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Straight answers to the questions South Florida pool owners ask us most.

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Salt vs Chlorine Pool

A salt pool is still a chlorine pool. A salt cell turns dissolved salt into chlorine on site, while a traditional pool gets chlorine added as tablets or liquid. Salt feels softer and needs fewer deliveries, but the cell costs money to replace and pH drifts up faster.

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Weekly vs Bi-Weekly Pool Service

In Broward County, weekly service is the safe schedule for almost every pool. Heat, sun and summer rain use up chlorine fast enough that two weeks between visits often ends in cloudy or green water, especially from June through October.

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Pool Turned Green: What to Do

A green pool means algae has outrun your chlorine. Run the pump, test the water, shock with enough chlorine for the pool's size, brush everything, and clean the filter. If it stays green or turns cloudy after a couple of days, the filter or the dose is usually the problem.

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