the least troublesome to maintain. Oil heaters are another type of swimming pool heaters. They are commonly used in areas where you can’t buy gas fired heaters. Those types of heaters are the most widely used, because they are the least expansive.

Another type of swimming pool heaters are solar heaters. Solar heaters use the sun to heat the pool, thus save money and seem to be the best solution. But actually there are some disadvantages. First, you will notice that they are very expensive. Then they need the sun to work properly. In the summer, there is hardly a problem with the sun. But a heater is nearly never used in the summer. But you do use a heater in the early spring and in the autumn. Especially in the autumn it can get foggy in many places. And if there is dense fog until noon, the solar heater will not work as expected. So if you want to swim in the afternoon when the sun is out, you may notice, that the temperature of the water is not as you desire. After all, a swimming pool heater needs some time to heat the water. It depends on your location, if a solar swimming pool heater can be usefull.

Last but not least, there is another option. Even though you choose not to install a swimming pool heater, there is a way to extend the swimming season. A swimming pool cover is definitely a good thing to have. Additionally to the many other advantages, if you use a swimming pool cover, the water will not cool down as quickly as it would without a cover. And there are covers made of a special material especially for the purpose of serving as a solar swimming pool heater with a high degree of insulation.

If you are up to build your own pool and want to extend your swimming season, a swimming pool heater is the way to go. Gas heaters are the most cost efficient and they are reliable and user friendly. They are the most common used heaters and even if you are not very comfortable with technical things, you won’t have any trouble using them.

 

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September 29th, 2009

Some Tips For Choosing A Swimming Pool Cover

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If you intend to build your own swimming pool and make your own swimming pool part of your property, a pool cover is a vital thing to have. You can get swimming pool covers in a wide range of different shapes, sizes and even different colors serving any purpose. You can even find instructions to make your own pool cover, but this is definitely a bad idea. Swimming pool covers of good quality don’t cost too much and they serve many important purposes.

If you want to heat your pool, you can get a solar cover. This will also protect your pool. If you have little children or for some other reason you have a strong desire for safety, you can choose a safety cover. Those covers will cover your pool tightly and most of these are strong enough, to tread on it without danger. For any type of pool and any purpose you can get the right cover, no matter if your pool happens to be an in-ground or an above ground pool.

But you should be aware of some points, when you look for covers for swimming pools. Your new cover should be strong enough to withstand the roughest possible weather at your location. The cover should keep dirt out of your pool and it should be strong enough for some incautious people stepping on it. You certainly don’t want an accident to happen – especially in the winter, when the cover itself is covered with snow.

Especially when buying your cover from a supplier in another country, you should make sure, if it complies your local regulations – if there are any. It is possible that you have to have a cover of a certain size or type. You can ask for it at your municipal administration or the local police force. Of course, check before you buy as there might be an issue with the return policy.

In this context you should also clarify the conditions of the warranty. Most swimming pool covers include a warranty of 2 years or more. The laws in your country may modify the time of warranty. You should check, that the warranty of the cover you are about to buy covers all types of defects. There might be a clause which says that the warranty does not hold, when you use the cover in a country, where it is not sold.

Your cover should have a good overlap length. Your swimming pool cover should be a little bit larger than the dimensions of your swimming pool. This way you have plenty of room to fixate your cover. If you intend to build your own pool of concrete in an unusual shape, you should double check, if the pool cover is of the right size. Maybe your pool supplier will allow you to test it before you buy.

You should also make sure, that the swimming pool cover you intend to buy includes everything you need. Depending on the type of the cover there should be either straps or anchors included. The last thing you want is to buy a swimming pool cover that is missing some important parts you have to cumbersomely search for afterwards.

If you intend to build your own swimming pool a pool cover is an important swimming pool part. You should not try to make your own pool cover, as it should be good material processed with knowledge to get the best possible quality. If you buy a good pool cover, it should last several years. It helps you keep your swimming pool clean and safe and thus helps you to take much pleasure in your own swimming pool.

 

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September 26th, 2009

How To Winterize Your Swimming Pool

If you want to build your own pool, but don’t have an indoor pool or a swimming pool heater in your mind, one day in September, October or November it is time for you to winterize your swimming pool. How this is done depends highly on the type of swimming pool you own. But there are some steps common to all pools.

