Buying Guides

Sand vs. Cartridge vs. D.E.: Which Pool Filter Is Right for You?

Sand vs. Cartridge vs. D.E.: Which Pool Filter ...

PST Pool Supplies

Sand, cartridge, or D.E.? Compare all three types of pool filters and find the right match for your pool's size, maintenance style, and water clarity goals.

Sand vs. Cartridge vs. D.E.: Which Pool Filter ...

PST Pool Supplies

Sand, cartridge, or D.E.? Compare all three types of pool filters and find the right match for your pool's size, maintenance style, and water clarity goals.

Variable Speed vs. Single Speed Pool Pumps: Which One Is Right for Your Pool?

Variable Speed vs. Single Speed Pool Pumps: Whi...

PST Pool Supplies

Your pool pump is the heart of your filtration system — it drives every gallon of water through your filter, sanitizer, and back into the pool. Choose the right one...

Variable Speed vs. Single Speed Pool Pumps: Whi...

PST Pool Supplies

Your pool pump is the heart of your filtration system — it drives every gallon of water through your filter, sanitizer, and back into the pool. Choose the right one...

Pool heater types on a daylight equipment pad with solar panels in background

Pool Heater Buyer's Guide: Gas vs Heat Pump vs ...

PST Pool Supplies

If you’re heating a pool, you have three viable options: gas, electric heat pump, or solar. Each has a clear sweet spot and a clear “don’t pick me for this...

Pool Heater Buyer's Guide: Gas vs Heat Pump vs ...

PST Pool Supplies

If you’re heating a pool, you have three viable options: gas, electric heat pump, or solar. Each has a clear sweet spot and a clear “don’t pick me for this...

Four pool filter cartridges of different sizes on a daylight equipment pad

Choosing the Right Size Pool Filter

PST Pool Supplies

An undersized pool filter clogs constantly, drops flow, and shortens its own life by being run at maximum load continuously. An oversized one wastes money and runs at higher backpressure...

Choosing the Right Size Pool Filter

PST Pool Supplies

An undersized pool filter clogs constantly, drops flow, and shortens its own life by being run at maximum load continuously. An oversized one wastes money and runs at higher backpressure...

Three Taylor pool water test kits arranged on a poolside deck

Best Pool Test Kits for Accurate Water Chemistry

PST Pool Supplies

If you’re serious about pool care, test strips are not enough. They’re fine for a quick chlorine glance, but they’re inaccurate at the edges of the measurement range, hard to...

Best Pool Test Kits for Accurate Water Chemistry

PST Pool Supplies

If you’re serious about pool care, test strips are not enough. They’re fine for a quick chlorine glance, but they’re inaccurate at the edges of the measurement range, hard to...

Three sizes of pool algae brushes laid out on a pool equipment pad in daylight

Best Pool Brush for Your Pool: How to Choose th...

PST Pool Supplies

A pool brush sounds like a simple piece of equipment, and most pool owners treat it that way — right up until algae shows up on their plaster, or they...

Best Pool Brush for Your Pool: How to Choose th...

PST Pool Supplies

A pool brush sounds like a simple piece of equipment, and most pool owners treat it that way — right up until algae shows up on their plaster, or they...