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Best Inground Pool Pump | Reviews | Pool Pump Buying Guide

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Pentair 011018 IntelliFlo : best inground pool pump

Quiet, reliable and efficient. Save up to $1500/year. (Buy from Amazon)

Welcome to our buying guide to help you choose the best Inground Pool Pump for your needs and your hard-earned money.

Nothing beats the pleasure of relaxing in your pool during a scorching summer day. But this luxury comes at a cost – in homes that are equipped with inground pools, the pump unit is the single largest consumer of residential electricity. Targeted at aspiring (or existing) pool owners, our article contains all the information that you need in order to select the most energy efficient and low-maintenance pool pump that matches your requirements. [Read more…]

Choosing the Best Gas Pool Heater | Buying Guide

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Two titans of gas pool heaters: Pentair vs Hayward

What’s the right Gas Pool Heater for you? We cover a few of the great options for inground and above-ground swimming pools in this article. Also, you should also consider a heat pump as an alternative. We touch upon heat pumps in this article but for a full analysis read our review of the Hayward HeatPro Heat Pump.

Let’s start dissecting the advantages and disadvantages of gas pool heaters. [Read more…]

Review | Hayward Aqua Rite — Saltwater Cholorine Generator

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Available in 3 different sizes: for 15,000, 25,000 or 40,000 gallon pool.

The Hayward Aqua Rite chlorine generator is a complete solution to turn your swimming pool into a salt water swimming pool. How does it do this? Well, it automatically monitors the chlorine and pH levels of your pool and creates chlorine generated from everyday salt via the process of electrolysis. It’s a self-renewing system that has many advantages over a traditional chlorine pool, which we’ll discuss late in the article.

Let’s get started with our guide on the Hayward Aqua Rite chlorine generator. [Read more…]

Best Salt Water Generator | Automatic Chlorinator

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What is a salt water generator?

It’s a device that uses dissolved salt (2,500–6,000 ppm) as a storage for the chlorination system. A chlorine generator converts dissolved salt (NaCl) to the optimal amount of chlorine via electrolysis. A saltwater pool uses a chlorine generator (cell) to produce chlorine instead of the traditional method of adding it directly to your pool. A cholorine generator does indeed produce chlorine, alongside hypochlorous acid (HClO) and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), but the water it produces has less salinity than a human teardrop. [Read more…]

Hayward TriVac 500 | TriVac 700 | Innovative Pool Cleaners

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I have to be honest, it’s hard to keep track of all the new pool cleaners on the market but we do our best. The Hayward TriVac 500 and the TriVac 700 are fresh pressure pool cleaners that have all of the features and technology to make them successful. Only time will tell if consumers will fall in love with the Hayward TriVac 500 (& 700) as they have with the Aquanaut 200 and Aquanaut 400.

Read the full press release to get an overview from Hayward’s PR department. This article will enlighten you and help you decide if either of these Hayward TriVac pressure cleaners are right for you. [Read more…]

T-CELL-15 TurboCell | Salt Chlorine Generator Guide

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The TurboCell is the the heart of the Hayward Aquarite chlorinator.

The T-Cell-15 is the most popular Hayward TurboCell size. It’s designed for pools up to 40,000 gallons — but I’m getting ahead of myself. First I have to lay the groundwork so this all makes sense.

The days of using liquid or tablet chlorine in your swimming pool is a thing of the past — well, at least it should be. Chlorine is a harsh chemical that impacts humans and pets negatively. Unless you enjoy stinging eyes, and irritated skin, you should not hesitate to invest your money in a salt chlorinator like the Hayward AquaRite (AQR15) which uses the T-Cell-15 at the heart of it. [Read more…]

Jandy AquaPure Ei | Review | Salt Chlorine Generator

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Has an easy-to-read LCD panel with flow and salt level indicators.

The Jandy AquaPure Ei (APURE35) is a wonderful salt chlorine generator that’s been designed for fast installation and ease-of-use. It only takes around 15 minutes to setup and then you can jump in your swimming pool and enjoy soft, silky water, free of the irritating and harmful effects of conventional chlorine.

In this article we explain everything you need to know about saltwater pools, how they work and why they are superior to traditional chlorine systems, and we provide a full review of the Jandy AquaPure so you can decide if it’s the product for you. If you own a swimming pool an automatic chlorinator is absolutely essential — and healthier. [Read more…]