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Is Your Sand Filter Sluggish? How to Deep Flush the Sand Bed and Break Up Mud-Balls
August 18, 2026
Skipping deep cleaning for months lets the bed calcify into what is effectively sandstone.
Is Your Heater Wasting Gas? How to Spot Soot and Combustion Problems
July 30, 2026
Incomplete combustion does more than waste money. It produces carbon monoxide, and the soot it leaves behind is corrosive enough…
Why Is My Suction Cleaner Sluggish? Checking Shoes, Wings, and Flaps
July 21, 2026
A suction pool cleaner that crawls where it used to climb is one of the most common calls a pool…
Too Hot to Swim? How to Use Your Heat Pump to Cool Your Pool
July 14, 2026
By mid-July the water that felt perfect in May can turn into a lukewarm bath. Once your pool climbs past…
Beat the June Heat: Heat Pumps with Cooling Mode — Hayward HeatPro VS vs Pentair UltraTemp vs Jandy VersaTemp
June 18, 2026
By mid-June, a pool in a southern or year-round climate stops being a relief and starts being a hot bath.
School’s Out, Pumps On: Recalculating Pool Pump Turnover for Summer Bather Loads
June 16, 2026
This guide walks you through the exact pool pump turnover calculation the pros use, shows you how to recalculate runtime…
Storm Mode: How to Program Super-Chlorination on OmniLogic, IntelliCenter, and iAquaLink After June Rains
June 2, 2026
If you run a salt pool on Hayward OmniLogic, Pentair IntelliCenter, or Jandy iAquaLink, your automation panel already has a…
Pool Heater Short Cycling: Why It Fires and Shuts Off After 2 Minutes (and How to Stop It)
May 28, 2026
This is one of the most common pool heater complaints — and one of the easiest to misdiagnose.
National Water Safety Month: Check Your Pool Drain Covers for VGB Compliance Right Now
May 14, 2026
Pool drain covers are the only thing standing between your pump's suction and a child's body. They are passive, plastic,…
Gas Pool Heater Efficiency Showdown: Pentair ETi 400 vs. Jandy JXiQ vs. Hayward H-Series
May 4, 2026
ETi 400 (SKU 461113) — Flagship Ultra-High Efficiency The top of Pentair's lineup.
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