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Pool Cleaning Options

Robotic Pool Cleaners: Robotic cleaners are self-contained units that operate independently of the pool's filtration system. They are equipped with their own motor, filtration system, and drive mechanism. Robotic cleaners are highly efficient and can clean the pool floor, walls, and waterline. They often come with advanced features like programmable cleaning cycles, remote control operation, and the ability to climb stairs.

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How Does Solar Work

Solar PV is a great way to power your swimming pool. But how does it work and what can be done to adapt it to power a pool.

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The Benefits of Using a Swim Jet for Triathlon Training

Triathlon training demands rigorous and well-rounded preparation across three disciplines: swimming, cycling, and running. Among these, swimming presents a unique challenge for many athletes. Incorporating a swim jet, like Velocity, into your training regimen can provide a range of benefits that can help triathletes enhance their swimming performance and overall race preparation. In this article, we will explore the advantages of using a swim jet for triathlon training.

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The benefits of a pool slatted cover

During times of ever rising costs and greater consumer awareness of the world around us, providing a simple way to save energy, reduce expenditure and help the environment is always going to be a good thing.

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Choosing the right pool Installer for the job

Choosing the right installer when looking to get a swimming pool put in, to maximise your peace of mind, must be done carefully and meticulously. There are a range of factors that need to be considered.

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To winterise or background sanitise my pool?

What is winterising? It’s the term for closing your pool during the coldest months of the year. Unless you live in a part of the world that enjoys year-round sunshine and balmy temperatures, you’ll eventually have to learn how to winterise your swimming pool.

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The Health Benefits of Swimming

It should come as no surprise to most of us that swimming has innumerable health benefits. What might be more surprising is that the benefits are wider ranging than just “fitness”.

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Basics of an Air Source Heat Pump

An air source heat pump is an efficient and clean way of creating heat for your pool water.

The radiator is designed to collect the heat from the ambient outside air. This is achieved by the fan sucking the air through the grilles of the radiator.

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Which breaker do I need for my heat pump?

One of the most common questions we hear when pool builders are considering fitting a heat pump is, “what breaker does it need?”.

It’s a sensible question! Often though, we do hear about heat pumps being installed with the wrong type of circuit breaker, and this can lead to issues further down the road.

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How do I maintain my pool cleaner?

A large number of repairs that we see are not due to faulty units, but due to poor maintenance of the cleaner. Proper, regular cleaning can often be the difference between a large bill for parts and labour, and a functioning machine.

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Does my heat pump need servicing?

Put simply, there’s next to nothing in the way of “serviceable” parts in most swimming pool heat pumps – indeed most air source heat pumps in general. The part of any heat pump that does the hard work is its refrigeration circuit, which is a sealed loop. If this goes wrong, which is thankfully rare, it needs specialist attention. It’s not something that is otherwise touched.

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Why Does my Heat Pump Freeze?

It is entirely normal for air source heat pumps to frost, especially in cooler weather (start and end of pool season). All air-source units have some form of defrost function for this reason.

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