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Backyard pool equipment pad with a gas pool heater, heat pump, filter, and PVC plumbing

Pool Heater Maintenance: How to Add Years to a ...

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Most pool heaters don't die of old age — they die young from scale, corrosion, and starved flow. Here is the simple maintenance routine that adds years to a gas...

Pool Heater Maintenance: How to Add Years to a ...

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Most pool heaters don't die of old age — they die young from scale, corrosion, and starved flow. Here is the simple maintenance routine that adds years to a gas...

A pool water test kit and a scoop of calcium hardness increaser on the coping beside a clear blue pool

Pool Calcium Hardness Explained: Why It Matters...

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Ask a pool owner for their chlorine reading and they will fire it back in a second. Ask for their calcium hardness and you usually get a shrug. It is...

Pool Calcium Hardness Explained: Why It Matters...

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Ask a pool owner for their chlorine reading and they will fire it back in a second. Ask for their calcium hardness and you usually get a shrug. It is...

A pool owner rests a hand on a residential pool pump and motor beside an in-ground pool, checking it for noise.

Pool Pump Making Noise? What Each Sound Is Tell...

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Screech, hum, gurgle, or rattle? Your pool pump's noise points to the exact problem inside it. Match the sound to the cause and the right fix, part by part.

Pool Pump Making Noise? What Each Sound Is Tell...

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Screech, hum, gurgle, or rattle? Your pool pump's noise points to the exact problem inside it. Match the sound to the cause and the right fix, part by part.

Crystal-clear backyard swimming pool water sparkling on a sunny summer day

Pool Clarifier vs. Flocculant: Which One Actual...

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Clarifier and flocculant both fight cloudy pool water, but in opposite ways. Learn how each one works, which filter each needs, and exactly when to reach for one over the...

Pool Clarifier vs. Flocculant: Which One Actual...

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Clarifier and flocculant both fight cloudy pool water, but in opposite ways. Learn how each one works, which filter each needs, and exactly when to reach for one over the...

A partially installed above-ground pool wall on a leveled base

How to Install an Above-Ground Pool: A Step-by-...

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A step-by-step guide to installing an above-ground pool, from site prep and leveling to the wall, liner, and hooking up the pump, plus the mistakes to avoid.

How to Install an Above-Ground Pool: A Step-by-...

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A step-by-step guide to installing an above-ground pool, from site prep and leveling to the wall, liner, and hooking up the pump, plus the mistakes to avoid.

An above-ground pool covered for winter with fallen autumn leaves

Opening and Closing Your Above-Ground Pool: A S...

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How to open and close an above-ground pool: step-by-step spring opening, fall winterizing, freeze protection for the plumbing, and choosing a winter cover.

Opening and Closing Your Above-Ground Pool: A S...

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How to open and close an above-ground pool: step-by-step spring opening, fall winterizing, freeze protection for the plumbing, and choosing a winter cover.