Swimming Pool Green Algae - Friend or Foe?

Have you got green algae in your swimming pool? Here are four top tips to prevent this pesty algae from happening.

Green Algae Prevention - Tip 1
Chlorine levels must be kept to an acceptable level. For prevention it is always better to be on the high side of the normal PH range to prevent green algae.

Green Algae Prevention - Tip 2
Give your swimming pool the schock treatment! Use highly concentrated chemicals for this task. You can use simple baking soda if you ever run out of chemicals for the pool. Baking soda is an inexpensive alternative and handy solution that many households would naturally have.

Green Algae Prevention - Tip 3
Save money and place a solar cover on your pool every night. Ensuring your swimming pool is covered properly will prevent rubbish from getting into the water, making it easier to keep the swimming pool clean.

Green Algae Prevention - Tip 4
Test thoroughly! When testing water go down at least 12 inches when testing the chlorine levels. Testing surface water is not as accurate. Always ensure you follow the instructions on the chlorine test kit you have purchased.

Green algae is not all bad; the good that green algae does
Did you know that green algae helps treat cancer?
Did you know that green algae helps with co2 emissions

For further advice on preventing the build-up of algae in a swimming pool see professional advice from a swimming pool chemicals specialist.

Simple Solar Heating for Your Garden Swimming Pool

If you own a swimming pool you will know that the cool British weather means that you must heat your pool water to make the pool comfortable enough to use.

Conventional electric heating systems are expensive to run and, as we are all very aware these days, using electricity is bad for the environment. One way to lower your electricity bills yet maintain an adequately warm swimming pool is to use Solar Sun Rings.

Solar Sun Rings are a very simple yet effective and safe way to harness some of the suns energy and use it to heat your pool water. The are made from two sheets of heavyweight U.V. resistant vinyl. The top layer provides insulation to retain heat in the swimming pool water and the bottom layer is specially coloured blue. This layer absorbs sunlight, converting it into heat.

Each solar sun ring has 6 magnets fitted around the perimeter enabling them to be joined up across the surface of your pool. It is recommended that you cover around 70 to 80% of your swimming pool surface.

As well as heating your pool, solar sun rings provide a practical and safe swimming pool cover, minimising the ingress of debris. Solar sun rings are safer than conventional swimming pool covers as there is no danger of entrapment.

So, if you want an easy to install, environmentally friendly way to lower your swimming pool heating bills, invest in a few solar sun rings. A cheap and effective way to heat and cover your pool at the same time.

How Not to Drain An Above Ground Pool

Whilst researching various styles of above ground swimming pool I came across the following demonstrations of how not to drain them:

The Redneck Way
Just drive your pickup through the pool:

The Fat Dude Way
What did he do? Nice dive for a fat guy.

The Testosterone Approach
Pity about the narration

The Friendly Neighbour Technique
I’m so glad I don’t live next door to these guys.