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Aug 7, 2020
3 min

How to make sure pool water chemistry is right

If owning an eco-friendly swimming pool is part of your pool ownership plan you need to know how to make sure pool water chemistry is right. The swimming pool contractors from the Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California have tips and inspiration for you. If the strong smell of chlorine in the pool has you wondering if you have too much chlorine in the water or has you wondering what exactly is the right amount of chlorine you have a couple options. Hire a swimming pool m

Jun 26, 2020
2 min

How To Get An Eco-Friendly Swimming Pool

There are many reasons swimming pool owners in Atwater, Merced and Turlok, California decide to make a change to an environmentally-friendly swimming pool. The pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service work with pool owners who are in the process of having a pool constructed or if they want to know how to get an eco-friendly swimming pool. Eco- and environmentally-friendly swimming pools are becoming more prevalent as pool owners want to move away from using chlorine and ha

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

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 28, 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

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

Feb 10, 2020
2 min

Does the swimming pool water need to be shocked?

Super-chlorination! It sounds like your swimming pool is a super hero, right? Super-chlorination is the same as shocking the pool water. When the pool water is shocked, the pool contractor will add copious amounts of chlorine to, in essence, strip out all contaminants from the water and give it a fresh start. Does the swimming pool water need to be shocked? Your swimming pool contractor from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California will let you know when, and why, your po

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

Dec 5, 2019
2 min

How will you pay for your swimming pool?

If you and your family have been dreaming of owning your own swimming pool, you may be wondering how will you pay for your swimming pool? That is a question the pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California talk with potential pool owners about all the time. Swimming pools aren’t cheap — let’s just be honest about that. BUT a pool of your own is such a wonderful way to spend time with family and friends, get in shape and have a staycation spot right outsi

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

Sep 28, 2019
2 min

How to make swimming safe for your pets

If your dog loves to be with you all of the time, chances are he will want to be with you in the swimming pool, too. How to make swimming safe for your pets is something the swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California talk with their pool customers about regularly. If your dog wants to join in the fun or if he just jumps right in without being invited, you will want to find ways to keep him safe when he’s swimming — and when he’s done swimming!

Aug 6, 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 7, 2019
2 min

Is your pool safe enough?

The safety of a swimming pool cannot be minimized. When you take on the role of “swimming pool owner” you also take on the role of making the pool as safe as you possibly can. Is your pool safe enough? This is a question you should ask yourself regularly. There could be “chinks in the armor” at any time and that means you will want to inspect the pool and its safety equipment at least monthly — preferably weekly! Talk with the swimming pool service contractor from Best Pro Po

Jun 28, 2019
2 min

Do you need to hire a pool service contractor?

Do you need to hire a pool service contractor? Not necessarily. Swimming pool service and maintenance is certainly a task a DIYer can do him or herself. Many pool owners find, though, it is less expensive to hire a pool contractor than to do the work themselves. The reason it is sometimes less expensive is that a DIY pool owner may use too many of one chemical, then have to add more of another pool chemical before finally getting the balances in line. A swimming pool service

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

Is your pool water making your eyes red and your skin dry?

Do you find that when you get out of the swimming pool that your skin feels itchy and dry and that your eyes are bloodshot? No one wants that! Is your pool water making your eyes red and your skin dry? It very well could be! If you find that either of those are happening, talk with your swimming pool contractor from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California because it means the chemicals in your pool water are out of balance. Did you also know that if you can smell chlorin

Apr 20, 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

Apr 5, 2019
2 min

How to prepare for your 2019 pool project

A swimming pool project is exciting and can be nerve-wracking as well. How to prepare for your 2019 pool project is something the swimming pool contractors from Best Pro Pool Service and Construction in Atwater, California talk with potential pool owners about all the time. This is the time of year when pool contractors find themselves in high demand and it’s also when you may want to begin your search (if you haven’t already) for the perfect pool contractor for your family’s

Mar 5, 2019
2 min

Why check the pool pressure gauges?

The swimming pool service contractors from Best Pro Pool Service in Atwater, California answer the question, “why check the pool pressure gauges?” from their customers regularly. They also recommend that pool owners check the pressure gauges between pool service visits just as they recommend pool owners test the water chemistry between pool service visits. Why check the pool pressure gauges? When you know what the numbers on the pool filter pressure gauge means, and if you’re

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