The first step is to check the water. The PH level should be somewhere between 7 and 7.5. If it isn’t, fill in some acid to lower it or some base, if it is too low.

You should also check the chlorine level and you should use a winterizing product to prevent algae from growing in your swimming pool. After all, you won’t be swimming for a few months and depending on your cover and the winters at your place you may not be able to do anything in your pool.

If it is cold enough for freeze at your location, you should not operate the pump during the winter. Let the water drain to around 30cm depth. If you have installed a lighting system, you should drain the water at least 10cm below the lights. This way you have the correct amount of water in your pool. Don’t empty your pool as there has to be some water in it. This stabilizes the pool so that it won’t move due to ice pressure or water at the side wall or the ground.

If you are using a roofing or coping, clean it using a pressure washer. If the cover is clean, algae will not easily settle in. If you are using a special summer cover, change it and install a winter cover. There should be plenty of tension on the cover so that nothing can get under it.

Even if there is a lot of tension on the cover at the beginning, you should check every week or so to make sure that everything is OK. Also you should make sure, that no person or a pet will tread the cover. If in the winter snow is covering your pool cover, install a safety fence and tell your visitors about the danger. This is advisable even if you own a safety cover.

The next step is to take care of the other equipment. The water has to be drained from the pump, the filter, the tubes and every other part that is flown through. Each one should have a drain plug at the bottom to let the water drain off. This is vital because in the winter water can turn to ice in your equipment. During this process the ice expands and can destroy some swimming pool parts. So never forget this step.

Now your swimming pool is ready for the winter and you can be sure that nothing can happen to your pool. However, you should check once a week, if everything is all right. Once it is warm again, you can get your swimming pool ready in no time and enjoy another summer with your own pool.

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September 14th, 2009

Build Your Own Pool: Essential Things You Need

Like many other people these days you may be wondering if you should build your own pool. When summer comes, everyone prepares to enjoy the warmer time of the year best he can. Your own swimming pool is awesome. They do require some maintenance and to build your own pool demands some skill and can be costly, but it pays off. Before you go to meet some pool vendors or suppliers, there are a few things for you to know.

When you buy a swimming pool kit or order a swimming pool, your dealer will most likely try to talk you into buying whatever accessory he has in stock. Most of it is not necessary to operate swimming pools, but some things are essential to get started.

First of all you need a water circulation and filtering system. These units consist of a pump and a filter. The pump is used to circulate the water, to press the water through the filter, to empty the pool and to backwash, which is used to clean the filter. Regarding the filter, you have basically three possible choices: The most used filter is sand. Then there are cartridge filters and filters using diatomaceous earth. A filtration system helps to remove small particles from the water. This is important to prevent algae and bacteria to prosper in your swimming pool. Be sure to choose a filtering system with an easy to clean coarsely prefilter. This helps to extend the life of the main filter unit.

Most skimmers come with an appropriate skimmer strainer or skimmer basket. This is a good thing to have, even if you opted for a filtration system with a prefilter. It takes just seconds to empty and clean the basket and it will prevent leaves, bugs, grasshoppers and whatever else happens to fall, jump or fly into your swimming pool from occluding your prefilter or your filter.

Also very important is a pool vacuum. Pool vacuums are essential to clean out debris from the ground of your pool. Pool vacuums can be as simple as a flexible tube plugged into your skimmer and pool vacuums can be as complex as a fully automated cleaning robot whereas sometimes the flexible tube is much more effective than a robot. Whatever you choose, make sure that your pool vacuum of choice fits your swimming pool.

To balance the ph-value of your pool and prevent bacteria and algae from building up, you need some chemicals. Even if you choose to build a salt water pool, you need chemicals for balancing the ph-value. And depending on the chemicals you use, you need the appropriate test kits. And you need a test kit for the ph-value. Additionally you need some chemicals to clean your pool. If there are no special issues like rust stains on your swimming pool, you can most likely use a multi-purpose cleaner.

A swimming pool cover or roofing is not essential for operating your pool, but it can make life much easier as it holds of dirt and rain. Also you will find a maintenance chart to be very convenient.

You can by all sorts of things for your pool. You do get the weirdest gadgets and clever salesmen can make you think you need them, but all you really need to operate your swimming pool is listed above.

 

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