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Everything we’ve written for pool owners, in one place. Browse by topic, follow your curiosity, and call us whenever you’d rather we take care of it.

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Your Water

Balanced, Clear Water

Start HerePool water at a glanceThe ideal ranges for chlorine, pH, alkalinity and more, with a sentence on what each one does.See the guide → Your WaterChlorine: the quiet work behind clear waterWhat chlorine does, the level to aim for, and why some days your pool needs more.Read the guide → Your WaterpH: the balance point of pool waterWhat pH measures, where the name came from, and why the ideal range is so narrow.Read the guide →

Coming next in this series: alkalinity, stabilizer, calcium hardness and salt.

Through the Seasons

A Pool Through the Year

SeasonsA year in your poolHow summer heat, Santa Ana winds and the first rain change your water, season by season.See the guide →

Your Equipment

Pumps, Filters, Heaters and More

EquipmentBefore you call: five quick checksSimple things to look at when your equipment isn’t running as expected.See the checks → EquipmentVariable-speed pool pumpsHow the right pump, set up for your pool, saves energy and runs quietly.Learn more → EquipmentThe LADWP pool pump rebateHow the rebate works for qualifying variable-speed pumps, and whether your pool may qualify.Learn more →

The Pool Journal

Words, Stories and Pools

From the Pool JournalAzure: why pool water is blueFrom a Persian mountain of lapis lazuli to the color of a summer pool, and why clear water turns blue.Read the story → From the Pool JournalVerdigris: the story of copper’s greenFrom the Statue of Liberty to the water in your backyard: an old word for copper’s blue-green.Read the story → From the Pool JournalLimpid: what makes pool water clearAn old word for water you can see straight through, and why the light dances on a clear pool floor.Read the story →

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