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Jul 29, 2020
2 min

Tips for hiring a California pool service contractor

Do you dread having to clean the swimming pool? Are you making a choice between swimming or cleaning it? We have tips for hiring a California pool service contractor who will free your time for swimming and enjoyment and not the drudgery of cleaning the pool! After all, if you’re working all day and you want to swim — you want to swim! You don’t want to clean a pool, if you don’t have to. Enjoying a pool with friends and family does mean you — or a pool contractor from Best P

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

How to remove mold from the hot tub cover

You may not be using your hot tub too often right now — although some hot tub and spa owners do enjoy them year round. If you’re using it throughout the year but maybe not as often as you would in the winter or cooler months, you may go to uncover it and find there is mold on the cover. Ugh! How to remove mold from the hot tub cover is something the pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Turlock, California talk with their customers about. Mold on the cover means that

May 8, 2020
2 min

Upgrade your swimming pool with automatic cleaners

Even when you work with a swimming pool service contractor from Best Pro Pool service in Atwater, California you may still need to do a bit of between-visit clean up tasks. If you upgrade your swimming pool with automatic cleaners you can easily vacuum the pool if it gets dirty before the pool contractor arrives. An upgrade or swimming pool renovation project might include adding more automation to the pool. Automation can include timers, auto pool covers and an automatic cle

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

Have you checked the pool pressure gauge?

There are so many things you need to do and check and keep track of when you own a swimming pool. Have you checked the pool pressure gauge? Yes, the pressure gauge on the pool pump is something you will want to look at between pool service visits. Your swimming pool service contractor from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California can write on the gauge what the correct reading should be. If you notice a change in the pressure — higher or lower — you will want to make note

Apr 7, 2020
2 min

How to have a pool in a small yard

Have you worried that your yard is too small for a swimming pool? How to have a pool in a small yard is one of the questions the swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California answer all the time. You don’t need to have a huge yard to have a swimming pool. In fact, if you have a small yard you can still keep some yard space AND have a swimming pool. That’s the best of both worlds, right? Because swimming pools so many shapes and sizes you will be

Mar 27, 2020
2 min

How to plan a great poolside staycation

If you’re having to shelter in place, it is made easier for those of us who have a swimming pool in the backyard, right? How to plan a great poolside staycation is what we want to focus on today. The swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California have tips and advice to make staying home because of coronavirus comfortable and fun! A swimming pool in your back yard means you have access to a staycation spot long after your two-week summer vacation

Mar 8, 2020
2 min

How to keep your swimming pool clean

YAY, you’re a swimming pool owner! You love it, right? It’s a lot of work… right? You probably knew how much work went into swimming pool ownership when you decided to own one, but maybe you weren’t quite sure exactly how much work a pool would take. How to keep your swimming pool clean is something every pool owner asks him or herself and ask a pool service contractor. Atwater, California swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service understand that cleaning a

Feb 27, 2020
2 min

What is a natural swimming pool?

Eco- and environmentally-friendly pools are becoming more sought-after in the pool construction space. The swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater California work with many of their customers who are seeking ways to use fewer chemicals to clean their pools. What is a natural swimming pool is also a question they get asked and answer regularly. We give insight and information here on what a natural pool is, some of the benefits and how to go about ownin

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

What is swimming pool algae?

Germs, bacteria and microscopic organisms and algae are everywhere and when they get into your swimming pool you will want to address them as soon as possible! What is swimming pool algae? It may not be something you think about until you go out to take a swim and the pool is green, black or brown and filled with murky water. The swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California can help keep algae from ever taking hold and can help clean it

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

How to landscape around your swimming pool

Your swimming pool is beautiful. The outdoor living space is relaxing and gives you a place to enjoy the sights and sounds of the pool when you’re not swimming. If you’re wondering how to landscape around your swimming pool in a way that highlights the pool itself, doesn’t distract from the outdoor living space and won’t harm the pool is something the pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service talk with pool owners about. When planting around your pool space, think of how it

