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Tips for Entertaining Around Your Pool

How To Pool Tips

Spring has sprung, and it’s finally safe to leave the comfort of your own home. And this warmer weather means one thing – it’s nearly pool season! It’s the perfect time to start thinking about your poolside entertaining, and getting organised now will mean you can relax and enjoy yourself when guests are over. Safety…

Your Pool Was Born to Sparkle

How To Pool Tips

Shine on! Like magpies, we all love a bit of sparkle, but most importantly we all love sparkly pool water. So, what do you do when this sparkle fades? Our handy hints will keep your pool sparkling year-round. If your pool water loses its shine, it can cause discomfort or irritation to swimmers. So, it’s…

Bringing your Pool Back to Life

How To Pool Tips

Spring is on our doorstep. If you’ve been ignoring your pool this winter, it’s time to give it some TLC. Life gets busy and we know it can be difficult to keep your pool maintained year-round. If you’ve let your pool maintenance slip – never fear, we have you covered with these tips that will…

How to Prepare your Pool for a Storm

How To Pool Tips

Bad weather will not only ruin your mood, it can lead to debris, dirt and other pollutants ending up in your pool. If a storm is brewing – don’t fret – we’ve got you covered when it comes to protecting and preparing your pool. The Calm Before the Storm Keep your water levels up. In…

Treating your Pool, Spa and Swim Spa Right

Pool Spa Tips

In the interest of saving a buck, it can be tempting to use leftover pool chemicals to maintain your spa or swim spa. At a glance, pool and spa chemicals appear to share similar ingredients, which begs the question: which chemicals are suitable for my swim spa? And can I use pool chemicals in the…

How to Maintain a Healthy Pool

Pool Tips

No matter the season, your pool always requires a great deal of love and care, but this is especially true for the cooler months when you might not be using it as frequently. Whether you intend to close your pool or keep it open over winter, there are some steps that you should take to…

3 Ways to Improve Your Pool

Pool Tips

Your swimming pool probably isn’t the centre of your attention now that the weather has cooled down, but don’t forget about your pool just yet! Autumn and winter are the ideal times for making larger pool improvements that will make it easier to jump straight into the pool next season. Here are some things you could do…

How much chlorine do you need in your pool?

Pool Tips

There are so many important elements involved in maintaining your pool, one that immediately comes to mind is chlorine. Chlorine is responsible for making AND KEEPING your pool water healthy and safe to swim in. Without it, your pool would be filled with an excess of nasty bacteria that can cause anything from a slight…

Using your pool to hit your fitness goals

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As we enter the third month of the New Year, most of us have already long-abandoned the usual resolutions. Let’s face it, it can be a struggle to balance our busy schedules with our desire to improve our physical wellbeing and hit our fitness goals. Or, maybe our enthusiasm was simply misdirected – why sign…