Should Pool Cover Bubbles Face Up or Down?

Should Pool Cover Bubbles Face Up or Down?

On a conventional bubble-style pool solar blanket, the bubble side faces down toward the water…

26.03.2026
Heat Pump Placement Mistakes: Clearance, Airflow and Noise Around the Pool

Heat Pump Placement Mistakes: Clearance, Airflow and Noise Around the Pool

Bad placement usually shows up as weak performance, nuisance noise, or a site that becomes…

25.03.2026
Heat Pump Defrost Cycle or Fault? How to Tell in Cool Weather

Heat Pump Defrost Cycle or Fault? How to Tell in Cool Weather

Cool-weather heat pumps can look worse than they actually are In winter and shoulder season,…

25.03.2026
Salt Cell Cable and Terminal Corrosion: Hidden Cause of Low Output

Salt Cell Cable and Terminal Corrosion: Hidden Cause of Low Output

Low output can start at the connector, not inside the cell A salt chlorinator can…

24.03.2026
Salt Reading Doesn’t Match: Strip vs Meter vs Chlorinator Display

Salt Reading Doesn’t Match: Strip vs Meter vs Chlorinator Display

When salt numbers disagree, the first job is to stabilise the test conditions — not…

23.03.2026
White Flakes from Pool Return Jets in a Salt Pool: Causes and Diagnosis

White Flakes from Pool Return Jets in a Salt Pool: Causes and Diagnosis

Diagnosing white flakes in salt pools White flakes coming from pool return jets in a…

23.03.2026
Bushfire Ash and Fine Smoke Dust in Pools: Safe Cleanup Order

Bushfire Ash and Fine Smoke Dust in Pools: Safe Cleanup Order

Melbourne / Australia cleanup protocol after ash fallout In Melbourne and across Victoria, a pool…

20.03.2026
Why a Cartridge Pool Filter Lid Leaks After Cleaning

Why a Cartridge Pool Filter Lid Leaks After Cleaning

Release all pressure before touching the filter lid or clamp Turn the pump off, isolate…

20.03.2026
Multiport Valve Leaking to Waste in Filter Mode: How to Confirm It

Multiport Valve Leaking to Waste in Filter Mode: How to Confirm It

Filter-mode waste-line leak diagnosis Water should not continue to discharge through the waste line while…

19.03.2026
Sand Blowing Back Into the Pool: How to Diagnose Laterals, Standpipe and Media Problems

Sand Blowing Back Into the Pool: How to Diagnose Laterals, Standpipe and Media Problems

When material blows from return jets, the diagnostic question is path and parts — not…

19.03.2026
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