Nov 28, 2019
2 min

Gifts for swimming pool owners

Whether you’re buying gifts for Christmas, birthdays or any other time of the year that requires you to get into gift-giving mode, we have some ideas for gifts for swimming pool owners. If you’re like most people and if you have a swimming pool, it is the focus of your time and your life. Of course, you want gifts to enhance that experience and we have ideas. These are especially helpful for the person who has everything or if you simply don’t want to give yet another gift ca

Oct 29, 2019
2 min

Should you have your swimming pool acid washed?

Have you closed your swimming pool for the season? Is your swimming pool still open? No matter which, should you have your swimming pool acid washed? It’s a question many of the customers of Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California ask us. Some of our pool customers aren’t even aware of the benefits of an acid wash, nor are they certain what it even involves or what makes it necessary. Acid washing removes metallic stains, organic stains and calcium deposits. Here are thr

Oct 8, 2019
2 min

How to safely use your hot tub in the winter

Is there anything better than a soak in the family hot tub in the middle of winter or especially in a snowstorm? We think not! The swimming pool and hot tub contractors from Best Pro Pool Service offer these how to safely use your hot tub in winter tips for all members of your family. A hot tub is an ideal way to warm up in the winter and to work out the aches and pains and that chill that seeps into your bones in the winter. If you’re using the hot tub in the winter you need

Sep 8, 2019
2 min

Should there be sand in the swimming pool?

Should there be sand in the swimming pool? This isn’t a trick question and the fast answer is, “no” there shouldn’t be sand in the swimming pool. The swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Merced, California say if you see sand, give them a call. Sand in the swimming pool isn’t an issue that happens often, but when it does you want to give your pool contractor a call so he or she can come, inspect the swimming pool and clean out the sand. Should there

Aug 5, 2019
2 min

Don’t make these swimming pool mistakes

Buying a swimming pool requires a lot of research, planning, expense and potential tension. When you work with a swimming pool contractor from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California will help ease the tensions and make the process move along smoothly. Don’t make these swimming pool mistakes, as we outline below — you’ll thank us! Do your research before you meet with a potential pool contractor. Go online and look at swimming pools for design ideas. Talk with your frien

Jul 29, 2019
2 min

Everything you wanted to know about pool plumbing

When is the last time you’ve given any thought to what goes on behind the walls of your swimming pool? Chances are, not recently! Everything you wanted to know about pool plumbing is what the swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California explain that the pool has an intricate set of pipes that keep the pool full, help circulate the water and could be troublesome if they begin to leak! If you’re interested in learning a little about the pool plumb

Apr 19, 2019
2 min

Pool maintenance 101: Understanding total dissolved solids

It’s not a very “sexy” subject, but if you own a swimming pool you will want to know about total dissolved solids. The swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Merced, California offer this pool maintenance 101: understanding total dissolved solids (TDS) to any pool owner who wants to understand what goes on in the pool water. At its most basic, total dissolved solids are the total of all the materials that have dissolved in the water (dead skin, bacter

Mar 27, 2019
2 min

How will you pay for your hot tub?

The swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California answer the question, “How will you pay for your hot tub?” regularly from customers. A hot tub or spa won’t be as big a purchase or investment as your swimming pool was, but hot tubs are not inexpensive. The accessories, size, placement and many other factors figure into the cost of the hot tub or spa you and your family will eventually enjoy and we can help you with answering those many questions

Feb 27, 2019
2 min

The benefits of a solar cover or solar swimming pool blanket

If you want to open your pool earlier in the season or swim long past your usual swimming pool closing date, you may want to learn about the benefits of a solar cover or solar swimming pool blanke from the swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California. Solar blankets and solar covers serve much the same purpose — they capture the heat from the sun and transfer it into your swimming pool water. They are useful for those beginning of the se