Automatic Pool Cleaners

If you have a swimming pool and you have ever had to manually clean the pool by brushing and vacuuming it, you know how much work and time consumption it can be. This chore can be pushed off to the kids (if you have them), but rest assure, they will find a way to get out of doing it. Automatic pool cleaners are the solutions to ease that burden of manually cleaning your pool. Swim Clear Pool Supply has all the automatic pool cleaners you are looking for to help save you less time cleaning and more time enjoying your pool.

There are many choices in automatic pool cleaners, but they are categorized by: Pressure-side cleaners, Suction-side cleaners, or Robotic cleaners. The Pressure-side cleaners use the water pressure from filtered water that returns to the pool from the side wall outlets. The Suction-side cleaner works from the pulling of water into the pump and filter (suction) usually from the pool's skimmer or a dedicated suction line on the pool's side wall. The Robotic cleaners are self-contained with usually its own pump and filter, and is also an electric unit operating on 24 Volts DC which will come with a long electric cord to plug into a GFCI-protected outlet.

Whatever type of automatic pool cleaner you are looking for, Swim Clear Pool Supply has the pool cleaner you need to ease the burden of manually cleaner of all pool types. If you already have an automatic pool cleaner, Swim Clear Pool Supply also has the replacement pool cleaner parts your looking for to repair your existing automatic pool cleaner.

Water Testing Supplies

Swim Clear Pool Supply is now offering more swimming pool support by adding water test kits and supplies. From the accurate AquaChek digital tester and easy to use test strips to the Taylor Brand test kits and Taylor solution refills, Swim Clear has what you need for your swimming pool water testing.

Swimming pool water testing recommendations still to come in a later swimming pool help blog.

Winter Freeze Hits Dallas

As the hard freeze hit Dallas, did your swimming pool equipment take a hit and have some freeze damage? If so, Swim Clear Pool Service can get you back up and running quickly. If you are in the North Dallas area including Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Plano and surronding and you have swimming pool help needs for freeze damage or anything, give us a call (214)404-3937 or e-mail at Info@swim cleartx.com

Energy Saving Idea

With freezing temperatures nightly, hopefully your swimming pool freeze guard/protector is working and turning your pump on. If you find your swimming pool pump not turning on during this freezing weather remember Swim Clear Pool Supply has a full line of freeze guard/protectors and their parts.
One energy saving tip is to ensure your swimming pool pump is running at night during the most prone times of freezing weather. This will actually do two things for you. First if the temperature is below 38 degrees only during the night, your pump will not be running day and night. Secondly, should your freeze guard fail, you have a second layer of protection.
Stay tuned to this Swim Clear Pool Supply blog for more swimming pool help posts and energy saving ideas. As always, swimming pool help related comments and questions are always welcome

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from your number one swimming pool help blog and Swim Clear Pool Supply.

Monthly Tips From Service Technitions. Lubricants

It's lubricant, go for the cheap stuff it's all the same in fact you have some Vaseline, just use that right?

Not good advice at all. So what is the difference, first just to clear the air Vaseline will dry rot your o-rings and if used with certain types of valves can cause for costly repairs. So now that that has been cleared up, why use swimming pool lubricant over other lubricants? To make it simple, it's a swimming pool, use swimming pool lubricant. You would not use a paint to paint metal that was made for painting wood, it would not stick. Similar to that analogy, swimming pool lubricants such as Magic Lube I (Teflon based) and Magic Lube II (Silicone based) are chemical resistant where many others are not.

So now that you are going to stick to swimming pool lubricants why pay twice as much for silicone lubricant over the Teflon lubricant? Both lubricants are chemical resistant and compatible with most metals, rubbers and plastics. An easy way to look at it is the silicone lubricant is for more adverse conditions (moving valves, chlorinator lid o-rings, pump lid o-rings etc.). That said many service techs use the silicone lubricant exclusively as a preferred item.

We at Swim Clear Pool Supply would love to hear your comments on this or any other questions for swimming pool help.

Monthly tips from service techs. Leaf Masters

In a prior post we discussed the features and benefits of the Leaf Master. If your pool has many leaves and you are not using this tool, you are wasting time.

Although awesome for cleaning leaves, the procedure for use of the Leaf Master can be a bit trouble some fighting with a garden hose. Our technicians have a solution in many application. The use of the swivel adaptor (picture seen here) can be attached directly to your pressure side automatic pool cleaner line. This application can only be used with small hose pressure pool cleaners such as the Polaris 380, Pentair Legend, and Jandy Ray-Vac to name a few.

The procedure is as simple as disconnecting the head of the pool cleaner from the hose and then attaching the Leaf Master. Now you have the pressure of the pump running the Leaf Master which is usually more effective than the garden hose pressure as well.

Automatic Pool Cleaner Tune-Up

Now that the fall season is upon us, it is now time to winterize those pools or begin preparing for the fall season. One thing that is important to remember is your automatic pool cleaner. Now is the time to get those cleaner parts fixed and/or replaced from the extended use during those summer months.
Whether you have a suction side cleaner or a pressure side cleaner, you really need to check that cleaner to make sure it needs any necessary repairs/replacements to get that cleaner ready for the fall leaves, twigs, or fall debris. The tires, shoes, floats, foot pad, swivels, and bags... to name a few... need to be checked for possible replacement during this season.
Swim Clear Pool Supply has all the replacement pool cleaner parts you need to get those units ready for the rigorous fall season that awaits your pool.

Swimming Pool Winter Cover Accessories

The swimming pool is now covered and you are now ready for Fall...Or are you? Depending on the type of swimming pool winter cover you are using, there are some accessories you might need. Most winter covers must use some type of tie down to hold the cover in place and not allow leaves to get under it. Most home owners use water tubes to do so. Choosing between the single tube and the double tube to me is an easy choice. Here is a simple concept, if you have a single tube and it breaks (and it will eventually) what is going to hold the cover up? At least with a double tube if one side breaks the other should hold until you can replace it.

A side from the water tubes, another thing to think about is a cover pump. Now as discussed in previous posts, the mesh cover will allow water to pass through it but with the solid cover, water will just pool up on it and become a nice haven for mosquitoes, algae etc. Cover submersible pumps are easy to use and can make removal of the water quick. Most cover pumps attach to a garden hose and you pump the water to where you want too.

One other item that while is mostly used in above ground pools , I have found to be beneficial under all pool covers is an air pillow. The Air pillow sits under the swimming pool winter cover in the center of the pool. What is so beneficial about it is that all the leaves, water and debris go to the edge of the cover making it very accessible to get out. Understand that larger pools may need more than one the be truly effective.

Find all your winter needs at Swim Clear Pool Supply.

Choosing the Right Winter Cover-Solid Cover

There are many reasons to cover a pool. It could be for winterizing, covering during the cooler non-swimming months, keeping debris out of the pool, or for extending the swim season to keep in heat. Whatever the reasons are for covering a pool, solid pool covers are the most commonly used types of pool covers for the off-season. The covers are mostly made of polyethylene, but can also be made of vinyl. The vinyl covers are more expensive but tend to last a bit longer than the polyethylene. However, the polyethylene covers are much lighter and is used more often because of both the weight and the price.

The light weight poly covers are a good choice for the "do-it-yourself" pool owner because of the ease of movement and storage. The covers are held in place by placing water tubes around the perimeter of the pool. Swim Clear Pool Supply has solid pool covers you are looking for to cover your pool for the fall and winter months.