Pool Care How-To Guides & FAQ
Practical, step-by-step pool care advice from the Blue Kiwi Pools team, written for desert pool owners. Start with the basics, or jump straight to the guide you need.
How your pool works (the 3 C’s), a weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance checklist, and pool safety basics.
The 7 numbers that keep your pool perfect, how to test your water, and how to sanitize and shock the right way.
How to skim, brush and vacuum your pool, and how to clean or backwash sand, cartridge and DE filters.
Green, cloudy, black algae, scale, stains and foam: the likely cause and the fix, plus when to call a pro.
Arizona heat, evaporation, hard water and monsoon season, plus a season-by-season care plan.
Quick answers to the questions we hear most, from pump run times to salt pools.
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