Swimming pools are a great luxury, and in some areas may actually approach being a necessity. Having a swimming pool, while enjoyable, can also be a challenge in some ways. There are chemicals to learn, water levels to watch, cleaning to be done, and repairs that need to be made. The tips in this category can help you make sense of the upkeep of your pool, as well as making short work of what you need to do.

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   Closing Your Swimming Pool for Fall
Closing your swimming pool for fall is an important task for any pool owner. The simple reason is that if you don't, when the colder weather rolls around you can easily find yourself with all kinds of problems. Luckily, it's not all that difficult a task to accomplish. Just follow these instructions.

   Installing a Hot Tub
With the right kind of hot tub around your home, you can feel like you are in heaven. The thing is that you first need to install it. Installing a hot tub is a relatively easy thing to do, if you only take a little bit of time to learn what to do.

   Maintaining a Hot Tub
Hot tubs can be, and often are, wonderful things to have in the yard of your home. However, if you don't take care to properly clean your hot tub, it is going to quickly break down and, then no one will have any fun. Cleaning and maintaining your hot tub is quick and easy if you know what to do.

   Opening Your Swimming Pool for Summer
Who doesn't look forward to jumping into the pool when that hot summer weather rolls around? However, if you haven't taken the proper precautions with your pool, your swimming days can be very short lived. Here is how you can be sure that you are opening your swimming pool for summer the right way.

   Pool Heat Pumps
Having a heated pool can help extend the swimming season dramatically. However, there are many different types of pool heaters available. Unfortunately, not all of them will perform in the same manner. One of the best bets that you can make is by using pool heat pumps. Here's why.

   Problematic Pool Water
Have you ever noticed that there are times that, no matter what you try, you just can't seem to get your pool water clean? Cleaning pool water can often seem more of an art, than a science. When you find yourself faced with these situations, try a few of these methods.