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The most educational swimming pool blog in the country, providing fiberglass pool articles and videos, as well as information on inground concrete and liner pools.
Today's article won't be focusing on fiberglass pools, but on an optional feature to aid with pool maintenance and safety. Kristina Gale, owner of River Pools® of Salt Lake, will be sharing pros and cons of having an automatic cover for your pool, to hopefully help if you're on the fence about getting one yourself. When I was shopping for a pool for my family, a reliable automatic pool cover was an absolute must. Now that I sell them here in Utah, I hear feedback from many customers. Based on that feedback and my experience, I want to give you a comprehensive list of the pros and cons of owning an automatic pool cover so that you can decide for yourself whether it is the right choice for you. What Is An Automatic Pool Cover?
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Cost and Pricing | Fiberglass Pool Information | Options and Accessories
How much do fiberglass pools cost?
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Don't blindly wonder if a fiberglass, concrete, or vinyl liner pool is right for you. Our educational ebook does a deep-dive comparison of the 3 types, all while noting the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Would you like smoother, silkier pool water? Want to use fewer pool chemicals? How about stopping algae in its tracks? Enter swimming pool ionizers.
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Installation & Construction | Swimming Pool FAQs
Is your backyard super tiny? Is it more of a courtyard than a backyard? If you are dreaming of getting an inground pool but think your backyard is too small, you've come to the right place.
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Options and Accessories | Swimming Pool Accessories | Swimming Pool Design
Inground pools aren’t just for people with big yards and big budgets. Actually, some of the coolest projects we’ve seen featured small swimming pool models. Say whaaaaaaat? While there are tons of reasons why you may want a small inground pool, we have discovered over the years that people prefer small inground pools because they tend to cost less, depending on the complexity of the install, and fit in most spaces. Smaller pools are often called cocktail pools or plunge pools, depending on their dimensions and depths. Click the link in the previous sentence to learn more about these smaller pools.
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If you think that ozone is a mysterious substance that only exists miles and miles up in the stratosphere, think again! Ozone plays an important role in protecting us from the sun, but did you know that it can also protect you from harmful pathogens in your swimming pool? Don’t worry, you won’t have to siphon ozone from the ozone layer in the sky to get it. In fact, you can make ozone right in your own backyard.
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Let’s face it - the swimming pool cover is rarely as pretty as the pool itself. They make having a pool safer for your family and the neighborhood, but you lose all of that yard space when the pool is covered up...not to mention that some pool covers can be an eyesore. That is unless you have a sliding deck pool cover.
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Pool Maintenance | Vinyl Liner Pool Information
Have you ever spilled cola or red wine on a brand new carpet? Yeah, it’s not fun. Know what else isn’t fun? A stained pool liner. Knocking your cocktail into your swimming pool probably won’t stain your pool liner, but a lot of other things will.
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Concrete Pool Information | Pool Design Guides
What do you think about when you hear the term “above ground pool”? Do you picture one of those blue inflatable pools or a round metal pool with a ladder? While that’s what many above ground pools look like, there are actually tons of examples of inground pools (like concrete or fiberglass) installed above ground. In fact, we have seen fiberglass pools installed above ground in the past. Why would someone want to bring their inground pool above ground?
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Installation & Construction | Swimming Pool Design
Interested in getting your own swimming pool?
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