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How to Locate a Hole in a Pool Liner
Swimming pool leaks can be due to a number of causes. The most common problem is a tear along one of the liner seams. There are two recommended ways to find a leak in the liner: you can visually inspect it, or you can use liquid food coloring to follow the pool water directly to the leak source.
How to Remove the Charcoal Filter in a GH9115XE Microwave
One way to keep odors under control in your microwave is to change the charcoal filter. The Whirlpool GH9115XE microwave and hood combo uses two different filters. The grease filter under the bottom of the microwave helps exhaust grease when cooking on your stove, while the charcoal filter in the to
How to Kill Leeches in My Yard
The very thought of leeches makes many people uneasy, especially when these small worms are present in a water source such as a background pond. Though leeches usually remain in the water, they will sometimes find their way out into your yard. To get of leeches outside of the water, you can use comm
Circle of Love
Maybe Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay ignited the concept with their heart-shaped swimming pool, which was custom-built in the backyard of their Beverly Hills home back in the 1950s. Novelty-shaped swimming pools became popular for those who could afford them (like movie stars) in the mid-20th C
How to Build Wood Steps to a Hot Tub
Getting in and out of a hot tub can be difficult if you don't have steps. A simple two-step stairway placed against the outside of the tub can provide easy access. This is an easy unit to build, and requires only a few simple tools. If you have a large hot tub and a lot of people using it, consider
Equipment for Building Large Dugout Ponds
The backhoe is considered one of the four workhorses relied upon when creating a dugout pond.backhoe image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.comEquipment for building large dugout ponds is basic and easy to rent. There are four primary pieces of industrial equipment that are used. The...
How to Maintain Your Pool Without Expensive Chemicals
Maintaining a pool is essential for the safety and protection of swimmers. The process of maintaining a pool is an ongoing task that usually involves adjusting the pH of the water, the amount of chlorine, and the alkalinity to a proper level. These adjustments involve the use of many different kinds
Most Common Causes of Cloudy Swimming Pool Water
Your goal as a swimming pool owner is to maintain crystal clear pool water all year long. But it's inevitable that some day, probably to your surprise, the pool water will start turning cloudy. Now it's up to you to figure out why. Following are the most common reasons why clear pool water
Creating a Fun Feeling With Pool Lights
While most people think of pool lights as bright, yellow lights that are built into the pool for illumination at night, most don't realize there are really fun, disco-type pool lights that give off a great party vibe. These lights can either be sunk to the bottom of the pool or float on top, bu
Pool Slides to Glide Your Way to Your Swimming Pool
After the novelty has worn off, swimming daily in one's pool in one's own backyard ceased to be exciting and tended to be boring and monotonous. When we noticed this in our children, we almost regretted spending so much money to have our above ground swimming pool installed.
How to Convert a Pool to Salt
A salt, or saline, pool uses salt rather than chemicals to maintain water quality and cleanliness. Instead of pouring in costly chemicals each year, the owner of a salt pool simply adds more salt periodically. These types of pools are more environmentally friendly as they do not use chemicals, save
Hot Tub and Spa Sanitizers: Explained
Hot tub and spa owners often times take for granted the importance of properly sanitizing their hot tubs and spas. To lessen the cost, they usually use detergents as cleaning agents to clean their tubs and spas. Remember, bacteria find it irresistible to not thrive in wet areas, so sanitizing your h
What Chemicals Should Be Added to a Saltwater Pool?
Saltwater-filled swimming pools are becoming an increasingly common alternative to traditional freshwater pools for a number of reasons. For one, saltwater pools require less chlorine, which can be harsh on a swimmer's skin. For another, other chemicals needed to maintain correct water chemistry in
Why Use Jandy Pool Pumps?
Jandy is one of the reputed names in the industry of swimming pool accessories. It is an impressing fact that the actual inventor of automatic swimming pool cleaner Andrew Pansini started Jandy industries in the 1950's. This company uses state-of-the art technology to make its swimming accessor
Build Your Own Pool - What to Think About Before You Start
There is a lot to think about before you can start to build your own pool. If some day you finished to build your own pool to your liking and you enjoy the amenities of your own pool, you might have unwelcome visitors from the police, the building inspection or the public water supply. To circumvent
Publish Your Fish and Aquarium Photos
Want to share your aquarium or fish photos? Here's how you can have them published on the Freshwater Aquarium site. Your photo may be the next featured photo.
Are You Thinking About a 3 Person Sauna?
If you need a bigger sauna then you may want to think about the 3 person saunas or even larger family sized sauna.These larger saunas will give you and your family plenty of room to move around and stretch out.
Tips on Cleaning Swimming Pool Walls
Maintaining pool cleanliness lessens the need for sanitizers.Swimming pool and pool house image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.comWhile it’s not difficult to keep your swimming pool walls clean, it’s important to consistently scrub them. Dedicate time each week to clean your entire...
Red Hot Tub for Her
Maybe Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay ignited the concept with their heart-shaped swimming pool, which was custom-built in the backyard of their Beverly Hills home back in the 1950s. Novelty-shaped swimming pools became popular for those who could afford them (like movie stars) in the mid-20th C
Brown Spotted Fish
These hand carved wooden ornaments are part of an aquatic / fish themed Christmas tree