Is your Pool and or Spa cover secure?

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Is your Pool and or Spa cover secure?


I just wanted to write a quick blog to remind all of my readers that are anywhere near the east coast to check on there covers to be sure they are secure with the winter conditions we have been having this year.

Check that their pool cover has been secured so it will not blow off or into the pool. For my spa customers be sure that your spa cover locks are latched and secure.

I do not recommend that you place any object on the spas as this can damage the covers. For pool safety covers be sure that the springs are tight if not shorten the straps to tighten the springs.

Another thing that is very important is to check on your spa during power outages then remember to reset the breaker to the spa after the power is restored.

Ensure that the spa is operational and the heat is working once the power comes back on. If the spa does not power up on it's own try turning the breaker off and then on again and this should get things going.



Until Next Time...

A Guide to Maintaining Your Pool and Spa

A Guide to Maintaining Your Pool and Spa







If you have a pool at home, it is evident that you have to undergo regular cleaning and maintenance in order to keep it clean and conditioned. Initially, you have to be knowledgeable about the symptoms of an unhealthy pool, and ensure that your pools water is clean. More often than not, the symptoms of an unhealthful pool require further addition of chlorine for clearer water, an abrupt upsurge in the quantity of dirt in the pool, and unnecessary sounds in your pool cleaner or pool pump that works differently than it usually does.






While most pool owners utilize the services of a swimming pool service technician, know that it is possible for you to clean and maintain your pool without any other persons help. If you simply have the determination and the initiative to do it on your own, you will realize that you can acquire numerous items such as circulation, plumbing, and surge-tank float valves, pool test kits, and vacuums, which you can use as the primary tools in cleaning your pool.






The aforementioned cleaning tools are necessary, since you have to invest in the fundamentals of pool cleaning if you want to save money and time. In addition, it is substantial that you assess your pools water health, and bear in mind that clear water does not always signify that its health is in good condition. Generally, there are three primary means on how you can measure your pool health namely, through its alkalinity, Ph level, and algae build up.






The Ph level refers to the level of alkalinity or acidity in your pool. It is important that the Ph level of the water be close to the neutral level of seven, since a higher or lower Ph level is not idyllic for your pool. On the other hand, alkalinity indicates the amount of ionic salt of alkaline elements that are present in your pool. The ideal level for alkalinity is between 80-155 parts per million, which will keep your pool from alga or bacteria.










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"Pay It Forward" Help others to have a great holiday season.

Rick the Spa Guy

"Pay it Forward" to me means to go out of my way to help someone I may or may not know to have a better day, week, holiday or what ever I can do for them.

Being in the service industry I get to meet and talk to a lot of people everyday. Most of us today are in the same boat, working to survive and trying to give our family a great holiday season. I love this time of year, don't you?

The best in people comes out. This time of year I am the politest, and happy person I wish I was all year long. I decided 2 years ago to "Pay It Forward", during the holiday season I met a woman who's husband had recently passed away and she was having to deal with the household chores and the pool herself and did not know who to trust. My heart went out to her. She called me to close her pool since her regular guy would not call her back, this is when I found out the details about the husband,(she volunteered the info).

Well once you hear that kind of thing you just have to help out don't you? So, I offered to close the pool for cost and told her to call me in the spring and I would help her out with the vinyl liner replacement that she needed.

She called me the next April and we discussed the upcoming job and what would be involved, it was then I decided to "Pay It Forward" I replaced the liner at a my cost and closed her pool for free. This made me feel great knowing I helped her out and did something that was not just for me, I saw the way her kids loved the pool and I wanted to make thing great for them and make it so she knew she could trust me and I would do it right for her.

She has since referred me to several of her friends even though they did not need my services, this is how she Payed it Forward for me. To this day I still take care of her pool and we are good friends. I hope all of you that read my blogs will find a way to "pay it Forward" for someone this holiday season, you will not believe how good you will feel. Kindness is the best medicine for all that ails you.

I am trying to write about things that are close to my heart during the winter months when most of my industry is trying to figure out how to survive another year. I love to blog and my only wish is that I can help some people out there by giving them some info that they needed to do it themselves and save some time and money, and if they tell people about me all the better, if not I am still doing what I love so all is good.

If there is a topic that you would like me to write about, send me a comment and I will do my best. I also have a face book page that I do get comments on so you can always visit me there as well. Rick the spa guy is my new handle, what do you think? LOL

I again want to wish you a Happy and Healthy holiday season, and I hope we can help each other out in the future. Tell your friends....

Until Next Time...